ORLANDO, Fla. – With Hurricane Milton now a thing of the past, the 4Roots Farm Campus in Orlando and nearby streets in the Spring Lake neighborhood were still underwater on Friday.
The 4Roots Farm Campus is an expanding education farm located in Orlando’s Packing District, which itself has seen an explosion of development in just the last few years as aging buildings once used in Central Florida’s famously fruitful citrus industry have been demolished to make room for apartment complexes, food halls and other businesses, some themed to reference the past.
Views from Sky 6 showed the farm campus and some nearby streets in Spring Lake were still filled with water despite the worst of Hurricane Milton impacting the area about two days prior.
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Construction on the 40-acre urban farm began in FY 2021, clearing much of a previously-undeveloped patch of forest at the intersection of John Young Parkway and W D Judge Drive.
In a statement to News 6, 4Roots Farm Campus Executive Director Tommy Ward said that his team was working with the city and looking at ways to mitigate future flooding.
The impacts of Milton have been felt across our community and our hearts go out to every resident who has been affected. The 4Roots team will continue to work with the city of Orlando to evaluate means to further protect against damage in case of future natural disasters.
Tommy Ward
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