Conserve and Protect: The 2025 Conservation Issue

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary describes the word “conservation” as: a careful preservation and protection of something, especially, the planned management of a natural resources to prevent exploitation, destruction or neglect.

May 1, 2025

Brendan O’Connor, Jennifer McKee, Dan Tracy, Karyn Locke,

4Roots Farm, led by Dr. Phillips Charities, is dedicated to transforming the local food system by using advanced hydroponic technologies to grow fresh produce year-round. Photo by Roberto Gonzalez

Cultivate the Future

There are many ways to conserve our resources to make the world a better place—by cultivating new methods of farming and growing food, extending our urban tree cover, learning various methods to reduce and eliminate waste products, reusing water and energy, composting and recycling.

Here, we take a look at the companies and individuals who are making a difference in Central Florida.