Simple Living Institute Composting class at the Econ Farm
Tia Meer is the Simple Living Institute’s organization president. Tia and her husband on an environmentally friendly home located on the Econlockhatchee River, between UCF and Christmas. It is known as the Econ Farm, but without the barn animals you would normally imagine seeing. They do grow a variety of fruits, vegetables, and herbs though and own their own business called Homegrown Delights. Simple Living Institute website: http://www.simplelivinginstitute.org This is the screen that serves as a filter to remove larger debris from the pile. The first two layers are the brown and green layers. This is composed of dead leaves such as palm leaves or even straw. The green layer is more like lettuce greens. The middle layer is known as the orange layer where fruit is dumped. The middle is best to keep animals from discovering it. The soil layer contains many microorganisms that help hold moisture. On top goes another brown layer. Another ...