FLORIDA ORGANIC SOLUTIONS, INC.
SARASOTA, FLORIDA

Our Mission Mother's Organics will make every effort to reduce, reuse, recover and recycle all organic materials. Our goal is to accept nothing less than a "no waste" philosophy. We will encourage and empower others to be respectful to themselves, to others, to the earth and to all living things. We are guided by principles that affirm human potential and promote the family as the primary educator for a culture of environmental progress. As a business and as individuals we will share knowledge that will enable communities to become sustainable locally, regionally, nationally and globally. We will affirm by our actions our role as good stewards and good citizens of the World Community. Our Philosophy Our corporate mission continues to define all aspects of our company including the attention to detail in the development of our site, the development of our employees and the creation of a value system centered in responsibility to our community and the environment. We have created a first quality site which enables Mother's Organics to provide unique solutions for our community in the responsible handling of organic material. We believe that with the implementation of our site, there is now a platform which provides more appropriate methods in managing organic material and we look to partner with both private companies and municipalities that share the same goals and values centered in environmental responsibility. By conducting our business we will reduce methane generation, improve water quality, reduce unnecessary pollution, improve the quality of soils, further landfill avoidance of organic materials and drive change in the way our community views organic material management. We look forward to participating in the cleaning of our environment. Who We Are Mother's Organics operates a humus farm in Thonotosassa, Florida. At this facility, we receive organic materials such as yard debris, tree trimmings, scalpings, grass and leaves, stumps and other clean wood material from the community, commercial entities and municipalities. We separate, process, and blend the material to produce humus, mulches and other soil amendment products through controlled composting processes. Our goal is very simply to recycle all organic material that we receive into useable, stable and high quality soil amendment products utilizing the most responsible and environmentally friendly processes. We've taken great care to develop a first class facility in terms of operational efficiency, aesthetic beauty and environmental responsibility to positively impact our neighbors and our community. In addition, we have developed a site that provides the size and scope to effectively handle large quantities of material for both daily operations and storm surges. Our farm is fully engineered, designed and constructed to exceed FDEP requirements and Florida Administrative Code statutes for yard waste composting facilities under Florida Regulations, FDEP 62-709.  Our Thonotosassa facility is approximately 52 acres. The unique geology of the site provides an approximate fifteen foot solid layer of clay, which provides an impervious surface for total site water control when combined with our drainage systems and water retention ponds.  The facility includes a 35 foot tall by 300 foot wide grade separation wall that divides the tipping area above from the processing area below.  This grade separation provides a distinct demarcation between the customer traffic and tipping floor activities and the processing and composting areas. The lower grade elevation of the processing area shelters the visual, noise and odor elements of our operation from the community. In addition, the front entrance of the farm is camouflaged by sod-covered berms covered with landscaping that provides an aesthetically pleasing view from the exterior of our facility. The tipping slab is an approximate 15,000 square foot concrete slab which provides us the ability to handle numerous trucks simultaneously. We have an extensive fire suppression system and full access roads along the entire boundary of the site. Florida Organic Solutions was previously doing business under the name Mother’s Organics. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Dunkin' Donuts, America's all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, is celebrating the grand opening of its first "green" store today. The St. Petersburg, Florida restaurant is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified and includes other "green" initiatives such as innovative recycling programs like worm casting and food donations to the local food bank. Dunkin' Donuts President & Chief Brand Officer Will Kussell will join St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker, the United States Green Business Council (USGBC), and the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the store opening by planting a tree on-site, located at the corner of 4th Street North and 76th Avenue North.