Soil Health

The Memory of Water: Regenerating Florida's Soil Ecosystem and Prairie

Misty Florida prairie landscape at dawn with silhouetted oak trees and grassland, representing the ancient basin ecosystem beneath Paynes Prairie

Elia Fant

23 hours ago7 min read

Sandhill cranes and deer in a Florida prairie with water reflecting the landscape

Florida Prairie Regenerative Farming and Bathing Sandhill Cranes : Finding Peace When the World Feels Unsafe

This is Part 1 of a three-part meditation on Florida prairies, sacred ground, and what it means to be a steward of the land. This week has been hard. The kind of hard that comes when people misunderstand you, when conflict arrives uninvited, when the noise of the world tries to convince you that you are something you're not. In the middle of the noise, we had to go to work. Had to smile. Had to pretend. Hope all things. Believe all things. Endure... all things. Wipe burning

Elia Fant

3 days ago4 min read

Scenic farm landscape at dawn with fencing, trees, and organic growing beds representing healing food and sustainable agriculture from Fant Farm Organics

Healing Food & Organic Farming: Why the Farm Doesn't Do Resolutions

Discover why Fant Farm Organics believes in healing through food and organic farming practices rather than New Year resolutions. Learn about nourishing your body, mind, and spirit one choice at a time, and explore the philosophy of sustainable restoration that transforms lives through quality nutrition.

Elia Fant

Dec 31, 202512 min read

Regenerative Winter Prep: Why the Best Gardens Are Built in the Cold

Discover why winter soil preparation transforms your spring garden. Reserve 500 cubic yards of our premium organic compost release—peak-stable, biologically alive, and ready for winter inoculation. Limited availability. Bulk delivery available for farms and resellers. Call 352-665-7645 to secure your allocation today.

Elia Fant

Dec 29, 20254 min read

The Things of Ashes, Dust, and Pilgrims

It rained yesterday. The short, gloomy day of celebrating my birth. It's funny for me to be born in the short days of fall when I crave the long, warm days of summer. I watched as the browned fall leaves of my Momma's large sycamore became heavy with water, fell to the ground, and formed puddles along the edges of her driveway. A rainy autumn leaf rests delicately on vibrant green clover, capturing the serene transition from fall to winter. I can barely remember my age when

Elia Fant

Oct 30, 20256 min read

A photo collage illustrating the Fant Farm legacy, shwing: daughters by a tractor, a close-up of pecans on a tree, a child gathering pecans, a harvest-ready cotton field, a family on a farm road, and a sunset from a tractor seat.

The Soul of The Harvest: A Farm's Lesson in Resilience and Letting Go

"True resilience is knowing what to release-what to stop spending energy on-to survive the hard season. This is what fall on the farm teaches us."

Elia Fant

Oct 22, 20255 min read

An expansive, sun-drenched aerial view of a farm field at sunrise, depicting a visual timeline of agricultural progress. In the foreground, a modern yellow Komatsu loader is actively turning large piles of dark compost, with a trommel machine nearby. Further back, a 1950s-era red tractor is planting rows in the field. In the far distance, a farmer from the 1930s is visible, operating a horse-drawn plow. The scene is hazy with morning light, dust, and steam, showcasing neatly planted rows extending towards the horizon under a cloudy sky.

Why We Can't Just Go Away

"We're appealing. We believe we'll win because state law is on our side, because the constitution matters, because what we do isn't just legal - it's necessary."

Elia Fant

Oct 22, 20255 min read