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Soil School
Learn how to use compost and worm castings to build healthy soil. Practical guides on soil amendments, organic gardening tips, and the science of what makes plants thrive — explained simply.
The Fallow Field: How to Fix Compacted Florida Soil (and the soul)
What compacted soil and exhausted souls have in common—and what winter teaches us about the quiet work of restoration. A meditation on drought, rest & hope.
Elia Fant
Jan 236 min read
The Tangerine Tree: Building Legacy Through Regenerative Soil
Discover how one farmer's 100-year vision for regenerative agriculture demonstrates that building legacy through soil restoration is the most radical act of hope. Learn the science of regenerative farming and how your actions matter at every scale.
Elia Fant
Jan 1611 min read
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
Jan 87 min read
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
Jan 64 min read
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, 202513 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
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