Welcome to Moore Bliss Farm

In 2022, Elizabeth Moore purchased three acres of suburban land on Bliss Road in Sarasota — land that had been swallowed by sprawl decades earlier, left sandy and depleted. Her vision was clear: transform it into a working demonstration of what sustainable urban agriculture could look like in Florida.

Today, Moore Bliss Farm is exactly that. Tucked into a Sarasota neighborhood near McIntosh Middle School, the farm grows vegetables, fruit trees, and Florida-native plants on land that just a few years ago was nearly barren. The transformation has been remarkable — and it’s only the beginning.

How It Started

When Elizabeth first walked the property, the soil was classic Sarasota sand — pale, nutrient-poor, and nearly lifeless. Florida’s subtropical climate breaks down organic matter fast, and decades of neglect had left the land with almost nothing to work with.

Rather than importing truckloads of commercial topsoil, Elizabeth chose a different path: build the soil from scratch using compost. Not just any compost — a carefully managed, biodynamic composting process that transforms food waste from local restaurants and hospitals into rich, living earth.

What We’re Building

Moore Bliss Farm isn’t trying to be a commercial operation shipping produce across the state. The vision is hyperlocal: grow food, build community, and demonstrate that regenerative agriculture works — even on three suburban acres in Sarasota.

Every Monday evening, neighbors and volunteers gather for Compost Monday. They bring food scraps. We mix, turn, and tend the piles. Over weeks, those scraps become the soil that feeds the garden beds. It’s a closed loop — and it’s beautiful to watch.

We also host farm-to-table dinners, cooking classes, and environmental film screenings throughout the year. The farm is as much a gathering place as a growing place — and that’s by design.

Come Visit

Moore Bliss Farm isn’t a conventional attraction — it’s a living, working farm. As Elizabeth puts it: “It’s not open to the public, but I like people to come over here. People are welcome. If you self-select — you want to be here — you’re welcome.”

The best way to experience the farm is to show up on a Monday evening, attend a dinner, or sign up for a class. We’re at 4915 Bliss Road, Sarasota. We’d love to meet you.