For four growing seasons, Little Portion Farm has benefitted from a great many gifts bestowed by the people and other creatures who visit and inhabit the land, by the land Continue Reading →

Like many things in gardening, and life as a whole, the frost happens beyond our control. And this is, indeed, a blessing, as it also marks a shift from the Continue Reading →

…This past month we have worked to prepare ground for a few more wildflower beds, which will be planted in just a few weeks.

The Biggest Little Farm is the third film in the Little Portion Farm’s sustainable agriculture film series. It will be screened August 24, 2022, at 7pm in The Shrine of Continue Reading →

July 5, 2022 U.S. Catholic Cover Story – online article: “Catholic farmers do the dirty work of sustainable living” featuring our Little Portion Farm ministry.

In the last month alone, Little Portion Farm planted nearly 3,000 plants by hand, not including the many beds directly sown with seeds. This total includes many warm-weather crops like Continue Reading →

After a hiatus over the winter, we have much to share in this first newsletter of the year!

Over the winter, our usual monthly newsletter takes a break since the farm is much quieter in the colder months. Yet today is the midpoint between the winter and spring Continue Reading →

After a few frosts, the farm has now begun it’s transformation for the winter. Some plants, like tomatoes, have already been removed to make way for other crops we planted Continue Reading →

The long, hot summer days spent planting, weeding, and harvesting (so many tomatoes!) feel like a distant memory as the air chills and leaves fall. We are so grateful to Continue Reading →