Season of Creation
Change the World with the Courage of the Youth We are in the Season of Creation, and Pope Francis has released a video calling for a return to a simpler…
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Season of Creation
Latest News from Little Portion Farm
Great things are happening at Little Portion Farm - harvesting tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers - new crops of watermelon, cantaloupe, celery, and bush beans are doing very well. The Franciscan Center…
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Latest News from Little Portion Farm
EarthBeat Highlights Little Portion Farm
Sustainable farms show how Catholics can apply Laudato Sí to their daily lives National Catholic Reporter featured Little Portion Farm in their June 25 report on sustainable farms. Matt Jones,…
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EarthBeat Highlights Little Portion Farm
Friar Field Journal No. 1
One of the wonderful aspects of the city of Oxford, England, is the existence of green spots, both cultivated and uncultivated, where nature really comes into her own. The wildlife…
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Friar Field Journal No. 1
Wildflower Blessings
June 5, 2021, is World Environment Day. The theme this year is "Ecosystem Restoration." This restoration can take many forms: growing trees, greening cities, rewilding gardens, cleaning up rivers and…
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Wildflower Blessings
Blessed Giles of Assisi
Little Portion Farm, located on the property of the Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City, Maryland, is a ministry dedicated to providing fresh food to those in need while…
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Blessed Giles of Assisi