Aug. 31, 2025 | Little Portion Farm cares for hungry and creation

Little Portion Farm, a ministry of the Conventual Franciscans, has been feeding the hungry and caring for creation since 2019. Using sustainable methods, the Ellicott City farm has donated more than 100,000 pounds of fresh produce to those in need. Father Michael Heine, provincial leader of the Our Lady of the Angels Province, and Matt Jones, manager of Little Portion Farm, talk with George Matysek about Little Portion Farm. Father Heine, who became provincial leader in 2022, has also served as vicar provincial, directed the Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City, ministered in counseling at Archbishop Curley High School in Baltimore and spent four years as a missionary in Jamaica. Matt Jones has overseen Little Portion Farm from its start, transforming three empty acres into a thriving ecosystem. He’s organized thousands of volunteers and manages the farm’s daily operations. Before that, he worked in environmental policy for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.