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Farm and Land
You like cows? We got ‘em! You are welcome at Loretto Motherhouse to enjoy our 800 acres of Kentucky paradise and tour our farm and land, where cows and agriculture co-exist with the life of the Loretto Community. Learn more about our farm and land.
Loretto Motherhouse Farm educates for Earth’s future
From intensively rotating cattle, to restoring native habitat, to using no-till practices and cover crops, the Loretto Motherhouse Farm strives to regenerate the soil, leaving this land healthier than we found it. Under the care of Farm Director Cody Rakes…
Update from the Loretto Land Justice Committee
The Loretto Land Justice Team of 2022-2024 has just transitioned into the Loretto Land Justice Committee of 2025-2029. And the work continues without a break: For two properties, in Kansas and in Texas, the team/committee is charged with studying the history, current…
Ag Bash a big draw
By Angela Rakes The first Saturday in August was buzzing with visitors to the Loretto Motherhouse’s third annual Back to School Ag Bash. Over 400 people braved the wet conditions after five inches of rain that week, but the farm…
Motherhouse Farm is now a Kentucky Heritage Farm
The Loretto Motherhouse Farm is now a Kentucky Heritage Farm! In 1982, the Kentucky Legislature passed a law to register farms over 100 years of age that have stayed in the same family or organization. The registry is cared for…
Summer at Loretto Motherhouse brims with community activities
In addition to the Seeking Home procession in June and an important Assembly, this summer saw Loretto visitors engaging in numerous family activities. These included Family Fun Day, the Heritage Center Open House, the Motherhouse Farm historic designation and Ag…
Ag Bash Smash!
Over 400 children and grown-ups showed up at Loretto Motherhouse on Saturday, Aug. 3, to play in the corn, soybean and wheat boxes (no sand here), pet the four-day-old chicks and inspect two-story-high farm equipment. The day was a smash…
Loretto Motherhouse Farm officially a Kentucky Heritage Farm
The Loretto Motherhouse Farm is now a Kentucky Heritage Farm! In 1982, the Kentucky Legislature passed a law to register farms over 100 years of age which have stayed in the same family or organization. The registry is cared for…
San Elizario land update
Since the Loretto Community Land Justice Focus Team formed in 2022, Libby Comeaux and I have been connecting with various individuals and agencies in San Elizario, Texas. I am delighted to give you a glimpse of San Elizario through the…
Loretto Motherhouse Farm accepted to the 2023 Kentucky Farm Bureau Certified Farm Market Program
Posted by the Lebanon Enterprise on Aug 3, 2023 LOUISVILLE — Kentucky Farm Bureau is proud to announce the acceptance of Loretto Motherhouse Farm, located in Marion County, into the 2023 Kentucky Farm Bureau Certified Farm Market Program. As a…
Building relationships at the Land Justice Futures Focus Community Gathering
To build relationships you have to “waste time” together. The Focus Community Gathering in Racine, Wis., did that and so much more. The Land Justice teams from 15 different communities of women religious, the former Nuns and Nones Land Justice…
Spring has sprung at Loretto Motherhouse Farm!
This Easter Week Loretto celebrates spring at the Loretto Motherhouse Farm. Spring is always a time of new life and growth. Spring babies at the Loretto Motherhouse Farm bring joy and thanks for creation, plants are awakening from their winter…
Interactive Accessibility Training Registration
We are excited to welcome the civic community to a training that will equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to create programming and spaces accessible to all, while helping you meet federal and state grant requirements for education…