About

Little Sun Farm is an urban vegetable farm growing on less than one acre in Fort Collins, Colorado. The farm got its start at the Headwaters Incubator Program in Gresham, OR. In 2022 Reiden moved back to her hometown - Fort Collins, CO with her husband Zach. Reiden wanted to start a family and knew that in order to raise kids and continue farming, she needed family help. The decision to move back to Fort Collins was an easy one as she and Zach always had fond memories of growing up in this town. They both graduated from Poudre High School in 2003 and ironically they were able to purchase a home + urban farm site in 2024 just down the street from Poudre (go Impalas!).

Little Sun Farm grows a wide variety of cooking and salad greens, roots and culinary herbs, as well as the classic favorites (tomatoes, onions, snap peas, green beans, cucumber, etc.). The farm was established in 2019 by Reiden Leslie (Laguna Pueblo/Comanche). Reiden had a desire to grow more food than her front yard garden could hold. After returning to school in 2015 to study agriculture and organic farming, Reiden realized that farming also provided a way of connecting to her Native American ancestry and the legacy of Pueblo agriculture from the American southwest. The name ‘Little Sun’ comes from one of Reiden’s Pueblo family clan names.

While the farm has not gone through the organic certification process, we’re still passionate about using natural and sustainable farming methods including cover cropping, reduced-tillage and crop rotation. No synthetic chemicals or fertilizers are used on our vegetables.

Respect the Earth. Love the soil. Eat local.