Poria Farm, Heritage site in Poria Illit, Israel.

Poria Farm was founded in 1910 on the Poria ridge, on land bought from the JCA by the Saint Louis Estate Company, on the site of today's Poria Illit. Its buildings stand in Poria Illit: houses for the Goldmann and Israelt families, two more for farm workers, and two-room flats built inside the wall around the large courtyard, with a kitchen, dining hall, cowsheds and stores. By 1915, 2,200 dunams of the 2,500 workable were planted with almonds and olives.

In October 1910 the Saint Louis Estate Company bought 3,545 dunams of land from the Jewish Colonization Association (ICA) on the Poria ridge, and work began in June 1911 with the first houses, animal pens and almond and olive groves. By mid-1915, 2,200 of 2,500 cultivable dunams were planted. Wartime payment stoppages, locusts, the almond beetle and high water costs ruined the farm; Simon Goldmann died in 1918, the last settlers left after the 1929 riots, and rioters burned the site in 1936.

The site reflects how early Jewish settlers lived and worked in northern Israel. The preserved buildings and equipment give a sense of their daily agricultural life.

The site is accessible by regular bus services from Tiberias, with the journey taking about 20 minutes. Good footpaths and clear landmarks help visitors navigate the grounds.

The farm's Hebrew name means "full of fruit", chosen for the site's relatively low land price, its view, its milder climate than the Jordan Valley and its greater rainfall. The first watchman was Menachem Pizem of Tiberias; guarding later passed to members of HaShomer.