diff --git a/examples/portfolio/src/pages/index.astro b/examples/portfolio/src/pages/index.astro
index fcdc21d60..d6616cfe0 100644
--- a/examples/portfolio/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/examples/portfolio/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import Nav from '../components/Nav/index.jsx';
 import Footer from '../components/Footer/index.jsx';
 import PorfolioPreview from '../components/PortfolioPreview/index.jsx';
 
-const projects = Astro.fetchContent('./project/*.md');
+const projects = Astro.fetchContent('./project/**/*.md');
 const featuredProject = projects[0];
 ---
 
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/runtime.ts b/packages/astro/src/runtime.ts
index e9ddbeb1b..849642002 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/runtime.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/runtime.ts
@@ -266,13 +266,12 @@ interface CreateSnowpackOptions {
   env: Record<string, any>;
   mode: RuntimeMode;
   resolvePackageUrl?: (pkgName: string) => Promise<string>;
-  target: 'frontend' | 'backend';
 }
 
 /** Create a new Snowpack instance to power Astro */
 async function createSnowpack(astroConfig: AstroConfig, options: CreateSnowpackOptions) {
   const { projectRoot, astroRoot, extensions } = astroConfig;
-  const { env, mode, resolvePackageUrl, target } = options;
+  const { env, mode, resolvePackageUrl } = options;
 
   const internalPath = new URL('./frontend/', import.meta.url);
 
@@ -296,28 +295,6 @@ async function createSnowpack(astroConfig: AstroConfig, options: CreateSnowpackO
     mountOptions[fileURLToPath(astroConfig.public)] = '/';
   }
 
-  const plugins: (string | [string, any])[] = [
-    [fileURLToPath(new URL('../snowpack-plugin.cjs', import.meta.url)), astroPlugOptions],
-    [require.resolve('@snowpack/plugin-svelte'), { compilerOptions: { hydratable: true } }],
-    require.resolve('@snowpack/plugin-vue'),
-  ];
-
-  // note: styles only need processing once
-  if (target === 'frontend') {
-    plugins.push(require.resolve('@snowpack/plugin-sass'));
-    plugins.push([
-      require.resolve('@snowpack/plugin-postcss'),
-      {
-        config: {
-          plugins: {
-            [require.resolve('autoprefixer')]: {},
-            ...(astroConfig.devOptions.tailwindConfig ? { [require.resolve('tailwindcss')]: {} } : {}),
-          },
-        },
-      },
-    ]);
-  }
-
   // Tailwind: IDK what this does but it makes JIT work 🤷‍♂️
   if (astroConfig.devOptions.tailwindConfig) {
     (process.env as any).TAILWIND_DISABLE_TOUCH = true;
@@ -327,7 +304,23 @@ async function createSnowpack(astroConfig: AstroConfig, options: CreateSnowpackO
     root: fileURLToPath(projectRoot),
     mount: mountOptions,
     mode,
-    plugins,
+    plugins: [
+      [fileURLToPath(new URL('../snowpack-plugin.cjs', import.meta.url)), astroPlugOptions],
+      [require.resolve('@snowpack/plugin-svelte'), { compilerOptions: { hydratable: true } }],
+      require.resolve('@snowpack/plugin-vue'),
+      require.resolve('@snowpack/plugin-sass'),
+      [
+        require.resolve('@snowpack/plugin-postcss'),
+        {
+          config: {
+            plugins: {
+              [require.resolve('autoprefixer')]: {},
+              ...(astroConfig.devOptions.tailwindConfig ? { [require.resolve('tailwindcss')]: {} } : {}),
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    ],
     devOptions: {
       open: 'none',
       output: 'stream',
@@ -367,7 +360,6 @@ export async function createRuntime(astroConfig: AstroConfig, { mode, logging }:
     },
     mode,
     resolvePackageUrl,
-    target: 'backend',
   });
   debug(logging, 'core', `backend snowpack created [${stopTimer(timer.backend)}]`);
 
@@ -377,7 +369,6 @@ export async function createRuntime(astroConfig: AstroConfig, { mode, logging }:
       astro: false,
     },
     mode,
-    target: 'frontend',
   });
   debug(logging, 'core', `frontend snowpack created [${stopTimer(timer.frontend)}]`);