PHIL FORSYTH, ORCHARD DIRECTOR

Phil has led POP’s orchard design and development since our first plantings in the spring of 2007. As Orchard Director, he coordinates the Orchard Committee in evaluation and communication with site partners, planning and planting of orchards, and long-term follow up. Phil is a professional landscape designer who also operates Forsyth Gardens, an ecological landscape design company. He has a Certificate of Permaculture Design from the Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute and four years of experience as manager of an urban farm at the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum. Phil also writes for GRID magazine and blogs on urban farming, edible landscaping, and food growing in Philadelphia.

JULIE WOODARD, ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR

Julie joined POP in 2009 to help with administration, volunteer coordination, and much more. Julie’s interest in urban orchards and community greening grew when she served as a Parks Project Coordinator at The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society through the Philly Fellows program in 2006. Julie is also the Program Manager for Philly Fellows, an organization that partners with local non-profits to offer year-long fellowships to recent college graduates. Julie’s former non-profit experiences have included positions with The Pittsburgh Project, AchieveAbility, and The Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia. She earned her B.A. in American Studies and Philosophy from Temple University and has a passion for food justice, community art and bicycles.