POP has planted orchards with a diverse range of community-based organizations throughout Philadelphia.

Check out the Philadelphia Orchard Project map to see where our orchard partners are located:

DEMONSTRATION POP ORCHARDS (sites with public access)

• Bartram’s Garden, West Philadelphia. POP’s newest and most ambitious orchard is located at the site of America’s oldest botanic garden (http://bartramsgarden.org). Well over a hundred fruit and nut trees are planned for this community orchard, which is being developed in partnership with Bartram’s, UNI, PHS, and Parks & Rec. A UNI youth-run farm program is also under development at the site. The park and garden is open for visitation during daylight hours.
• Fair Hill Burial Ground, North Philadelphia. Friends of Fair Hill Burial Ground added an orchard to the community garden on the edge of their landmark cemetery, where famous abolitionists rest. Fair Hill maintains several garden locations in the neighborhood and youth involved in their environmental education programs share the harvest with families and neighbors. See website (http://fairhillburial.org) for limited open hours.
• Grumblethorpe Orchard, Germantown. New fruit trees, berry bushes, and a filbert hedge were added to old Grumblethorpe, a Germantown historic house museum with a thriving community farm program involving neighborhood kids in food growing. See website (http://philalandmarks.org/grum.aspx) to arrange a visit.
• SHARE Orchard, West Allegheny.  POP, the SHARE Food Program, PHS, Penn State, and other partners collaborated in developing this exciting new green resource center and urban farming demonstration site at SHARE headquarters. The orchards and gardens supplement regional emergency food sources with fresh, organic produce and help inspire and teach those needing food support to begin to grow their own! Best way to see the site is to sign up to volunteer (http://sharefoodprogram.org).
• Woodford Orchard, East Fairmount Park. The East Park Revitalization Alliance (http://www.epralliance.org), Fairmount Park (http://www.fairmountpark.org), and the Naomi Wood Trust (http://www.woodfordmansion.org) collaborated with POP to bring an orchard back to the Strawberry Mansion section of the park, which was once dotted with agricultural estates. EPRA's youth programs maintain and use the orchard for learning and eating and the site is a regular host to workshops and harvest festivals. This is the place to go if you want to visit an established POP orchard, as the Woodford museum has open hours from 10-4 Tuesday through Sunday.

POP ORCHARDS

• Calvary Orchard, Belmont. Calvary St. Augustine teamed up with POP and Preston’s Paradise to plant an orchard in the side yard of the church. Produce will be distributed within the community.
• Chester Avenue Orchard, Squirrel Hill.  The Chester Avenue Community Garden includes a small orchard and the most productive kiwi vines in the city. The harvest is distributed to gardeners and neighbors.
• Earth’s Keepers Orchard, West Philadelphia. Located at the Kingsessing Rec Center, this exciting new urban farm now features fruit trees, kiwi vines, and berry bushes planted in partnership with POP. Earth’s Keepers manages the Youth Agriculture & Entrepreneurship program, which sells fresh produce to the neighborhood at a weekly farmstand.
• Evelyn Sanders Orchard, Fairhill. The Women's Community Revitalization Project (http://www.wcrpphila.com) planted this orchard as a community space in their new housing development for low income women and their families. The orchard is cared for by staff and resident volunteers and the harvest is distributed within the community.
• Francisville Orchard, Francisville. The Francisville Neighborhood Development Corporation (http://www.francisvillendc.org) and Community Ventures (http://www.community-ventures.org) teamed up with POP to plant this orchard. Their long-term vision is to bring back the vineyards and farming of this lower North Philadelphia neighborhood once home to agricultural estates.
• Greenfield Orchard, Center City. This orchard was planted as part of an ambitious ecological upgrade of Greenfield Elementary School's landscape known as the Greening of Greenfield.  Students use this edible forest garden as a resource to learn about food and ecology and the harvest provides healthy and nutritious snacks.
• Grupo Motivos Orchard, Norris Square. Grupo Motivos, the women’s collective of the Norris Square Neighborhood Project (http://www.nsnp.com/gm.html), are expanding their landmark community garden into a greater engine of neighborhood food security. The harvest is distributed to neighbors and used in cultural and culinary programs at Norris Square.
• Happy Hollow Orchard, Germantown. Fruit trees were planted adjacent to a new community garden in celebration of Happy Hollow Playground’s 100th Anniversary. The orchard is maintained and harvested by the community gardeners.
• Hartranft Orchard, North Philadelphia. Students and teachers at Hartranft Elementary School maintain this orchard as part of their science and environmental education programs. POP collaborated with the Mural Arts Program and PlaySpace in this schoolyard greening project, which included de-paving part of the parking lot. PSU assists with educational programming in the orchard space.
• New Africa Orchard, West Philadelphia. The New Africa Center and Muslim American Museum maintains this orchard and distributes the harvest through its youth programs.
• Nicetown CDC Orchard, Nicetown. This orchard is part of a new community garden developed by Nicetown Community Development Corporation (http://nicetowncdc.org). The harvest is distributed to gardeners and neighbors.
• Ogden Orchard, Belmont. A complete edible landscape was planted around Ogden Gardens, a newly built home for adults with autism. Staff and residents will help maintain the orchard and gardens and the harvest will be distributed within the community. Planted in partnership with ALAW and Preston’s Paradise.
• Pentridge Children’s Orchard, Cedar Park. Figs, berry bushes, and kiwi vines were added and aging apple trees revived at the Pentridge Children’s Garden, a community-run garden space providing food and fun for the children of this West Philadelphia neighborhood.
• Pepper Orchard, Eastwick. This school orchard was planted in an exciting collaboration between, POP, Pepper Middle School, the Urban Nutritition Initiative, and gardeners from the endangered Common Ground Community Garden. Produce from the orchard and garden are used in nutrition education programs at the school.
• Preston’s Paradise Orchard, Belmont. Cherries, figs, pawpaws, and more were planted as part of a new edible forest garden at this remarkable urban homestead. The produce enhances the efforts of Preston’s Paradise (http://prestonsparadise.org) to expand food production and access in their neighborhood of West Philadelphia.
• Richard Allen Orchard, West Philadelphia.  Planted in collaboration with staff and students from the Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School.  The orchard is part of a larger environmental landscape plan developed by OLIN (http://www.theolinstudio.com). Produce is distributed to students and their families.
• Roxborough HS Orchard, Roxborough. The student greening club partnered with POP to plant fruit trees, berries and perennials in their school courtyard to grow healthy snacks for future generations of students.
• Roxborough PC Orchard, Roxborough.  The Roxborough Presbyterian Church expanded their new community garden with an orchard of fruit trees and berry bushes.   Half of the harvest will be distributed to a local food bank and the rest shared among community gardeners.
• Seeds for Learning Farm, West Oak Lane. POP assisted student farmers in planting berry bushes at MLK High School.
• South Philly Teen Orchard, South Philadelphia. The Southeast Philadelphia Collaborative and United Communities of Southeast Philadelphia (http://www.ucsep.org) maintain POP’s first orchard through their youth programs. The orchard supplements vegetable production from Teens 4 Good (http://teens4good.orbius.com) and proceeds are reinvested in the youth programs. The orchard space is being enhanced as a gathering space through partnerships with PHS and PUFFA.
• Teens 4 Good Orchard, Poplar. Teens 4 Good runs youth entrepreneurship programs that sell home-grown produce at farmstands and farmers markets around the city. The orchard supplements vegetable production and proceeds are reinvested in their youth programs.
• Temple PC Orchard, North Philadelphia. The Eden Project is a new initiative by the Temple Presbyterian Church to create a bountiful paradise in the formerly empty lot across the street. Fruit trees and berry bushes compliment raised beds and the produce will be distributed to needy members of the church’s community.
• Village Orchard, North Philadelphia. The Village of Arts and Humanities has been transforming their neighborhood with art, gardens, and educational programming for decades. In 2010, they partnered with POP in planting a small community orchard that will be harvested by their students and provide fresh produce for their community kitchen.
• Walnut Hill Orchard, West Philadelphia. The Walnut Hill Community Farm functions as a grower’s cooperative for community youth to learn and apply green entrepreneurial skills by selling produce they grow at an on-site market. POP assisted in planting an orchard, berry garden, and edible hedgerow in partnership with Philly Rooted, the Enterprise Center, UC Green, and Fruit Guys.

SUPPORTED POP ORCHARDS (sites not planted by POP but receiving technical support)

• Mill Creek Urban Farm, West Philadelphia. This small multi-faceted urban farm (http://millcreekurbanfarm.org) features a wide variety of productive fruit trees and berry bushes.
• Philly Food Forests, South Philadelphia. PFF (http://phillyfoodforests.org) is a cooperative permaculture-based urban farm program centered on a food forest at Mercy Edible Park.
• SPOAC Orchard, South Philadelphia. The South Philadelphia Older Adult Center is home to a newly planted orchard and small community garden.
• UCHS Garden, West Philadelphia. The Urban Nutrition Initiative operates this student farm program at University City High School, which features an ever-growing number of fruit trees.
• Weavers Way Farm, Germantown. Weavers Way Co-op (http://weaversway.coop) operates this expansive urban farm, which includes fruit trees, berry bushes, and a small food forest.