Growing Mushrooms in Mulch
Mushroom season is among us! Now’s the time of year to forage for mushrooms and grow your own mushrooms. In terms of cultivation, there are… Read More
POP’s 15th Anniversary Orchard Celebration
It was a beautiful early fall day as partners, supporters, volunteers, board members, staff, and a variety of new and familiar faces gathered on September… Read More
Acceso a la tierra y actualizaciones del proceso de asociación POP
To read this post in English, click here. ¿Sabía usted que hay más de 400 jardines comunitarios en Filadelfia? ¿Y que muchos de estos jardines… Read More
2021 POP Orchard Partner Survey Summary
POP sends out a survey to all of our orchard partners at the end of each season to learn about partners’ orchard successes and challenges,… Read More
Plant Spotlight: The Auspicious Asian Pear
“You HAVE to try the pears I bought from the market yesterday.” My friend and I have a colorful enthusiasm for the things that we… Read More
POP TIPS: Preventing and Treating Fire Blight
Fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) is a bacterial disease affecting pome fruits including apples, pears, Asian pears, and close relatives like quinces and hawthorns. It gets… Read More
Plant Spotlight: The Small and Sour Sorrel
Looking for something sour, lemony, and refreshing? Nature has produced just the thing: Sorrel (Rumex acetosa), also called Common Sorrel and Garden Sorrel, one of… Read More
Plant Spotlight: Northern Bayberry, A Food Forest Companion
What is Northern Bayberry? (Morella pensylvanica, formerly known as Myrica pensylvanica)—also known as waxberry, wax myrtle, miracle bush, and candle berry—is a native, nitrogen-fixing shrub… Read More
Spring 2022 POP Events Recap
Throughout the first half of the year, POP staff carried out a number of events, ranging from pruning training sessions to orchard plantings to community… Read More
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