Saying hello to summer & Growing Together

Spotlight on Yarrow: A Resilient Orchard Plant & Herbal Ally

Description Achillea millefolium, commonly known as yarrow, is a flowering perennial plant that is native to parts of North America, Europe, and Asia. Due to… Read More

Walking Tour of Norris Square and Fairhill Orchards

As part of POP’s ongoing efforts to create more online materials that not only are more accessible but also help to promote our partners, we… Read More

Green Reads for Kids: A K-6 Orchard-Themed, Community Gardening, & Cultural Foodways Book List

With the Philadelphia School District’s recent decision to hold the upcoming school year virtually through November, POP’s School Orchard Program wants to share a number… Read More

On the Wings of Dragonflies — Observational Ecology PDF Lesson Pack Download

POP Orchard Director Alkebu-Lan and I were weeding the food forest orchard at the Fairmount Park Horticultural Center on a humid late July afternoon, when… Read More

Spotlight on Bee Balm (Monarda spp.): A Magnificent Herbal Ally and POP Orchard Plant

Bee balm is the common name of the plants of the Monarda genus, a native plant to North America. The most common species in the… Read More

Walking Tour of Strawberry Mansion Orchards

This post will introduce a new series of walking tours of POP orchards, orchard partners, and other historical/cultural sites of significance in different neighborhoods around the city of Philadelphia.

POP’s Community Organizing Toolkit

We’re pleased to be publishing POP’s new Community Organizing Toolkit, part of POP’s ongoing efforts to create more educational resources that help to empower our… Read More

Accessibility in Nature Education: An Update on Our Spring Partnership with Haverford College Student Researchers

For many educators and those within the disability community, COVID-19 raised into focused view the limits and needs for adaptive access within education, the economy,… Read More