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
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
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.
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
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
Earlier this month, following the uprisings in Philadelphia and around the country demanding social and racial justice, and an end to police violence, we shared this… Read More
Food Forest is not an unfamiliar concept for Philly’s urban agriculture advocates. This model has actually been studied and adapted in the city’s parks, schoolyards,… Read More
What does the next 10-20 years hold for the future of community orchards, education, and perennial food security? After 12 years of planting community orchards,… Read More
The Philadelphia Orchard Project and The Woodlands are excited to announce a new partnership and the establishment of the POP Learning Orchard at The Woodlands,… Read More