Land Access and Updates to POP Partnership Process
Did you know that there are over 400 community gardens in Philadelphia? And that many of these gardens are maintained by people and communities that… Read More
POP TIPS: September Orchard Care Tasks
September is always an exciting month for orchard harvests, with many of our favorite fruits ripening including figs, paw paws, Asian pears, almonds and more! … Read More
POP Tips: Orchard Care Tasks for August
August is another exciting month for harvests, with the last berries and stone fruits ripening, followed later in the month by early apples, pears, Asian… Read More
POP Field Trip: Experimental Farm Network
At the end of June, just when the currants and gooseberries were setting heavy on the bushes, the POP team made a trip out to… Read More
POP TIPS: July Orchard Care Tasks
Please check out our new POP Monthly Orchard Task List for recommended maintenance activities to complete this month! Here is some more detail on some of the… Read More
Spring 2021 Events: Open House/ Plant Sale & Strawberry Day
This spring, it has felt wonderful to resume public in-person events, as vaccination rates continue to increase and public health recommendations have allowed for these… Read More
Growing Together: Historic Fair Hill
Historic Fair Hill, POP partner since 2011 In the late 1600s, the Fairhill neighborhood was forest and farmland, and Germantown Avenue was a Lenni Lenape… Read More
Spotlight on Blueberries: Troubleshooting the Local Legacy
THE LEGACY A lot of blueberry history is steeped in South Jersey, which continues to be the blueberry highbush production capital today. In 1910, Elizabeth… Read More
Herbal Salves: Workshop Recap and How-To
In May 2021, Nyambi Royster of Nyambi Naturals hosted a salve-making workshop with the Philadelphia Orchard Project in the beautiful and relaxing POP Learning Orchard… Read More
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