Viola Street Community Garden Orchard Planting
A STORY OF COMMUNITY ORCHARD DESIGN DONE COLLABORATIVELY VIOLA STREET COMMUNITY GARDEN The Viola St. Orchard is an extension of the Viola Street Community Garden,… Read More
POP High Tunnel Update 2025
Citrus, olives, and bananas in Philadelphia?! Sounds pretty wild, yet this is something the Philadelphia Orchard Project is experimenting with as part of a project… Read More
Orchard Design: Guide and Workshop
POPCORE (POP Community Orchard Resilience Education) organizes many elements of orchard stewardship, ecosystem design, and harvest uses that POP has learned over the years, synthesized in… Read More
PLOW Native Perennial Herb Row update!
The native herb row resides next to our stone fruit row. Left photo all green understory waking up in May. Right photo Monarda and Echinacea… Read More
POP Launches Search for New Executive Director
We’re reaching out with some big news as we enter a new phase of growth for POP. After years of growing this work together and… Read More
Harvesting Pears
The fall season boasts as one of the most abundant times of the year for harvesting fruit. Orchard stewards and fruit lovers can expect favorites… Read More
Urban Creators Food Forest Planting
A RESPONSE TO COMMUNITIES’ DESIRE FOR MORE FRUIT THE IDEA Isabella Higgins, the farm manager of Urban Creators Life Do Grow Farm in North Philadelphia,… Read More
Spray Season
COCKTAIL OF ORGANIC SPRAYS TO BOOST TREE HEALTH SPRAY SEASON POP has really been buckling down with organic sprays this season and expanding our spray… Read More
POP TIPS: Peach Leaf Curl
Peach leaf curl (Taphrina deformans) is a highly common fungal disease that affects peaches and nectarines. Lifecycle: The fungus overwinters on the surface of infected… Read More
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