2023 Orchard Partner Stories
Every fall we ask our orchard partners to reflect on the season, to share stories with us about what the orchard provides for their community,… Read More
Every fall we ask our orchard partners to reflect on the season, to share stories with us about what the orchard provides for their community,… Read More
2023 was a fruitful time at the POP Learning Orchard! As the fourth season comes to an end, we take this time to reflect on… Read More
It may surprise you, but we can grow almonds in Philadelphia. Hardy almonds that is, which are not actually true almonds, but a peach-almond cross.… Read More
Persimmons come in several different species and many different named cultivars. At the POP Learning Orchard at The Woodlands, we have six different cultivars currently… Read More
This post about European pear varieties is the first in a series that will be highlighting the diverse and interesting plants at POP’s HQ, the… Read More
Do I have to pull that? I thought to myself as I admired a lush patch of flowering violets in a row of ripe strawberries.… Read More
In 2022, POP added 3 new orchard sites to its list of partners: Fernhill Food Forest, FDR Park, and Urban Creators. In all, 48 of… Read More
The pear fruit sawfly (Hoplocampa brevis) is a boring insect whose larvae inhabit and feed inside pear fruitlets in the early spring time. Due to… Read More
Using unripe black walnuts to create medicinal amaro Nocino is a bittersweet Italian amaro that I first learned about from the postings of many knowledgeable… Read More