Plant Spotlight: Passionate about Passionflowers?
Get the Inside Scoop on Maypops (a type of passionflower)! STORY BEHIND THE NAME Maypops (Passiflora incarnata) are called maypops for a reason, as the… Read More
Philadelphia Orchard Project Ink: From Pruning to Pigment
In March 2022, POP hosted an orchard pruning workshop at Sankofa Farm at Bartram’s Garden led by POP staff and orchard volunteers. After an in-depth… Read More
POP Spotlight: Tapping into Maple Season
“Indian Sugar Camp” (1853-1856) by John C. McRae after Seth Eastman (Source) INDIGENOUS ORIGINS Maple sap is one of the oldest food products in North… Read More
Figs in Paradise: A Report from South Philly
by Anisa George Figs have been with us from the beginning. You’ve probably seen one or two pictures of Adam and Eve being booted out… Read More
EM for Orchards: Are Effective Microorganisms Effective?
The Story Behind EM SOIL HEALTH IS PLANT HEALTH Healthy soil is essential for maintaining healthy, bountiful gardens, orchards, and farms. Optimal soil health can… Read More
Overview of POP’s Lead Orchard Volunteer Program
Program Background & Planning It is well past time to offer a formal introduction to a program that has been operating for two years now,… Read More
Plant Spotlight: The Easy Elderberry
Elderberry has long been in the medicine cabinet as an immune boosting, antiviral hero and rightfully so. Elderberries are full of vitamins and minerals that… Read More
Plant Spotlight: Seckel – Philadelphia’s Pear!
How a despised little fruit became a local treasure If you’re fond of pears, or novel fruit, you might have come across a Seckel once… Read More
POP TIPS: February Orchard Care
February is the heart of orchard pruning season in our climate- time to put on the snow boots and get out there! Please check out the POP Monthly Orchard Task List for recommended… Read More
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