Ted the Pawpaw Fanatic
So we are here for part two of our blog visit with Pawpaw fanatic Ted Weeden in Harleysville PA, whose homestead and Pawpaw farm I… Read More
So we are here for part two of our blog visit with Pawpaw fanatic Ted Weeden in Harleysville PA, whose homestead and Pawpaw farm I… Read More
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
Much food and yard waste simply gets thrown ‘away’ and sent to landfills or incinerators. Composting allows organic wastes to slowly convert back into soil-like… Read More
POP program staff Alkebu-Lan Marcus, Alyssa Schimmel, Michael Muehlbauer, and Phil Forsyth attended the 29th annual Pennsylvania Sustainable Agriculture Association (PASA) Farming for the Future… Read More
As the seasons change, we are entering the time of year for grafting fruit trees. The best time of year for most types of grafting… Read More
TRIFOLIATE ORANGE FACTS Trifoliate Orange (Poncirus trifoliata), also known as the “hardy orange” or “flying dragon,” is the most cold hardy of all citrus. It… Read More
PLANT FACTS Chokeberry (Aronia) is a woody, perennial shrub native to the swampy woodlands of eastern North America that produces clusters of red or dark… Read More
During the third week of our 10-week research program with student researchers from Swarthmore, students interviewed experts and local community partners about what citizens could… Read More
During the third week of our 10-week research program with student researchers from Swarthmore, students interviewed experts and local community partners about what citizens could… Read More