PLANT SPOTLIGHT: Trifoliate Orange
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
Category Archives: Plants
Eat Your Yard Part 2 – Delightful Dandelions and More!
Join our journey to find edible plants hiding among the lawns in our neighborhoods. This post features the following common and delicious weeds: dandelions, sheep sorrel, and chickweed!
PLANT SPOTLIGHT: Chokeberry (Aronia)
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
Update: POPHarvest & POPHarvestEd Programs Spring/Summer 2019
So far this year, POP has harvested 207 lbs of fresh organic fruit through the POPHarvest program through 10 Juneberry Joy events, 2 wineberry walks,… Read More
Eat Your Yard: Clover and Friends
An informal survey of a typical street in my neighborhood uncovers a wide diversity of landscaping choices. A common theme exists across this set of… Read More
Harvesting & Blending Herbal Teas from Orchard Plants
As we get further into summer, we can start to think about our harvest and preparation for the colder months, fall and winter. We can… Read More
EXPERT INTERVIEW: Q&A with Pollinator Master Gardener Howard Goldstein On Building a Pollinator-Friendly Habitat
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
POP Field Trip: Truelove Seeds
All summations have a beginning, all effect has astory, all kindness begins with the sown seed.Thought buds toward radiance. The gospel oflight is the crossroads… Read More
POP’s Bilingual Rainbow Nutrition & Recipe Cards
Download POP Rainbow Nutrion & Recipe Cards in English & Spanish. In surveying our 62 orchard partners through our annual orchard partner survey, we heard… Read More