Get tickets now for POP’s 4th annual Orchard Dinner at The Woodlands on September 19th!
Plant, Learn, Harvest, Celebrate! Join us at an upcoming orchard event.
We invite you to join POP and our community partners in a wide range of events including planting and caring for orchards across the city; workshops and other educational programs about ecological orchard care and related topics; POPHarvest gleaning opportunities; and harvest festivals and other community events! Volunteers of all ages and skill levels are welcome at planting and orchard care events. Please RSVP below in order to receive detailed event directions and updates and so that we know how many volunteers to expect. We also encourage you to join POP’s volunteer email list to receive announcements of new events and opportunities to get involved.
Upcoming Events
Saturday, August 17
10:00am - 1:00pm
Awbury Food Forest Work Day
Join us for the monthly work day at Awbury Food Forest!
Friday, August 23
10:00am - 12:00pm
Hort Center Food Forest Monthly Work Day
Join us for our monthly work day in the Fairmount Park Horticulture Center Food Forest!
Saturday, August 24
10:00am - 1:00pm
Orchard Work Day at Pastorius Community Garden
Join us at Pastorius Community Garden for an orchard work day!
Tuesday, August 27
10:00am - 2:00pm
Philadelphia Food Forest Tour
Join The Philadelphia Orchard Project (POP) and The Pennsylvania Women's Agricultural Network (PA-WAgN) for a tour of POP community orchards and food forest sites in Philadelphia.
Wednesday, August 28
6:00pm - 8:00pm
POPHarvestEd: Mint Myths, Storytelling, Harvest, and Hands-On
Join us for our next POPHarvestEd workshop on MINT! We'll cover the power of a well-told story, the effects of storytelling on the brain, mint's early mythology, culinary and historical uses. Attendees will harvest mint together, then enjoy a special dessert sauce served with a chocolate avocado mousse.
Tuesday, September 10
9:30am - 12:00pm
Penn Park Orchard Work Day
Lend a hand in caring for the food forest at Penn Park on University of Pennsylvania campus.
Tuesday, September 10
2:30pm - 4:30pm
Poplar FNC Orchard Monthly Work Day
Weeding & pruning at a lush urban orchard
Saturday, September 14
9:30am - 12:00pm
Bartram's Orchard Monthly Work Day
Help out with care and maintenance of the most diverse community orchard in the city!
Thursday, September 19
5:00pm - 8:00pm
4th Annual Orchard Dinner
Join POP's board, staff, and partners for an orchard-to-table dinner at POP's headquarters at The Woodlands.
Friday, September 20
10:00am - 12:00pm
Hort Center Food Forest Monthly Work Day
Join us for our monthly work day in the Fairmount Park Horticulture Center Food Forest!
Saturday, September 21
11:30am - 5:30pm
Fresh cider-making at CiderFest
Outreach and fresh cider making at the annual Fairmount Park CiderFest.
Saturday, October 12
12:00am - Sunday, October 20, 2019 12:00am
Philadelphia Orchard Week
Join us for our 9th annual Philadelphia Orchard Week, with harvest festivals and other events at community orchards across the city!