Resources

Resources

Here is our collection of resources for orchard-growing communities.

Whether you are looking for recipes, tips on orchard care, class curriculum or a host of other orchard-related info, you’ve come to the right place. Search below for POP resources. If you can’t find what you are looking for, please search on our Blog.

POP Brown Rot: Pest & Disease Monthly Plan

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

POP Pruning Guide 2024

by POP
Type: Guide
Intended Audience: Community

Tips on how to use POP's Tree Finder.

by POP
Type: List
Intended Audience: All

POP-recommended Learning Opportunities List & Links

by POP
Type: List
Intended Audience: Community

POP Recommended Plant Sources/Nurseries

by POP
Type: List
Intended Audience: Community

POPCORE 1 Resource List

by POP
Type: List
Intended Audience: Community

POPCORE 2 Resource List

by POP
Type: List
Intended Audience: Community

POPCORE 3 Resource List

by POP
Type: List
Intended Audience: Community

POPCORE 4 Resource List

by POP
Type: List
Intended Audience: Community

Compost Tea for Orchards info sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Penn State Tree Fruit Production Guide

by Penn State Extension
Type: Guide
Intended Audience: Technical

POP Monthly Orchard Task List

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

POP Fruit Volume to Weight Conversion Chart

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

SPANISH - POP Orchard Care

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

CHINESE - POP Orchard Care

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Orchard Harvest Tracking Sheet

by POP
Type: Spreadsheet
Intended Audience: Community

Lancaster PA group sharing orchard care info

by Back Yard Fruit Growers
Type: Newsletter, links, workshops, meetings
Intended Audience: Community

Community orchard partner application

by POP
Type: Application Info
Intended Audience: Community

Guide to Conserving Wild Bees in Pennsylvania

by Penn State Master Gardeners
Type: Brochure
Intended Audience: Community

Michael Phillips site on holistic orchard care

by Holistic Orchard Network
Type: Books, newsletter, forum, links
Intended Audience: Community

Article on winter orchard preparations

by Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
Type: Article
Intended Audience: Community

Plants of the Pollinator Garden at the Fairmount Park Horticultural Center.

by Penn State Master Gardeners
Type: Brochure
Intended Audience: Community

Orchard care by season summary

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Orchard care summary

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Orchard planting and care; certification available

by Orchard People
Type: Multi-media
Intended Audience: Community

Tree planting and care

by University City Green
Type: Handouts
Intended Audience: Community

Info on winter injury to trees and shrubs

by The Morton Arboretum
Type: Article
Intended Audience: Community

25 Native Plants that Attract 7 or more Native Bee Genera

by Pollinators Welcome
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Fruit growing plant list

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Fruit harvest calendar

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

POP Apple Scouting Guide: Pest & Disease I.D.

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

POP Cherry Scouting Guide: Pest & Disease I.D.

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

POP Peach Scouting Guide: Pest & Disease I.D.

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

POP Pear & Asian Pear Scouting Guide: Pest & Disease I.D.

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

POP Plum Scouting Guide: Pest & Disease I.D.

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Philadelphia Orchard Group (PHOG)

by POP
Type: Email Listserv
Intended Audience: Community

POP food forest plant list

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

POP Brown Rot: Pest & Disease Monthly Plan

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Penn State Tree Fruit Production Guide

by Penn State Extension
Type: Guide
Intended Audience: Technical

POP Monthly Orchard Task List

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

POP Apple Scouting Guide: Pest & Disease I.D.

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

POP Cherry Scouting Guide: Pest & Disease I.D.

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

POP Peach Scouting Guide: Pest & Disease I.D.

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

POP Pear & Asian Pear Scouting Guide: Pest & Disease I.D.

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

POP Plum Scouting Guide: Pest & Disease I.D.

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

2024 Guia de Poda

by POP
Type: Guide
Intended Audience: Community

POP Guía para la poda

by POP
Type: Guide
Intended Audience: Community

Lista de control de socios comunitarios - POP Partner checklist (Español)

by Philadelphia Orchard Project
Type: Community, Spanish
Intended Audience: Community

Cómo asociarse con POP para plantar un huerto

by Philadelphia Orchard Project
Type: Community
Intended Audience: General

Mini pruning guide in Spanish (Guía de poda)

by POP
Type: Handout, Spanish
Intended Audience: Community

Monthly Orchard Task List in Spanish (Lista de tareas del huerto mensual)

by POP
Type: Handout, Spanish
Intended Audience: Community

CHINESE - Apple Tree Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

SPANISH - Apple Tree Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

SPANISH - POP Orchard Care

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

CHINESE - POP Orchard Care

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

SPANISH - Paw Paw Tree Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

CHINESE - Paw Paw Tree Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

CHINESE - Peach Tree Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

SPANISH - Peach Tree Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

POP Lead Orchard Volunteer (LOV) Info Sheet

by POP
Type: List
Intended Audience: Community

POP Community Agreements

by POP
Type: Handout, Guide
Intended Audience: Community

POP Anti-Harassment Policy

by POP
Type: Guide
Intended Audience: Community

Community Organizing Toolkit

by POP
Type: Orchard Care, Community Engagement
Intended Audience: Community

Description of POP Partnership roles

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

POP Plant List - Trees Berries and Vines

by POP
Type: List
Intended Audience: Community

CHINESE - Apple Tree Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

SPANISH - Apple Tree Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

SPANISH - Paw Paw Tree Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

CHINESE - Paw Paw Tree Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

CHINESE - Peach Tree Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

SPANISH - Peach Tree Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Cornelian Cherry Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

White Oak (Acorn) Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Black Walnut Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Crabapple Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

25 Native Plants that Attract 7 or more Native Bee Genera

by Pollinators Welcome
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Apple Tree Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Aronia (Chokeberry) Shrub Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Blackberry Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Elderberry Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Ginkgo Tree Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Hawthorn Tree Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Japanese Knotweed Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Juneberry/Serviceberry Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Oyster Mushroom Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Paw Paw Tree Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Peach Tree Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Persimmon Tree Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

POP Fig Varieties

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Stropharia Mushroom Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Thyme Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Trifoliate Orange Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Wineberry Info Sheet

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

(MS/HS Handout) - Persimmon Tree Info Sheet Handout

by POP
Type: Lesson Plan Handout
Intended Audience: MS / HS Teachers

Strawberry Fest Recipe & Growing Guide Booklet

by POP
Type: Booklet
Intended Audience: Community

RECIPE: Red Shiso Juice

by POP
Type: Recipe, Handout
Intended Audience: All

Yebra: Syrian Stuffed Grape Leaves

by POP
Type: Recipe, Handout
Intended Audience: All

RECIPE: Pickled Cornelian Cherries

by POP
Type: Lesson Materials - Handout
Intended Audience: MS, HS Teachers, Community

(MS/HS Handout) - Getting Funky with Fermentation Sauerkraut How-To Handout

by POP
Type: Lesson Plan Handout
Intended Audience: MS / HS Teachers

(MS/HS Handout) - Hoshigaki: Japanese Dried Persimmons How-To Handout

by POP
Type: Lesson Plan Handout
Intended Audience: MS / HS Teachers

(MS/HS Lesson Plan) - Getting Funky with Fermentation -- a lesson on lactic acid fermentation, using herbs of the orchards

by POP
Type: Lesson Plan
Intended Audience: MS / HS Teachers

Quick Activity / RECIPE: Orchard-Inspired Fruit & Nut Energy Bites

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Teachers K-12, Families, Community

Food preservation & microbiology basics

by Utah Education Network
Type: Lesson plan
Intended Audience: Children

Orchard Salve D.I.Y.

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

D.I.Y. Blackberry Oxymel

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

D.I.Y. Elderberry Syrup

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Hoshigaki: Japanese Dried Persimmons

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

(MS/HS Handout) - Persimmon Tree Info Sheet Handout

by POP
Type: Lesson Plan Handout
Intended Audience: MS / HS Teachers

Orchard Benefit 2018 Local Food & Orchard-Inspired Recipe Zine

by POP, Fikira Bakery & food everyone deserves (f.e.d.)
Type: Zine
Intended Audience: Community

Nutritious food colors

by Ask Dr. Sears
Type: Activities
Intended Audience: Children, families

A how-to guide for inoculating oyster mushrooms in coffee grounds

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Processing fruits & vegetables

by Penn State Ag Extension
Type: Website link, or can contact them to receive 1 free printed copy
Intended Audience: Community (advanced)

RECIPE: Orchard-Inspired Fruit & Nut Energy Bites

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Strawberry Fest Recipe & Growing Guide Booklet

by POP
Type: Booklet
Intended Audience: Community

Urban eco-orchards: food forest summary

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Steps in food preservation

by USDA/ National Center for Home Preservation
Type: Videos, graphics, & slideshows
Intended Audience: Community (advanced)

USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning, 2009 edition

by USDA/ National Center for Home Preservation
Type: Booklet (download free, or can order print copy for $18)
Intended Audience: Community (gardeners)

Seasonal Activity Guide Part 1

by POP
Type: Curriculum, Lesson Plans
Intended Audience: Students 6-12, Teachers, Families

Seasonal Activity Guide Part 2

by POP
Type: Curriculum, Lesson Plans
Intended Audience: Students Grade 6-12, Teachers, Families

Seasonal Activity Guide Part 3

by POP
Type: Curriculum, Lesson Plans
Intended Audience: Students Grade 6-12, Teachers, Families

Seasonal Activity Guide Part 4

by POP
Type: Curriculum, Lesson Plans
Intended Audience: Students Grade 6-12, Teachers, Families

Community Organizing Toolkit

by POP
Type: Orchard Care, Community Engagement
Intended Audience: Community

Green Reads for Kids - An Orchard-Themed K-6 Book List

by Philadelphia Orchard Project, Free Library of Philadelphia, Historic Fair Hill
Type: Book List
Intended Audience: ES Teachers, Parents, Students

(MS/HS Lesson Plan Handout) - Observing Pollinator Relationships Tracking Sheet

by POP
Type: Lesson Materials - Handout
Intended Audience: MS, HS Teachers, Community

(MS/HS Lesson Plan Handout) POP Plants & The Pollinators They Attract - Herbs

by POP
Type: Lesson Materials - Handout
Intended Audience: MS, HS Teachers, Community

(MS/HS Lesson Plan Handout) POP Plants & The Pollinators They Attract - Shrubs & Vines

by POP
Type: Lesson Materials - Handout
Intended Audience: MS, HS Teachers, Community

(MS/HS Lesson Plan Handout) POP Plants & The Pollinators They Attract - Trees

by POP
Type: Lesson Materials - Handout
Intended Audience: MS, HS Teachers, Community

(MS/HS Slideshow) Observing Pollinator Relationships

by POP
Type: Lesson Materials - Slideshow
Intended Audience: MS, HS Teachers

(SN/ES GrowAbility Honeybee Art Activity Handout)

by POP & Overbrook School for the Blind
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Special Needs, ES Teachers

(SN/ES/MS Talking Trash: Waste Stream Sensory Lesson Book) A sensory-based story book about the waste stream for special needs or K-8

by POP
Type: Lesson Materials - Book
Intended Audience: Special Needs, ES, or MS Teachers

(MS/HS Handout) - Getting Funky with Fermentation Sauerkraut How-To Handout

by POP
Type: Lesson Plan Handout
Intended Audience: MS / HS Teachers

(MS/HS Handout) - Hoshigaki: Japanese Dried Persimmons How-To Handout

by POP
Type: Lesson Plan Handout
Intended Audience: MS / HS Teachers

(MS/HS Handout) - Tea Time: Exploring Orchard Herbs Through the Senses Handout

by POP
Type: Lesson Plan Handout
Intended Audience: MS/HS Teachers

(MS/HS Lesson Plan) - Getting Funky with Fermentation -- a lesson on lactic acid fermentation, using herbs of the orchards

by POP
Type: Lesson Plan
Intended Audience: MS / HS Teachers

(MS/HS Lesson Plan) - Puckery, Perfect, or Preserved: Exploring Persimmons Fresh & Dried

by POP
Type: Lesson Plan
Intended Audience: MS / HS Teachers

(MS/HS Lesson Plan) - Tea Time: Exploring Orchard Herbs Through the Senses

by POP
Type: Lesson Plan
Intended Audience: MS/HS Teachers

(MS/HS Lesson Plan Handout Photo Guide) - Tea Time: Exploring Orchard Herbs Through the Senses

by POP
Type: Lesson Plan Handout Photo Guide
Intended Audience: MS/HS Teachers

(MS/HS Slideshow) - Getting Funky with Fermentation -- accompanying slideshow. Download and laminate for a photo-booklet to use in the field, exploring global fermentation methods.

by POP
Type: Slideshow
Intended Audience: MS / HS Teachers

(MS/HS Teacher's Guide) - Tea Time - Exploring Orchard Herbs Through the Senses

by POP
Type: Lesson Plan
Intended Audience: MS/HS Teachers

(SN/ES Apple Sensory Lesson Book) A sensory-based story book about apples for special needs or K-5.

by POP
Type: Lesson Materials - Book
Intended Audience: ES or Special Needs Teachers

(SN/ES Honeybee Sensory Lesson Book) A sensory-based story book about honeybees for special needs or K-5.

by POP
Type: Lesson Materials - Book
Intended Audience: ES or Special Needs Teachers

(SN/ES Sensory Lesson Book Rubric) Honeybee Sensory Lesson Rubric

by POP
Type: Lesson Materials - Rubric
Intended Audience: ES or Special Needs Teachers

POP Gleaning Program Teacher Guide

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Community

Quick Activity / RECIPE: Orchard-Inspired Fruit & Nut Energy Bites

by POP
Type: Handout
Intended Audience: Teachers K-12, Families, Community

A guide to planning your own garden curriculum.

by Organic Gardening
Type: Curriculum, handout
Intended Audience: Community, Teachers K-8, Families

Food and environment curriculum

by Shelburne Farms
Type: Lesson plans
Intended Audience: Children

Soil, farming, gardening and agriculture

by Rodale Institute
Type: Lesson plans
Intended Audience: Community

Sustainable Agriculture Curriculum

by The Food Project
Type: Manuals, activities, curricula
Intended Audience: High school age

Horticultural- how to plant trees, pruning

by The Fruit Tree Foundation
Type: Videos
Intended Audience: Community

Air quality, energy use, organic recycling, stormwater mgmt, and wildlife habitats

by Urban Tree
Type: Lesson plans
Intended Audience: Children

Food preservation & microbiology basics

by Utah Education Network
Type: Lesson plan
Intended Audience: Children
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