Edible Perennial Plant Propagation I: Stratification and Starting From Seed
By Bridget Downey, 2016 POP Intern, Rachel Baltuch, 2015 POP Intern, and Robyn Mello, POP Program Director Each plant species has different conditions in which… Read More
By Bridget Downey, 2016 POP Intern, Rachel Baltuch, 2015 POP Intern, and Robyn Mello, POP Program Director Each plant species has different conditions in which… Read More
Hawthorns planted near 15th & Arch! Check out the leaf shape and fruit blossom end to help with identification. In December, POPHarvest’s last community gleaning… Read More
Red Clover (L) and Comfrey (R) Healthy soil is the foundation of a productive and fruitful orchard. When designing an orchard forest garden like many… Read More
Every winter since February of 1992, farmers, land stewards, educators, advocates, food systems workers and those who collaborate with the spirits of the soil, the… Read More
ABOUT VINES Vines, also referred to as trailing or climbing plants, seem to have the most exciting life compared to other plants. They get to… Read More
WHAT DO INSECTS DO IN THE WINTER? While we’re hunkered down indoors during the wintertime, one might be wondering where all the insects have gone.… Read More
Do I have to pull that? I thought to myself as I admired a lush patch of flowering violets in a row of ripe strawberries.… Read More
In 2022, POP added 3 new orchard sites to its list of partners: Fernhill Food Forest, FDR Park, and Urban Creators. In all, 48 of… Read More
The pear fruit sawfly (Hoplocampa brevis) is a boring insect whose larvae inhabit and feed inside pear fruitlets in the early spring time. Due to… Read More