POP TIPS: Summer Weeding Considerations
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
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
Working together, with facilitation support from Vision Driven Consulting and Culture Work Studios, our board and staff reflected on current opportunities and challenges to develop… Read More
Background and Introduction Since we first began our work nearly 16 years ago, the Philadelphia Orchard Project (POP) has inspired community-driven approaches to solutions in… Read More
All of the community orchards POP currently supports reside on the stolen, unceded lands of the Lenni Lenape. Because of this, POP seeks to engage… Read More
A HELPFUL TOOL FOR MANAGING PESTS Mating disruption is an easy, environmentally friendly, and sustainable pest management method. It has potential for improving fruit yields… Read More
One of the main goals of the POP Learning Orchard is to demonstrate the wide variety of edible perennials that grow in our climate, with… Read More
Even with great orchard care, pest and disease issues will arise with most of our common fruit. Here are some of our favorite go-to resources… Read More