Our Affiliate Charity for the 2019 ANNUAL EVENT is the Philadelphia Orchard Project (POP), whose mission is to plant and support community orchards in the city of Philadelphia.  POP works with community-based groups and volunteers to plan and plant orchards filled with useful and edible plants. POP provides orchard design assistance, plant materials, and training in orchard care. Community organizations own, maintain, and harvest the orchards, expanding community-based food production, environmental benefits, and opportunities for nature education. Since 2007, POP has helped to plant and support 62 city orchards in formerly vacant lots, community gardens, schoolyards, and other spaces, primarily in low-wealth neighborhoods where people have limited access to fresh fruit.

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For more information, contact Phil Forsyth, Executive Director.