Making Philadelphia fruity!
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Philadelphia is not exactly known for its fantastic foraging, but things are changing thanks to the Philadelphia Orchard Project. POP is out there planting fruit and nut trees and berries - they say doing so “provide[s] healthy food free or at low cost, create[s] jobs, stimulate[s] related business, reduce[s] crime, increase[s] summer cooling, make[s] space for beauty and play.” Whatever the reason, I think it’s a cool idea.
My friend Al was on hand for a recent POP outing to 8th & Poplar. They planted prepped a lot for planting, and planted persimmons and berries and other things.
A new and very cool toy I found on the POP site is this Google map of public fruit! I’ll definitely be adding some locations to the map as I discover new public fruit.
If you’re interested in getting involved with the Philadelphia Orchard Project or want to slip them a gift out of your economic stimulus check, be sure to head over to their website.
Photo with permission from Albert Yee
