Pawpaws: A Baltimore Summer Tradition
Over the last decade, wild foods have recaptured the American imagination. Foraged goods have reached a popularity unseen since the 1970’s. Arguably, no fruit has... Read More
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The Baltimore Orchard Project strengthens communities through planting and cultivating orchards, teaching neighbors to be long-term stewards, and sharing the harvest among us all.
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Apple Season!
August might not seem like apple season. While, soaring temperatures don’t exactly remind us of biting into the crisp fruit we associate with fall, apples... Read More
July Orchard Stewards and Goodbye Gwen!
Gwen here! July 8th marked our last Orchard Stewards session of the year. These Stewards have been through 12 sessions, involving everything from preserving the... Read More
Mulberry Madness Wrap-Up
Over the last month we have been busy celebrating Mulberry Madness here at BOP. We have held a month’s worth of harvests, workshops and volunteer... Read More
June Orchard Stewards
On the second Saturday of June, the Stewards met to learn about fruit thinning, tree training, and non-toxic sprays. We started by identifying different diseases... Read More
A Taste of History: Maryland’s Serviceberry Connection
Here at the Baltimore Orchard Project, we are always looking for new ways to connect with funky fruit. One of our favorite fruits is the... Read More
Forgotten Fruit: A Brief History of Mulberries in the United States
The Baltimore Orchard Project has a special affinity for mulberry trees. In 2014, we launched the Mulberry Madness campaign to raise awareness of this delicious... Read More
Urban Greening Uplift- Fruit Tree Fair ’17
Note: This post was written by Ted Martello at TreeBaltimore. They’re planning more tree giveaways this year, head on over to their website to check... Read More
Orchard Stewards Program: Pests and Diseases with Josh Rosenstein
Our good friend Josh Rosenstein of Edible Eden schooled the Orchard Stewards on pests and diseases that are common in orchards. We get questions on... Read More
Creating Ugly Dolls for the Orchard
How can they something be so ugly and cute at the same time?! Reginald F. Lewis High school’s Orchard Club finished up their Ugly Creatures... Read More
Orchard Stewards Program: Art in the Orchard
Our Artist-in-Residence, Kelley, taught our Orchard Stewards about bringing art into their orchards. Art is worthy in itself, and also provides practical benefits for orchards.... Read More
Mushroom Inoculation Workshop 2-24
On Friday February 24th, BOP partnered with Real Food Farm to host our first mushroom inoculation workshop. Twenty-one attendees helped us to inoculate sixty logs... Read More
Orchard Stewards Program: Pruning
It’s pruning season! Pruning can be daunting, but our Stewards learned quickly. As the Holistic Orchardist Michael Phillips says, “You need confidence. It comes from... Read More
Chinquapin Run Volunteer Day: National Youth Summit on Agri-Science
Last Saturday, the Civic Works’ Baltimore Orchard Project worked with The Chinquapin Run Park Orchard to coordinate a volunteer day with a group of 56... Read More
Orchard Stewards Program: Volunteers
This past weekend marked our 6th Orchard Stewards Session. Now that the Stewards have been out at their orchards, putting their new knowledge to the... Read More
Rock Guardian Lesson Plan
Today BOP’s Youth Education team would like to share one of their favorite lessons with the orchard community. The Rock Guardians project has proved to... Read More
Change the World Consulting Project
New Application and Request Form Roll-out: This fall we were presented with the opportunity to work with a program called Change the World Consulting, run... Read More
Self-care at Reginald F. Lewis and Paul’s Place
Before the winter break, Kelley and Lauren set out to Reginald F. Lewis and then Paul’s Place to facilitate a self-care lesson. While the holidays... Read MoreOrchard Stewards Program: Orchard Houses
The fifth OSP class brought a great amount of planning, discussions, and partnerships to a head. We demonstrated how to make “Orchard Houses”.... Read More
