Celebrating Funky Fruit is a win-win-win-win
Food waste is huge problem in America. Somewhere between farm and fork, 40% of all our food goes to waste. $162 billion... Read More
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Our First Pear Harvest of 2015!
For two years, the BOP worked to reclaim an abandoned pear orchard with 100 trees. Several trees had to be cut down;... Read More
What we eat and California’s drought
Each week, the average American consumes more than 300 gallons of California water by eating food that was produced there.” This infographic... Read More
The Peepers Are Back!
The temperature hit the high 60s yesterday – awakening the peepers and starting the summer chorus. It seemed a bit late this... Read More
A vision of abundance from the Book of Daniel
The vision of the King Nebuchadnezzar in the Book of Daniel (chapter 4:10-12): “There before me stood a tree in the middle... Read More
The essential role of urban food forests
The BOP was founded on the belief that urban fruit trees and food forests must become an essential part of 21st century... Read More
Municipal Food Forests in Australia!
Lyneham, Australia is the latest city seeking to bolster its food security, strengthen its social capital and improve its ecosystem through food... Read More
Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall, the woman known for her pioneering work with chimpanzees, also has been enchanted by the world of plants since she... Read More
April Community Orchard Network Webinar
Michael Phillips, author of The Holistic Orchard, presented at the monthly webinar of the Community Orchard Network. Check out the podcast here.... Read More