volunteers needed, Philadelphia Orchard Project

Posted by on April 12, 2010

Spring 2010 will be POP’s busiest orchard planting season to date!  See below for the full range of events scheduled this season.

We invite you to participate in this season’s POP events, working alongside volunteers from our community partners to plant and maintain orchards all over the city. Volunteers of all ages and skill levels are welcome. These events often involve digging, planting, and spreading compost and mulch, so expect to get dirty. We can’t guarantee tools for all; if you bring your own, it is advisable to write your name on them. Snacks and beverages to share are also welcome.

Orchard events can generally be expected to last between 2 and 4 hours (smaller events are designated with an *asterisk). Please sign up for our volunteer email list for up-to-date info on events. We recommend that you check your email the morning of an event to confirm whether it will be postponed to the raindate.

NOTE: If you intend to volunteer at an event, please RSVP via our website (http://www.phillyorchards.org).  By clicking on an event description, you can see how many people have signed up and where your help is most needed!

Please contact [email protected] for more information on a particular event.

Spring 2010 Event Schedule

SHARE ORCHARD PLANTING & WORKSHOPS
Friday, April 16 @ 12:30pm
2901 Hunting Park Ave, Allegheny
Join us for this exciting event, which will include a tour of SHARE (http://www.sharefoodprogram.org) and the Common Market, workshops on composting and permaculture, and lots of new orchard plantings! Please RSVP if you plan to attend.
RAINDATE: Thurs, 4/29 @ 12:30pm.

*ROXBOROUGH ORCHARD PLANTING
Saturday, April 17 @ 10am
8230 Ridge Ave, Roxborough
Join us in planting some new berry bushes as part of the Needin’ A Weedin’ event at the Roxborough Presbyterian Community Garden. Please RSVP if you plan to attend.
RAINDATE: Sunday, 4/18 at noon.

VILLAGE OF ARTS ORCHARD PLANTING
Wednesday, April 21 @ 10am
2512 N. Warnock St, North Philadelphia
Join in with volunteers from the Village of Arts & Humanities in preparing and planting a new community orchard. A great chance to see how the Village has transformed this North Philly neighborhood! Please RSVP if you plan to attend.

*GREENFIELD ORCHARD PLANTING
Thursday, April 22 @ 10am
23rd & Sansom, Center City
Help the students of Greenfield put the finishing touches on last fall’s orchard planting. What better way to celebrate Earth Day than planting with kids?  Please RSVP if you plan to attend.
RAINDATE: Friday, 4/23 @ 10:15am.

*GROWING MINDS ORCHARD PLANTING
Thursday, April 22 @ 4pm
58th & Lindbergh, West Philadelphia
Join the students of Richard Allen Charter School in expanding their orchard. What better way to celebrate Earth Day than planting with kids?  Please RSVP if you plan to attend.
RAINDATE: Friday, 4/23 @ 4pm.

UNITED COMMUNITIES ORCHARD PLANTING
Saturday, April 24 @ 10am
8th & Emily, South Philadelphia
Join in on this Global Youth Service Day event including preparation and planting of a new orchard as well as other garden and cleanup related activities organized by the United Communities Youth Leadership Council and Teens 4 Good.   Please RSVP if you plan to attend.

*FRANCISVILLE ORCHARD PLANTING
Saturday, May 1 @ 10am
815 Perkiomen St, Francisville
Help folks from the Francisville neighborhood expand their orchard with peach, apple, and fig trees. Please RSVP if you plan to attend.
RAINDATE: Sunday, May 2 @ 2pm

EVELYN SANDERS ORCHARD PLANTING
Saturday, May 8 @ 10am
3016 Percy St in Fairhill, North Philly
Help the Women’s Community Revitalization Project (http://www.wcrpphila.com) and residents of the Evelyn Sanders community expand their new orchard space. Please RSVP if you plan to attend.
RAINDATE: Sunday, May 9 @ 1pm.

WOODFORD ORCHARD HARVEST FESTIVAL
Saturday, May 15 @ 10am
NW of 33rd & Dauphin, East Fairmount Park
Join POP, Woodford,  and the East Park Revitalization Alliance (http://www.epralliance.org) for this celebration of the strawberry harvest at the Strawberry Mansion Children’s Orchard at Woodford.  Event will include orchard cleanup, new plantings, grilled gardenburgers, tours of historic Woodford Mansion, and other activities.  Please RSVP if you plan to attend.
RAINDATE: Sunday,  May 16 @ 10am.

*DESIGNATES smaller events lasting an hour or so and only needing a few volunteers.