HARVESTING
HARVESTING
Harvesting Connection
We are a volunteer organization partnering with communities to empower Baltimoreans to harvest and enjoy local fruit and nuts. Since our founding, we have harvested over 16,000 pounds of produce for food donations, and local neighborhoods have harvested thousands of pounds of food to enjoy and share.
We rely on passionate residents to volunteer and organize harvests. If you would like to connect with stewards in your neighborhood or are interested in organizing a harvest, please email us.
Explore below to learn about yearly community harvest events and our inspiring harvest partners!
Meet Some of Our Partners
Callaway Community Orchard
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Planted in the median on Callaway Avenue, mature apple trees are a point of pride for the community. Every year, residents from Callaway-Garrison and Ashburton gather in the Fall to celebrate the harvest, pick apples and enjoy music and each other.
Carroll Park
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Designed to replicate a historic orchard planted by the Carroll family, the Carroll Park Orchard is a wonderful community asset in the Pigtown Neighborhood. Over 60 mature fruit trees are currently being rehabilitated to bring them back into production. The orchard includes apples, plums, and others.
Jonah House
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Jonah House members maintain the grounds of St. Peter’s Cemetery in West Baltimore. On the property, several mature fruit trees produce fruit to support their food pantry. In addition to fruit trees, community members raise chickens, grow vegetables, and are active in the community.
Harvest and
Distribution Partners
Genesee Pear Orchard
Callaway Apple Project
Interested in becoming a harvest partner? Email us!
Druid Hill Orchard: Education Space
The Druid Hill Orchard is an educational space maintained by BOP's board members.
The orchard is located off of Red Rd. near
the Druid Hill Park Baseball Fields.
Mulberry Madness
HARVESTING EVENT SPOTLIGHT
Coming this June
Though mulberries are small, they have tremendous health benefits.
Mulberries support immune system, promote healthy blood sugar, and are rich in protein, antioxidants, Vitamins C & K, fiber, and iron.
Mulberry Madness promotes mulberries as a valuable food source available around the city to most residents. One in four Baltimore City residents live in food deserts, many unaware of the mulberries growing around them. You can help BOP change this!
We have bountiful harvests around the city every year harvesting over 250 lbs of mulberries since 2014! Mulberries are delicious, good for you, and might even grow in your own backyard. Visit our blog for a brief history of the mulberry.
Mulberry Madness is designed to:
Help Baltimoreans enjoy all the delicate fruits that are ripening around us
Expand our dietary palette
Enable our ability to eat more locally
Reduce food waste
Help us imagine a renewed food system that is good for people, planet and prosperity.
Learn More About Mulberries
Watch Ben Howard from BOP, along with David Alima from The Charmery, share the inside scoop on the nutritious and delicious mulberry.
How to Harvest Mulberries
Ever wanted to harvest the mulberries in your neighborhood but just didn’t know how? Check out this step-by-step guide from board member Deb Howard!