Helping communities to put healthy food in every Baltimore neighborhood.
Volunteers plant and maintain the orchard
Increasing Tree Canopy and Quality of Life
The Baltimore Orchard Project operates our planting program in conjunction with TreeBaltimore, a mayoral initiative with the goal of increasing the city’s tree canopy to 40% by 2037. Thanks to this partnership, there are now dozens of new orchards growing in Baltimore’s parks, schoolyards, congregational properties, and other community spaces.
So far, we’ve planted over 2,000 trees throughout Baltimore City. Over the course of their lifetimes, they will provide thousands of pounds of fruit for city residents. Check out what and where we have planted through the end of 2016 and contact us so we can plant with you!
Planting Location
Harvest Map
Want to know where we’ve planted? Check out our Baltimore City harvest map!
Become a
Planting Partner
Interested in bringing the benefits of an orchard to your community? We can provide your group with free fruit and nut trees through TreeBaltimore. We help groups plan their orchard spaces and organize planting days for installation. We also provide orchard consultation and design services on a sliding scale.
Once you have sent us an email a volunteer member of the BOP team will be in touch to talk about the next steps in planning and planting your orchard.
Planting Partner Support
If you have already planted an orchard with BOP and are interested in adding additional trees or if you need support in other areas please feel free to email us and we will see what we can do to help.
Resources
Bounty
One of the greatest resources for any urban orchardist is Bounty: An Orchardist’s Illustrated Guide to a Fruitful Harvest. Bounty is our original month-by-month guide to fruit tree care created for Baltimore’s climate. Our goal with Bounty is to encourage, inspire, and involve people like you in a movement towards creating an edible Baltimore.
Specific Fruit Help
Apples: Organic A Collaboration: Practical Guide for Organic Apple Production
Figs: University of Georgia
European Pears: University of Virginia
Pawpaw: Gardener’s Path
Blueberries: University of Maryland
Raspberries: Ohio State University
The Buzz
The Buzz: A Gude to Pollinator-Friendly Plants is our original month-by-month guide to help save the bees and create more holistic edible ecosystems, written by Ben Howard and illustrated by Karyn Lao.
Please donate to support our work by clicking here, and entering “Baltimore Orchard Project” under the Project Designation section.
Download The Buzz here!
Further Guidance
Here is a list of resources some made by us and some made by other organizations and individuals that are valuable resources for any fruit/nut tree caretaker.
Organic Fruit Tree Management Plan
What to Plant in Baltimore