Where people, plants & purpose grow
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Celebrating 40 Years of ReGenerative Education
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Welcome to Blackwood
The Blackwood Educational Land Institute is a nonprofit on a mission to model the indispensable role of regenerative agriculture and sustainable food systems in all of our lives. From our Hempstead farm to our Skyfarm in downtown Houston, we’re growing more than food – we’re growing connection, education, and a future rooted in regeneration.
What is Regenerative Agriculture?
Regenerative agriculture is a way of farming that restores ecosystems instead of depleting them.
It focuses on building soil health, increasing biodiversity, improving water cycles, and pulling carbon out of the atmosphere - creating land that is healthier, more resilient, and more productive with each season.
At Blackwood, we put this into practice by harnessing natural processes and progressive systems together. We improve the water-holding capacity of the land through soil microbiology, integrate annual vegetable beds with perennial plant guilds to support beneficial insects, and design agro-ecology systems that naturally balance pest control and fertility.
In short : The healthier our soil is, the healthier our ecosystems above ground are.
The Field Library
Turning the land into a living classroom.
What Happens When You Put a Farm on a Houston Rooftop?
Andrew Whit on what an acre of living soil four stories above downtown Houston is teaching Blackwood: temperatures about 31 degrees cooler, about 75 percent less water, and killdeer nesting on the roof.
What We Don’t Know Yet
Cath Conlon on a visit to the Danforth Plant Science Center, a quinoa plant that already knew how to handle salt, and why Blackwood wants to keep asking what we don’t know yet.
Connection: Food and Beyond
Sarah Weisfeld on the lost connection between people and their food, and why knowing your farmer and sharing a slow meal might be part of the cure.
Be a part of the regenerative movement
Reconnect with the land, grow real food, and be a part of restoring the earth in a tangible, meaningful way.
Get Involved
Reconnect with the land, grow real food, and be a part of restoring the earth in a tangible, meaningful way.
Volunteer
We would not be Blackwood without our incredibly passionate volunteers. Get involved today!
Donate
Every dollar donated is a seed planted. Help us grow the future of Agriculture in Texas.
Contact us
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Blackwood Landfarm
Hempstead, TX 77445
Blackwood Skyfarm
Houston, TX 77201