Farm To Table Dinners
Save your seat for our seasonal Gathered Table dinner on 03/20/26
Agritourism Days
Visit Blackwood Farm every Saturday from 12-4pm
Youth Programming
Connections with nature start at the roots.
wafa training
Hands-on Wilderness Advanced First Aid training
Welcome to Blackwood
Where the land is the teacher.
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.
Explore our programs, taste the harvest, and join us in cultivating a healthier world from the soil up.
Our farms:
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 its heart, regenerative agriculture gives back more than it takes, ensuring the long-term health of both people and planet.
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.
As above, so below.
In short : The healthier our soil is, the healthier our ecosystems above ground are.
Wilderness Advanced First Aid
Build lifesaving skills for remote settings in this immersive Wilderness Advanced First Aid course.
From March 7-10, 2026, Blackwood will be hosting Wilderness Advanced First Aid (WAFA) Training on the farm grounds in conjunction with Wilderness Medical Associates International.
This is an ideal course for amateur outdoor explorers as well as outdoor professionals. It will focus on basic lifesaving skills, assessing patients, and proper reporting to rescue personnel. The course will be hands-on and intensive, including lecture, discussion, drills, simulations, case studies, and skills labs.
For more information, please email sam@blackwoodland.org
Educational Programs
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