Afternoon in the Country
Blackwood Educational Land InstituteJoin us for an Afternoon in the Country, and experience the wonderful, lush surroundings of the Blackwood Educational Land Institute. Self-Guided Garden Tours Walk the Labyrinth Learn About Straw-Bale Construction Organic Vegetarian Lunch Served at 1:30pm
Earth Day 2014
Discovery Green 1500 McKinney, Houston, TX, United StatesGet Your Dirt on with Blackwood at Earth Day Houston Come get down and dirty at Discovery Green on Earth Day! We’ll be making mud pies in the Kids Zone at the Earth Day Houston Festival. We will wash our hands with Nature Healing Nature’s ingenious self-powered pedal bottle washer. We will also have a…
5th Annual Garden Party
On Saturday, May 10, Blackwood Educational Land Institute will host our annual garden party, honoring Michael Skelly.
Counselor Training Week
Blackwood Educational Land InstituteAll Blackwood Nature Camp Counselors and Counselors-In-Training (CITs) will participate in our 7-day training, which includes Wilderness Advanced First Aid training.
Overnight Summer Retreat
Blackwood Educational Land InstituteWilderness First Response Medical Training
Blackwood Educational Land InstituteDetails to be announced.
Blackwood Nature Camp Weeks
Blackwood Educational Land InstituteDetails to be announced.
Blackwood Bounty Thursdays Free Workshop!
Blackwood Land 27144 Rock Island Road, Hempstead, TX, United StatesJoin Hans Hansen for new and improved Blackwood Volunteer Thursdays! Register HERE! 8:30am to 10:30am. Propagation and Harvesting with Hans Hansen, Blackwood’s Head Horticulturist at Blackwood Land’s teaching farm in Hempstead, TX. 11:00am-Noon. Making Compost Workshop Hans believe the best compost is made in the backyard by hand or with equipment available to the small grower. He…
Propagation & Harvesting Workshop + Pam Kimsey Keynote
Blackwood Land 27144 Rock Island Road, Hempstead, TX, United StatesPropagation and harvesting at Blackwood Land’s teaching farm in Hempstead, TX with Blackwood’s Head Horticulturist. Self-sufficiency garden workshop.
Honey Bee Workshop with Janice
Blackwood Land 27144 Rock Island Road, Hempstead, TX, United StatesJanice is a volunteer on Thursday and has been keeping bees since 2008 when she started two hives in her backyard. She is now in the process of re-establishing her bee-keeping activity with her hives at a new location inside the Loop. She'll talk about the history of the bees she has kept, basic beekeeping set…