A Hands-on Lesson in Soil pH

By Hans Hansen As an organic grower for nearly 3 decades, if I had to point to one topic of knowledge where organics started to work for me in a practical way it’s when I began to fully grasp the nature and power of soil. More specifically, organics began to work for...

Honey Bee Workshop with Janice

Janice 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...

Propagation & Harvesting Workshop + Pam Kimsey Keynote

Join Hans Hansen for new and improved Blackwood Volunteer Thursdays! Register Here 8:30am to 10:30am. Propagation and harvesting at Blackwood Land’s teaching farm in Hempstead, TX with Blackwood’s Head Horticulturist, Hans Hansen. 11:00am to Noon. Seed Traders For...

Blackwood Bounty Thursdays Free Workshop!

Join 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...

The Farmer Editorial: Mushroom Compost

By Hans Hansen, Blackwood Land’s Head Horticulturist Mushroom compost. Yes or no? I’ve been asked this question at least 5 times in the last year so I figured it was time for a bit of due diligence, to bring myself up to date. The last review I did on...