Insider’s Tour

$20 per adult, $15 per youth (ages 12 – 15) This is a special tour of Blackwood. Stroll through the gardens, woods and prairies with one of Blackwood’s staff members and learn about our seasonal highlights. We’ll share our favorite spots and discuss how...

Insider’s Tour

This is a special tour of Blackwood. Stroll through the gardens, woods and prairies with one of Blackwood’s staff members and learn about our seasonal highlights. We’ll share our favorite spots and discuss how Blackwood is working toward modeling a closed loop food...

Journey Through Blackwood

Buy tickets here! Tickets are available through Eventbrite. Tickets will not be available for sale at the door.  Blackwood Land is partnering with artist Heath Brodie and Nicole Longnecker Gallery to host Journey Through Blackwood. Heath is creating ephemeral...

Wood Violet Birch Syrup

By Hans Hansen It’s a bit early to tap birch or harvest violets but that time is not far away. I had an idea of combining the hues and flavors of birch and violets in a syrup, that I have not tried but don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t work. This...

River Birch (Betula nigra)

By Hans Hansen Native bounty Texan’s don’t hear much about. River Birch is a handsome multifunction all-zone permaculture tree that deserves more attention. Farmers in northern regions tap both Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum), and from several species of...