Blackwood Educational Land Institute
Farm School: Spring 2023 Session 1
Blackwood Educational Land InstituteBlackwood's Farm School exists to teach students a strong work ethic as they learn where food comes from and connect classroom studies to real-world situations. They will leave empowered to utilize their new skills to continue modeling the importance of regenerative food systems in daily life. This weekly experiential program is designed to provide students…
Farm School: Spring 2023 Session 1
Blackwood Educational Land InstituteBlackwood's Farm School exists to teach students a strong work ethic as they learn where food comes from and connect classroom studies to real-world situations. They will leave empowered to utilize their new skills to continue modeling the importance of regenerative food systems in daily life. This weekly experiential program is designed to provide students…
Camp Open House
Blackwood Educational Land InstituteWhether it's your child's first time at camp or you're looking to connect with our staff and other camp families, you're invited to attend an Open House at Blackwood on Wednesday, March 15, from 2-5 pm. No need to RSVP. Park in the main lot and follow the signs to the Baleyfield House. We'll meet…
Winter Farm-to-Table Dinner
Blackwood Educational Land InstituteBlackwood’s Winter Dinner on December 3rd is our first of the year. Chef Cade will create a seasonal five-course menu reflecting what inspires us every day: a love of blending tradition and experimentation, seasonal eating in a region with quirky seasons, and honoring the fruits of regenerative agriculture practice for us as individuals and as…
Outstanding in the Field with Chef Dawn Burrel
Blackwood Educational Land InstituteNight two at this inspiring 33-acre educational farm where host farmer Cath Conlon and her team tend to a variety of vegetables, fruits, laying hens and apiaries. The farm calls itself a “living laboratory,” using restorative agriculture practices to find the essential balance between land preservation and food production. Their educational programming seeks to…
Outstanding in the Field with Chef Justin Yu
Blackwood Educational Land InstituteBlackwood is a non-profit, 33-acre teaching farm with a variety of crops, laying hens and bees. Their goal is to model how regenerative agriculture practices can positively impact the planet and improve our food system in the process. Blackwood serves the community through summer camps and field trips to empower local youth, plus a…
Foraging Workshop with Dr. Mark Vorderbruggen (Afternoon Session)
Blackwood Educational Land InstituteBlackwood is proud to offer the rare opportunity to take a foraging class with Dr. Mark Vorderbruggen, founder of the wildly popular foragingtexas.com blog and the Medicine Man Plant Co. plant medicine line. Together we will see what hidden forageable bounties exist around our 33-acre property, which encompasses three different biomes each possessing its own…
Foraging Workshop with Dr. Mark Vorderbruggen (Morning Session)
Blackwood Educational Land InstituteBlackwood is proud to offer the rare opportunity to take a foraging class with Dr. Mark Vorderbruggen, founder of the wildly popular foragingtexas.com blog and the Medicine Man Plant Co. plant medicine line. Together we will see what hidden forageable bounties exist around our 33-acre property, which encompasses three different biomes each possessing its own…
2022 Nature Camp: Session 6
Blackwood Educational Land InstituteBlackwood Nature Camp is a week-long overnight camp for ages 8-14 located in Hempstead, TX. Our goal is simple: get kids outside and active! Campers enjoy a variety of outdoor activities such as hiking, swimming (swim test required), paddle-boarding, and forest games. They take classes like natural dyeing, cane-pole fishing, and cooking. They learn about…
2022 Nature Camp: Session 5
Blackwood Educational Land InstituteBlackwood Nature Camp is a week-long overnight camp for ages 8-14 located in Hempstead, TX. Our goal is simple: get kids outside and active! Campers enjoy a variety of outdoor activities such as hiking, swimming (swim test required), paddle-boarding, and forest games. They take classes like natural dyeing, cane-pole fishing, and cooking. They learn about…