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Welcome to Blackwood

Blackwood Educational Land Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to land-based learning that encourages the spirit and feeds the soul as it challenges and educates the mind. It inspires all of us to be complete, healthy and accountable to ourselves, our colleagues and our natural world as a whole. Located near Hempstead, Texas (about 45 minutes from Houston), a formerly neglected tract of land has been turned into a living learning environment. There are many wooded acres, a pond fed by a natural spring, abundant plant and animal life, and more. Blackwood is an ecosystem and living classroom that inspires and teaches students of all ages to explore the natural web of life and to develop a healthy, respectful relationship with nature.

Cath Conlon

Cath Conlon

Created and inspired by permaculture designer Cath Conlon, Blackwood offers students a bridge between the indoor school classroom and the outdoor classroom as well as adult workshops and corporate and private retreats in a peaceful, natural setting.

Blackwood reminds us of the incredible bonds between nature and people, and the opportunity that lies in fostering that relationship in order to strengthen our communities.

Saving the Planet and Ourselves

Watch an interview with Cath Conlon on the Living Smart show with Patricia Gras.

 

Ecology

Eco-ology is a weekly radio report on the state of our ecological health.

November 2nd, 2011 - Fall FUNdrive WWW.KPFT.ORG  Celebrating Dia de los Muertos – Our past, present, and future, and You with Wilson Arabie with a Texas Beaming Bioneers update.  Who is reimagining community? www.beamingbioneershouston.org AND David Reed, a natural residential builder who brings us pallet houses.  Yes, that is a house made from discarded pallets. http://ilovecob.com/archive/texas-natural-builders-pallet-house

Listen to episode

HC Clark, Patricia Greer, Cath Conlon

Eco-Ology
Wednesday 6 to 7 AM
KPFT 90.1 Houston

KPFT's program dedicated to local heroes at the forefront of environmental action, ecology in and for Our community, social justice, health, and spirit.  Hosted by Patricia Greer and Cath Conlon.  Technical support provided by  H.C. Clark, and Laura Slavin.

Join us every Wednesday as we explore what is happening in Our community and who is doing something about it.  We are adding a new element to Our weekly program - FOOD, glorious food:  food security, local foods, food
co-operatives, farmers markets, food dilemmas, food in Our region, composting, urban farming, bees, community gardens, recipes for Our region and the season.  Michael Pollan, Recipe for Success, Urban Harvest, and more: Eco-Ology

We succeed as a society as we consider health, environment, social, and spiritual interactions. 

Eco-Ology welcomes ecologists, economists, environmentalists, religious and spiritual leaders, peace givers, progressives, conservatives, liberals  - everyone who is deeply entrenched in living now and believes a future is possible. 

Water, local farmers, green building, children, recycling, hydrocarbons in Our air, landfills, recipes for preparing green leafys, biodiversity.Eco-Ology is a coalition of solution based citizens from a variety of environmentally-related organizations, focusing on ecological issues, exposing their interdependent relationship. 

Bringing people and their stories to folks.  Just regular people, who from life experience, exposed problems and strived to solve them, making a difference in the community of Our earth.

Our first drive time program will feature a segment from a Recent program with Mathew Tejada, Executive Director for Galveston Houston Association for Smog Prevention - GHASP on ozone, and interviews with urban farmer, Joe Icet and a representative from Central City Co-op.

We look forward to injoying Wednesday morning with You.

Thank You for making KPFT YOUR main stream media

Pat, Cath, H.C., and Laura

 

Magic on the Bayou

Earth Day Houston


Earth Day Houston

April 14th, 2012
Discovery Green
10am - 4pm
More information Coming Soon

Morning in the Country
Saturday, November 19, 2011

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