At long last, we are making the Appalachian staple: cornbread. This recipe is just one of many from The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Cookery. Every cook had their own way of making cornbread, often...
Join Cara-Lee Langston of Wildcraft Kitchen as she delves into the world of fermentation. This week, Cara shows us an easy method for fermenting cabbage at home. Sauerkraut only requires a few...
Appalachia is renowned for its moonshine–that clear, high-proof liquor illegally distilled deep in the woods. Originally, the distilling process came over with Ulster-Scots who settled in the...
Raise your hand if you miss going out for coffee and doughnuts on Saturday morning! This week we have a quick and simple no yeast doughnut recipe to take back your Saturday morning routine. Straight...
As promised, we’ve put together a little video about square-foot gardening and have aggregated some resources for you here. This approach to growing food is especially designed for garden...
For cooking class this week, we’re taking a slight detour from the recipes in The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Cookery. We are making a dish inspired by ingredients in the cookbook and flavors...
As we approach the long-awaited release of Foxfire’s newest book, Foxfire Story, we decided to bring you a small sample of the folktales you’ll encounter in this volume. Foxfire Story is...
Join Cara-Lee Langston of Wildcraft Kitchen on a foraging adventure at Foxfire. We went into the woods and harvested (sustainably!) edible spring plants to infuse in a homemade tea. We blend...
Foxfire’s mission is to preserve and develop the public’s appreciation for Southern Appalachian history – its history, people, and traditions – through artifacts, oral history, and programs that interpret, document and celebrate the region, and fosters self-directed, community-based classroom instruction following the Foxfire Core Practices.