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More Activities for Kids!

More Activities for Kids!

Spring break is over, but quarantine continues. Looking for more activities for your kids? Try out these heritage-focused activities! For more learning opportunities, check out our education page,...
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Woodstove Cooking Class: Custard Pie

Woodstove Cooking Class: Custard Pie

During this time of quarantine, we are bringing you simple bake-along recipes from The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Cookery that can be cooked on a woodstove, like we do here at the center, or on...
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Bonus Episode: Spring Gardening

Bonus Episode: Spring Gardening

After several requests for more information about gardening, we’ve put together a special bonus episode on traditional heirloom gardening practices, straight from the Foxfire archives.  ...
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It Still Lives: Season 2, Episode 1

It Still Lives: Season 2, Episode 1

After several requests, we’ve reposted this episode given the current climate. We want to encourage listeners to consider ways we can still support our neighbors and communities, even while...
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Hands-On Activities for Kids

Hands-On Activities for Kids

We know many of you have school-aged children at home who might be in need of activities to keep them engaged! Try some of these fun, hands-on activities inspired by our books and museum. For more...
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Bonus Episode: Mountain Music

Bonus Episode: Mountain Music

In response to “social distancing,” we are putting together some special bonus episodes of our podcast, “It Still Lives.” The first of these is a Foxfire playlist—we’ve...
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The Foxfire Museum App is LIVE!

The Foxfire Museum App is LIVE!

After over two years of behind-the-scenes work, we’ve finally launched our digital app! This project, made possible by a grant from the ARC, is intended to enhance a tour through the Foxfire...
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Community is needed to keep Foxfire aglow

Community is needed to keep Foxfire aglow

By any metric, the Foxfire program is one of the most successful examples of a student-led learning initiative anywhere at any time in history. No one, not the students themselves nor the teachers...
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