Education
Spring Field Trip Days
Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center 98 Foxfire Ln., Mountain City, GAJoin us Mondays this spring for special family-focused days at the museum! Every Monday, starting April 19th, come to the Foxfire Museum for special demonstrations from 10 am until 3 pm. Students K-8 are just $3 and will receive a special activity booklet. Leave the screen behind and join us for hands-on, experiential learning!
Spring Field Trip Days
Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center 98 Foxfire Ln., Mountain City, GAJoin us Mondays this spring for special family-focused days at the museum! Every Monday, starting April 19th, come to the Foxfire Museum for special demonstrations from 10 am until 3 pm. Students K-8 are just $3 and will receive a special activity booklet. Leave the screen behind and join us for hands-on, experiential learning!
Oral History Harvest at Macon County Library
Macon County Library 149 Siler Farm Rd, Franklin, NCIn Western North Carolina - especially during the pandemic - local libraries are a hub for the community to come together to learn new tools, gather knowledge and share their experiences. That’s why the Macon County Public Library branch of the Fontana Regional Library is a natural partner to work with to share an information […]
Spring Field Trip Days
Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center 98 Foxfire Ln., Mountain City, GAJoin us Mondays this spring for special family-focused days at the museum! Every Monday, starting April 19th, come to the Foxfire Museum for special demonstrations from 10 am until 3 pm. Students K-8 are just $3 and will receive a special activity booklet. Leave the screen behind and join us for hands-on, experiential learning!
Native Plant Week: Days 1 & 2
Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center 98 Foxfire Ln., Mountain City, GAJoin us for the first two days of Native Plant Week, a six-day event celebrating the rich diversity of plants in Appalachia! Monday and Tuesday, June 7th and 8th, will feature herbalism demonstrations and storytelling from Cross & Thistle Apothecary as well as bark bucket-making demonstrations from long-time Foxfire contact Joe Williams. Learn about historic […]
Native Plant Week
Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center 98 Foxfire Ln., Mountain City, GAWhat: Native Plant Week When: June 7-12, 2021 Join us in celebrating the rich diversity of plants in Appalachia! Learn about historic and contemporary uses of native plants in the mountain during this week-long program. Each day will feature various demonstrators and activities that you can engage with on your trip through the museum. On-site […]
Native Plant Week: Day 3
Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center 98 Foxfire Ln., Mountain City, GAJoin us for Native Plant Week, a six-day event celebrating the rich diversity of plants in Appalachia! Wednesday, June 9th, will feature two healing waters demonstration from herbalist Pam Gould of Earth Mama Remedies. One demonstration will be at 11 am and the second will be at 1 pm. Healing waters or hydro-distillation (better known […]
Native Plant Week: Day 4
Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center 98 Foxfire Ln., Mountain City, GAJoin us for Native Plant Week, a six-day event celebrating the rich diversity of plants in Appalachia! Thursday, June 10th, will feature herbalism demonstrations with Folk Apothics, presentations on rivercane conservation from Mainspring Conservation Trust, a four-hour guided plant-history-birding walk with the Bartram Trail Conservancy, and a virtual nature poetry workshop. Learn about historic and […]