Welcome to week three of bake along! We love seeing all of the wonderful cakes and stack pies y’all have made. No Southern repertoire would be complete without a pound cake recipe. This recipe...
Welcome to Week Two of the Foxfire Bake Along! This fruit stack pie is a variation of an Appalachian classic. Get creative with your fruit flavors, and, if you’re feeling adventurous, make...
Are you keeping up with the latest season of The Great British Bake Off? To celebrate, and get prepared for the holiday season, we invite you to bake along with us, Appalachian style! Every Friday...
Foxfire COVID-19 Oral History Project *This is a repost from March. Please note, we are still actively seeking oral histories and images related to your experiences during COVID-19! As public...
Hunting was an essential part of life in the mountains; most people did not raise enough livestock to keep them fed with meat year round. Unlike hunters today, who mostly go after deer, folks in the...
Join us Mondays this fall for special family-focused days at the museum! Leave the screen behind and join us for hands-on, experiential learning. Bring your student or you pod to the museum and...
Join us Mondays this fall for special family-focused days at the museum! Leave the screen behind and join us for hands-on, experiential learning. Bring your student or you pod to the museum and...
“Half-moon” pies, more commonly called hand pies, are a very popular Appalachian dessert. They are made by cooking down a fruit filling, often berries or apples, and encasing them in...
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.