Appalachian Heritage - Foxfire

Dyed in the Wool: Finding Colors in Nature

April 18, 2022

With our upcoming Community Dye Days, starting monthly on April 23rd, we’re taking a look at the different ways you can dye with wild plants right here in the mountains! Adapted from Foxfire,...

Dyeing Easter Eggs with Kitchen Scraps (Repost)

April 15, 2022

Last year, we released a blog post about how to dye Easter eggs with kitchen staples, like ground turmeric. This year, our Village Weaver, Sharon Grist, took it to a whole new level! She...

An Appalachian Easter: Recipes for a Spring Gathering

April 13, 2022

Celebrate spring in the mountains with this Appalachian-inspired Easter menu! Taken from the pages of The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Cookery, these recipes for fried ham, red-eye gravy, and...

Flintknapping

April 12, 2022

Learn the essentials of flint knapping from Foxfire contact Jim Enloe. Classes include basic instruction on how to shape flint and other stones into useful tools such as knives, axe heads, spear...

Flintknapping

April 12, 2022

Learn the essentials of flint knapping from Foxfire contact Jim Enloe. Classes include basic instruction on how to shape flint and other stones into useful tools such as knives, axe heads, spear...

Flintknapping

April 12, 2022

Learn the essentials of flint knapping from Foxfire contact Jim Enloe. Classes include basic instruction on how to shape flint and other stones into useful tools such as knives, axe heads, spear...

Flintknapping

April 12, 2022

Learn the essentials of flint knapping from Foxfire contact Jim Enloe. Classes include basic instruction on how to shape flint and other stones into useful tools such as knives, axe heads, spear...

Mountain-Style Plumbing: Making Log Water Pipes

April 8, 2022

Adapted from Foxfire Magazine, Spring 1976 Original article by Bob O’Dwyer. Interviews, photos, and diagrams by Bob O’Dwyer, Jeff Fears, and John Matthies. When it comes to modern homes, few of us...

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