Community Dye Day
Join us for the last community dye day of 2022! Bring a plain white article that is 100% cotton such as a t-shirt, bandana, or tote bag. Drop it off in our indigo pot at the beginning of your...
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Community Based Learning
It Still Lives, Season 4 Episode 7: Hiking through History on the Bartram Trail
This month, we are taking the podcast on the trail as we explore the history and impact of William Bartram’s travels through Southern Appalachia with Brent Martin, Executive Director of the...
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“Our Appalachia” : Free Community Lecture Series
Join us this year for our first series of public lectures! Held at the Rabun County Public Library, these monthly talks will feature a variety of topics, from moonshining and quilting to Cherokee...
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It Still Lives, Season 4 Episode 6: “A Cane Pole is Hard to Beat”
In 1981, the Foxfire students dedicated an entire issue of the Foxfire magazine to the topic of fishing, from types of fish in the mountains to equipment and, of course, big fish tales. This month,...
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Beginning Needle Felting
Learn the basics of needle felting! In this two-hour course, fiber artist Kelly Coldren will teach you the basics of sculpting wool using needles. These techniques can be used to make a variety of...
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It Still Lives, Season 4 Episode 5: Tiny Worlds of the Appalachians
We sat down with traveling artist and Appalachian-native Rosalie Haizlett to talk about her upcoming project Tiny Worlds of the Appalachian Mountains. Learn about how Rosalie explores nature to...
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Native Plant Week – Guided Tour at the Foxfire Museum
Kick off Native Plant Week at the Foxfire Museum on this guided tour, led by the museum’s own curator, Kami Ahrens. This tour will cover the history and development of the Southern Appalachian...
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Cooking with Fire
This year, Foxfire launched it’s first series of classes on how to cook with a wood-fired stove. These workshops are held in the Phillips Cabin, a log structure originally built around 1860...
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