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It Still Lives, Season 4 Episode 5: Tiny Worlds of the Appalachians

June 1, 2022

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...

Native Plant Week – Guided Tour at the Foxfire Museum

May 26, 2022

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...

Cooking with Fire

May 16, 2022

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...

It Still Lives, Season 4 Episode 4: The Snowbird Day School

May 3, 2022

Several months back, Foxfire staff members met with Dr. Trey Adcock (Cherokee Nation) and Gilliam Jackson (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) to learn about their work in the Snowbird Community, near...

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...

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