We are continuing are exploration of weaving in the southern mountains with this look back at what the craft looked like during the first half of the twentieth century. In the 1970s and early 1980s,...
Despite traveling across the Southern Appalachian Mountains throughout my childhood, I was not introduced to the Foxfire books until Fall 2016 by an undergraduate professor. My semester’s focus was...
Our favorite summer event returns! Come celebrate all things Appalachia at this two-day event, full of demonstrators, crafts, food, and music. Tickets available at the door. Additional parking and a...
Join us for this community event for both blacksmiths and the general public! Walk through the Foxfire Museum and visit with blacksmiths from throughout Southern Appalachia. Learn about the craft...
Join us for a guided plant identification walk in Southern Appalachia – one of the most botanically diverse regions of the world, led by Cara-Lee Langston of Wildcraft Kitchen. As we meander...
Host Kami Ahrens and Foxfire weaver Sharon Grist take a field trip to the John C. Campbell Folk School to meet with Allie Dudley, the school’s new resident artist and a flourishing young...
Ever wanted to learn how to cook on a wood stove? Now’s your chance! This intro level course will take you through the basics of working with a wood-fired cookstove. Taught by David Grist and...
Ever wanted to learn how to cook on a wood stove? Now’s your chance! This intro level course will take you through the basics of working with a wood-fired cookstove. Taught by David Grist and...
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.