Join us for the first two days of Native Plant Week, a six-day event celebrating the rich diversity of plants in Appalachia! Monday and Tuesday, June 7th and 8th, will feature herbalism...
What: Native Plant Week When: June 7-12, 2021 Join us in celebrating the rich diversity of plants in Appalachia! Learn about historic and contemporary uses of native plants in the mountain during...
Composting is a great way to create nutrient-rich organic material for your home garden. How we fertilize our gardens is a matter of personal opinion, but for my money there is nothing better than...
Join Cara-Lee Langston of Wildcraft Kitchen as she delves into the world of fermentation. This week, Cara shows us an easy method for fermenting cabbage at home. Sauerkraut only requires a few...
As promised, we’ve put together a little video about square-foot gardening and have aggregated some resources for you here. This approach to growing food is especially designed for garden...
For cooking class this week, we’re taking a slight detour from the recipes in The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Cookery. We are making a dish inspired by ingredients in the cookbook and flavors...
Join Cara-Lee Langston of Wildcraft Kitchen on a foraging adventure at Foxfire. We went into the woods and harvested (sustainably!) edible spring plants to infuse in a homemade tea. We blend...
Spring is here and, for some of us, so too is that deep urge to play in the dirt! It seems that now, more than in recent memory, folks are feeling the call to prep garden plots and grow food! Even...
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.