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It Still Lives, Episode 12: Christmas in the Mountains

December 7, 2021

We are pulling more excerpts from A Foxfire Christmas, and taking a look at handmade decorations, holiday foods, and other special traditions here in the mountains. Take a listen to Huell &...

It Still Lives, Episode 11: Drying, Pickling, Canning, Oh My!: Food Preservation in Southern Appalachia

November 2, 2021

As we come to the end of fall, we’re looking at ways to make the year’s harvest last through the winter. Listen to excerpts from interviews with Andy and Bashey Webb, Granny Gibson, Mrs....

It Still Lives, Episode 10: An Interview with Cherokee Author Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle

October 5, 2021

Back in April, host Kami Ahrens was joined by Blue Ridge Public Radio reporter Lilly Knoepp on an interview with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian’s first published author, Annette Saunooke...

It Still Lives, Episode 9: Bleaching Apples

September 7, 2021

September in the North Georgia mountains means it is finally apple season! Listen along as we explore an old method of preserving apples: bleaching apples. This unique process preserve fruit by...

It Still Lives, The SEED Series: Leaf Your Mark

August 12, 2021

Before modern science bore modern medicine, civilizations relied on nature for remedies and naturopathic healing. In an ecologically diverse area such as the Southern Appalachian mountains, the...

It Still Lives, The SEED Series: Rocking the Boat

August 5, 2021

The unique system of waterways is one of the key features of Southern Appalachia’s geography. For generations, natives have looked at the water as a tool, a source of food, and a general center of...

It Still Lives, The SEED Series: Roots of Foxfire

July 29, 2021

From a class of uninterested high school students to a community organization that Rabun County families have passed down from generation to generation, Foxfire is in its fifty-fifth year of...

It Still Lives, The SEED Series: Hooked on Fishin’

July 15, 2021

From Cherokee traditions to the early Appalachians to modern-day anglers, fishing has long been a part of Southern tradition. Though the practice has changed over time, fishing remains an important...

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