*This event has been postponed until further notice due to inclement weather* MLK Day is a national day of service. Help clean up Black Rock Parkway, the main access to our local treasures –...
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 &...
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....
Visit the museum Fridays in October to experience fiber art demonstrations from resident artists Sharon Grist and Kelly Coldren! Bring your own projects to show off, or learn about crafts like...
Stop by the Phillips Cabin Thursdays in October to watch a 1930s wood stove at work! Learn how people used fire to cook Appalachian favorites like cornbread, beans, biscuits, and gravy....
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...
Visit the museum Fridays in October to experience fiber art demonstrations from resident artists Sharon Grist and Kelly Coldren! Bring your own projects to show off, or learn about crafts like...
Stop by the Phillips Cabin Thursdays in October to watch a 1930s wood stove at work! Learn how people used fire to cook Appalachian favorites like cornbread, beans, biscuits, and gravy....
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.