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It Still Lives Episode 6: Planting by the Signs

June 2, 2020

Gardening season is in full swing as summer quickly approaches! For the month of June, we’re talking about planting by the signs, a common folk belief throughout Southern Appalachia. Planting...

Woodstove Cooking Class: Quick Homemade Cheese

May 30, 2020

We are making homemade ricotta cheese today, based on a recipe from The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Cookery. This simple stove-top recipe requires only three ingredients: milk, vinegar, and salt....

Composting Basics

May 22, 2020

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...

It Still Lives Bonus Episode: COVID-19 Oral Histories

May 19, 2020

As public historians and folklorists, we have a responsibility (and interest!) to capture history as it happens around us, and to engage the community in that pursuit. In light of the current...

Woodstove Cooking Class: Cast Iron & Corn Bread

May 14, 2020

At long last, we are making the Appalachian staple: cornbread. This recipe is just one of many from The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Cookery. Every cook had their own way of making cornbread, often...

Log Hewing

May 8, 2020

Curator Barry Stiles takes us through the process of hand-hewing a log. All log cabins in this region of the mountains were made of hewn logs. This was a process for squaring-off logs to make...

Fermenting with Wildcraft Kitchen: Sauerkraut

May 7, 2020

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...

It Still Lives Season 2, Episode 5: Moonshine

May 5, 2020

Appalachia is renowned for its moonshine–that clear, high-proof liquor illegally distilled deep in the woods. Originally, the distilling process came over with Ulster-Scots who settled in the...

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