Learn how to make Castile soap in this two-day workshop. This vegetable-based soap is made from a blend of olive and coconut oils and is ideal for individuals with allergies or sensitive skin. Instructor TBA. Each two-day session will run from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm each day. Please be sure to bring your lunch!
Join Timpson Creek Farm Project Manager, Darby Weaver for an afternoon of advanced organic gardening instruction. A great follow up to the intro course or perfect for individuals who have some previous experience, the class will delve into the varied techniques used by professional growers to grow crops without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides, to extend […]
Taught by Foxfire contact and demonstrator Kermit Rood, this three-day class instructs students in the method of cane weaving. This seven-step process involves weaving the seat bottom into the perimeter of the seat through drilled holes. For the class, students will need to bring a chair they wish to bottom. All other tools and materials […]
Learn broom making with Foxfire's resident broom artist, Carole Morse. This two-day course covers the essentials of broom making, including discussions on the materials, processes, and art of crafting different broom varieties. Students participating in the class will complete and take home a cobweb broom and hearth broom. The class runs two days, from 9:30 […]
Led by herbalist Patricia Howell, director of BotanoLogos School of Herbal Studies, our nature walks will explore the diversity of herbs and medicines native to the Southern Appalachian region, known as the “apothecary of the nation." Hidden in plain sight throughout the Foxfire center are a multitude of plants long valued for both their healing qualities and […]
This two-day introduction to weaving is taught by resident weaver Sharon Grist and covers: the mechanics of three kinds of floor looms how to do graph paper draw-downs of weave structures the process of making a warp how to properly thread heddles and reeds dressing the loom winding a proper bobbin hem-stitching the fabric Students […]
Join us Friday, June 29th, for a free yoga class with Beyond Bending Yoga at the Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center. Yoga will be outdoors, weather permitting, with a potluck picnic to follow. Please bring a mat and a dish to share. Yogis of all levels are welcome.