This 6-hour class taught by Foxfire's resident weaver, Sharon Grist, will include instruction on different fibers and their characteristics and practical applications of carding, drafting, and spindle and wheel spinning. Students will spin wool and learn several ways to handle fiber to produce varying yarn structures. Class fee includes instruction, use of studio equipment, raw […]
Join herbalist and chef Cara-Lee Langston of Wildcraft Kitchen for a special spring foraging hike just for families! Included with general admission to the museum. No registration necessary.
Miss Jenny uses her Castile soap for the base of 100’s of recipes that are custom tailored to meet the Stevens families cleaning challenges. This class will teach you how to make cold process castile soap and provide re-milling instructions to customize Miss Jenny’s Castile Soap into your very own specialty soaps & cleaning solutions.Participants […]
Taught by Foxfire contact and demonstrator Kermit Rood, this two-day class introduces the student to the fundamentals of chair bottoming, with a focus on splint-style weaving. Originally, splint was thin strips of white oak, hickory, or ash. The wood strips have been replaced with the more economical and easier to work with flat reed. It […]
Join us on April 25th from 1:00pm to 3:00pm for the official book release of the new Foxfire Story: Oral Tradition in Southern Appalachia, featuring the book’s editor folklorist T. J. Smith, president and executive director at The Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center. Copies of this newest Foxfire book will be available on hand from […]
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 May 9th for the first annual Mountain Skills Revival with Georgia Bushcraft. The day will be filled with mountain skills demonstrations and opportunities for hands-on learning. More details to come! Museum admission day of gets you into the event.
The first plants to appear after the winter are often edible wild greens and flowers. Commonly referred to as “spring tonics,” these nutritious plants help to cleanse the body for the year ahead. We use many spring tonics in herbal medicine-making and whole foods cooking. In this workshop, you will learn to gather shoots, blooms, […]
Spring begins a new cycle of growth in the garden delivering tender greens and early season root vegetables to the kitchen table. The seasonal shift occurs just in time as we reach for the last few jars of food and keeper crops that were “put up” in the winter pantry and root cellar from the […]
Taught by Foxfire contact and demonstrator Kermit Rood, this two-day class introduces the student to the fundamentals of chair bottoming, with a focus on rush-style weaving. For the class, students will need to bring a chair they wish to bottom. All other tools and materials will be supplied in the class. Be sure to pack […]
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 […]
Join us on The Land to enjoy music by local artists the second Saturday of the month. Doors 6:30 pm, music at 7:00 pm. Suggested donation of $10, no registration required. Bring a picnic and some chairs, and enjoy the summer weather! Artist: A. Lee Edwards
Our first week of summer camp explores safe and ethical foraging and allows students an opportunity to get up close and personal with useful, kid-friendly plants and fungi. Throughout the week, students will build their own nature journals, make spore prints, and create nature art as they learn about the wild edible and medicinal plants […]
This 6-hour class taught by Foxfire's resident weaver, Sharon Grist, will include instruction on different fibers and their characteristics and practical applications of carding, drafting, and spindle and wheel spinning. Students will spin wool and learn several ways to handle fiber to produce varying yarn structures. Class fee includes instruction, use of studio equipment, raw […]
Learn to cook from scratch using simple, fresh, and healthy ingredients. Each day, kids will work in groups to prepare a delicious meal featuring recipes from the Foxfire Book of Appalachian Cookery and ingredients from local farms and gardens. Highlights from cookery week include woodstove and open hearth cooking and learning how to “put up” […]
A Celebration of Southern Appalachian Culture. Join us for a full day of interpretive demonstrations of weaving, blacksmithing, basketry, open hearth cooking, broom making, bark berry baskets, corn shuck dolls, early engines, and much more.
We step into the apothecary in our third week of summer camp to explore the art, tradition, and science of herbal medicine making. Each day, kids will have an opportunity to make herbal products from scratch to take home. By the end of the week, we will will have created our very own apothecary kits […]
Taught by Foxfire contact and demonstrator Kermit Rood, this one-day class introduces the student to the fundamentals of woodworking. The class will focus on historic and present day methods, tools, and equipment, shop safety and setup, as well as sources for lumber and hardware. You will leave this class with a handmade wooden box, made […]
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 […]
Our comprehensive summer camp for ages 6-8 offers a nice variety of food and nature education. Each morning begins with a gentle nature walk where we look at different plants and explore the trails at Foxfire. Students then head to the cookery and herbalism cabins for hands-on activities that give everyone an opportunity to make […]