Founded in 1966, FOXFIRE is a nonprofit educational and heritage preservation organization. Foxfire's learner-centered, community-based approach is advocated through The Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center and grounded in the Southern Appalachian culture that promotes a sense of place and appreciation of local people and their traditions as essential educational tools. T.J. SMITH is the president and executive director of The Foxfire Fund, Inc. and holds a Ph.D. in folklore from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.
"A spirited, entertaining collection of stories and traditions that
bear emulating in other regions of the country." —Kirkus
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"Both timeless and curiously of the moment. . . . Folklore and
timeworn tips from Southern Appalachian mountain dwellers collected
in this latest tome from the beloved Foxfire series."
—Garden & Gun
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