Winter Wild Edible Plants of the Southern Appalachians

Botanical drawing of Allium vinaele, a wild edible found in the southern Appalachians

Compared to most of temperate North America, the Southern Appalachians offer a veritable feast of wild edible plants in the winter. Here’s a few common species to get you started!

Fur-On Rabbit Hide Tanning w/ Nico Piedrahita & Callan Burton-Shore

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About the Workshop: Fur On Rabbit Hide Tanning Spend a weekend learning techniques for small, fur-on animal hide tanning! Using the ‘brain-tanning’ method, we will use eggs and smoke to […]

Hexagonal Black Ash Basket Weaving w/ Zac Fittipaldi

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Practice the ancient art of basket weaving to craft a functional handmade basket for your home using traditionally prepared black ash splints!  Join instructor Zac Fittipaldi in creating a large hexagonal open weave basket from northern black ash tree splints, hand-harvested and prepared by the instructor. 

Sewing Buckskin Pouches w/ Rain Hall

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Workshop SOLD OUT! Sign up for the waitlist below: About Sewing Buckskin Pouches Workshop What is buckskin? How is it made? And how do we use it to make everyday […]

Spoon Carving w/ Barron Brown

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Workshop SOLD OUT. Sign up for the waitlist below: About this Spoon Carving Workshop Join beloved Firefly Gathering elder Barron Brown as he walks students of all experience levels down […]