Foxfire is an organization founded in 1966 with the mission of teaching high school students an appreciation of the local artisans of their native Appalachia.
At least 11 books have been published in the Foxfire series covering topics as diverse as toys, recipes, "hog dressing", chair making, boarding houses, gourd art, hunting, fishing, use of wild plants, faith healing, planting by the signs, burial, midwifery, fiddle making, berry buckets, sassafras tea, corn sucking, animal care, dulcimers, hide tanning, ginseng, quilting, log cabins, home cures, water systems, logging, wood carving and more, much more.
The books combine stories about the actual people and practical instruciton in the various arts, crafts and ways of living.