In the South we love our vegetables. From Louisiana to North Carolina, the end of season harvest is abundant. We have finally had some rain here in the mountains bringing on a new growth spurt for annuals that realize the end is near. One vegetable, loved by many but unappreciated by others, doesn’t care if [...]
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This was the second Tin Can Art class this summer and it was a really creative group. Students learned how to cut, punch, rivet, solder, design, and build objects made from old tin cans. After starting slowly, the class began to see creative recycling uses for old painted tin cans and went to work. Items [...]
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An unbearably cute four week old white kitten with blue eyes was recently discovered outside the Dining Hall. The cat, stuck in a crawl space, must have been dropped by its mother, who was then unable to retrieve to kitten. A staff member heard the pathetic little mews, almost mistaking them for bird chirps. She [...]
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This past weekend, the Folk School traveled to Asheville to represent our cooking program in a Wine and Food Festival. The annual festival, sponsored by WNC Magazine, celebrates and promotes local food sources, from wineries to restaurants and specialty food producers. Tasting glasses and plates in hand, participants strolled through the Agricultural Center, enjoying what [...]
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The Folk School offered an abundance of classes this week, all vastly different in subject and even more diverse in personages present. Classes ranged from Repoussé Blacksmithing to Split Oak Basketry to Painting/Drawing and more. Although it may sound more like a chore or a social gathering, Woodburning is a truly intricate art form. Students [...]
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