Appalachian Studies Center at UNG

10/15/2026

Please join us this coming Monday!

Workshop: Cooking with Sorghum

Monday, October 19, 5-6:30 pm

Vickery House, Dahlonega

Learn, taste, and add to your healthy diet. Dr. Kathleen Thompson will share the history of sorghum growing and syrup production and survey the health benefits of sweet sorghum syrup as a cooking ingredient. Try a chewy sorghum cookie and participate in a cooking project. Sorghum popcorn balls, Boston brown bread in a paper cup, and a sorghum dipping sauce will be made. Take a handout with more recipes to try at home.

10/06/2026

We still have one more chance to learn about Sweet Sorghum!

09/30/2026

The question came up at our workshop this afternoon: are there any songs about sorghum syrup? The answer is yes! Thanks, Laurie J. Anderson

The Canote Brothers live at the Portland Old-time Gathering in Port...

09/28/2026

Do you know what historical and cultural circumstances increased use of the Sweet Sorghum Syrup in Appalachia? Come on out to the Sorghum 101 Workshop tomorrow from 5-6:30 at the Vickery House to find out the answer and so much more about Sweet Sorghum Syrup!

09/21/2026

Check out PEAKS on the UNG Dahlonega campus now in addition to Blue Ridge! We have our first PEAKS Club Room at the Vickery House this Wednesday, September 23rd from 2-4pm! Join us for light refreshments and good conversations! *There will be a shuttle from Evergreen Learning for this event*

09/15/2026

There were seven competitors in our biscuit-baking competition. The judge was Gracie Hughes, whose photos will be on the Vickery House walls for the next few months. The winners were Will Cook and Nancy Moore, represented here by her daughter Kelly West. Congratulations!

09/15/2026

Our Sweet Sorghum in the Mountains event was a delight! The house was full of folks admiring the photos, chatting with experts, and eating biscuits with syrup. Come back for our sorghum workshops on September 29 and October 19!

09/07/2026

Today we hung 30 framed photos documenting sweet sorghum cultivation and syrup production. Please join us Tuesday, Sep. 15, 5-7 pm for a screening of the new documentary Sweet Sorghum in the Mountains. Bring your best biscuits to eat with sorghum syrup!

09/07/2026

Our garden is full of color! Zinnias and sunflowers attract pollinators to help our vegetables thrive, but they are also quite the sight to behold. Stop by any time for a visit!

05/08/2026

Join us at this great show tonight!