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The Other Almanac is a reimagining of The Old Farmer’s Almanac, updated for today’s world. The original Almanac is the oldest continuously printed publication in the US. It comprises a popular mix of ancient wisdom, garden advice, poems, jokes, how-to’s, recipes, and calendars. It is, however, still tailored to its traditional audience: largely rural, white and conservative. It eschews stances on anything overtly progressive, be it political, ecological, or social.
The Other Almanac puts right these omissions. Whilst retaining the quirkiness and liveliness of the original, it aims to bridge the urban/rural divide in America, delving into issues of politics and culture that unite us all. Its pages are filled with buoyant contributions from climate organizers, indigenous activists, migrant farmworkers, historians, scientists, medicine makers, incarcerated painters, astrologers, lawyers, borderland midwives and more. Original, full color art surrounds their writing, creating an inviting, accessible yearbook that will entertain and educate a wide new readership for an age-old chronicle.
With contributions from: David Abram, Hakim Bishara, Diana Budds, Sally DeWind, Silvia Federici, E. A. Guntly, Olivia Heffernan, Juan Hernandez, Bill Hutchison, Sandor Ellix Katz, Kay Kasparhauser, Zahra Khan, Miles Kirsch, Kea Krause, Priyanka Kumar, Morgan Lett, Eliza Grace Martin, George Musser, Fox Rinne, Linda Faye Rossman, Spencer Tilger, Ryan Thompson, Peter Treiber Jr., Dan Tovrov, Mai Tran, Bettina Yung, and Chinatown Basketball Club.
Order through OR Books.
The Other Almanac is a reimagining of The Old Farmer’s Almanac, updated for today’s world. The original Almanac is the oldest continuously printed publication in the US. It comprises a popular mix of ancient wisdom, garden advice, poems, jokes, how-to’s, recipes, and calendars. It is, however, still tailored to its traditional audience: largely rural, white and conservative. It eschews stances on anything overtly progressive, be it political, ecological, or social.
The Other Almanac puts right these omissions. Whilst retaining the quirkiness and liveliness of the original, it aims to bridge the urban/rural divide in America, delving into issues of politics and culture that unite us all. Its pages are filled with buoyant contributions from climate organizers, indigenous activists, migrant farmworkers, historians, scientists, medicine makers, incarcerated painters, astrologers, lawyers, borderland midwives and more. Original, full color art surrounds their writing, creating an inviting, accessible yearbook that will entertain and educate a wide new readership for an age-old chronicle.
With contributions from: David Abram, Hakim Bishara, Diana Budds, Sally DeWind, Silvia Federici, E. A. Guntly, Olivia Heffernan, Juan Hernandez, Bill Hutchison, Sandor Ellix Katz, Kay Kasparhauser, Zahra Khan, Miles Kirsch, Kea Krause, Priyanka Kumar, Morgan Lett, Eliza Grace Martin, George Musser, Fox Rinne, Linda Faye Rossman, Spencer Tilger, Ryan Thompson, Peter Treiber Jr., Dan Tovrov, Mai Tran, Bettina Yung, and Chinatown Basketball Club.