{"product_id":"the-other-almanac","title":"The Other Almanac","description":"\u003cp class=\"sqsrte-large preFlex flexIn\"\u003eThe Other Almanac is a reimagining of The Old Farmer's Almanac.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sqsrte-large preFlex flexIn\"\u003eIt’s time for a new almanac - one that is deep, meaningful, and bridges across the urban\/rural divide in the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sqsrte-large preFlex flexIn\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sqsrte-large preFlex flexIn\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Other Almanac\u003c\/em\u003e puts right these omissions. Whilst retaining the quirkiness and liveliness of the original. Its pages are filled with buoyant contributions from climate activists, migrant farmworkers, historians, scientists, sex workers, incarcerated painters, borderland midwives and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the pieces featured in the 2025 edition are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRich data visualizations of forest fires, ice melt, and bodies found in bogs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA list of objects left on the moon \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA checklist for signs of spring in NYC \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHerbal tips for every month from Anima Mundi herbals \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecipes for making seasonal food from foraged edibles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA column on birding throughout the seasons in NYC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA eulogy for Flaco (the Central Park owl) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA history of the iconic \"Happy to Serve You\" deli coffee cup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA photo essay about the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA look at an NYC feud between two fish spots on City Island\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObituaries for recently extinct animals and plants \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith contributions by:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdriana Ayales, Anne Kadet, Baseera Khan, The Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo, Cy X, Day Brièrre, Debarati Sarkar, Hirad Sab, Indigo Goodson-Fields, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Jeffrey Gibson, Jia Sung, Jordan Nassar, Jose Sanabria Aka Who Tattoo, Julie Rossman, Kay Kasparhauser, Meredith Celeste Lawder, Merry, Michael Pollan, Morgan Lett, Naomi Klein, Nora N. Khan, Or Zubalsky, Pascal Baudar, Paula Querido, Qais Assali, Roberto Lugo, Sally DeWind, Sky Hopinka, Sonya Renee Taylor, Spencer Tilger, Tauba Auerbach, Vivien Sansour, Willa Köerner, Winona LaDuke, Yasaman Sheri\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYemi Amu\/Oko Farms\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41703705903152,"sku":"OA25","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0212\/1060\/files\/11192024104036952_copy.jpg?v=1732036091","url":"https:\/\/fredericksandmae.pro\/products\/the-other-almanac","provider":"Fredericks and Mae","version":"1.0","type":"link"}