The Other Almanac

The Other Almanac is a reimagining of The Old Farmer's Almanac.

It’s time for a new almanac - one that is deep, meaningful, and bridges across the urban/rural divide in the USA.

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. Its pages are filled with buoyant contributions from climate activists, migrant farmworkers, historians, scientists, sex workers, incarcerated painters, borderland midwives and many more.

Among the pieces featured in the 2025 edition are:

• • • Rich data visualizations of forest fires, ice melt, and bodies found in bogs
    • A list of objects left on the moon 
    • A checklist for signs of spring in NYC 
    • Herbal tips for every month from Anima Mundi herbals 
    • Recipes for making seasonal food from foraged edibles
    • A column on birding throughout the seasons in NYC
    • A eulogy for Flaco (the Central Park owl) 
    • A history of the iconic "Happy to Serve You" deli coffee cup
    • A photo essay about the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo 
    • A look at an NYC feud between two fish spots on City Island
    • Obituaries for recently extinct animals and plants 

With contributions by: Adriana 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 and Yemi Amu/Oko Farms