The 2024 Other Almanac

Ana Ratner is an artist and plant enthusiast. Her sculptural work spans various mediums and is inspired by furniture design, experimental tableware, and traditional craft. She teaches botanical workshops at schools, gardens, galleries, and museums. She is the founder of Little Broad Studio, a home goods and herbal shop, and currently co-runs The Krumville Schoolhouse, an educational and event space, and Sister Divine’s Farm (and farmstand) in Krumville, NY.

HERBAL TIPS
Veladya Chapman
IMAGERY
Amaryllis Dejesus Moleski - What Haunts Us / What Heals Us
Bread and Puppet - Not Alone
Francesca Dimattio - Pink Floral and Meissen Pump
Hannah Beerman - Weightlifter3 T
yrrell Tapaha - Carrizo Mountain Dance
RECIPES
Spring Recipe - Haitian Legume (vegetarian version)
Summer Recipe - Haitian Griot & Pikilz
Fall Recipe - Haitian Black Rice
Winter Recipe - Soup Joumou
WRITING
Adrienne Maree Brown - 44, what feels true A
lexis Pauline Gumbs - excerpt from Undrowned
Andrea Aliseda - All The Small Things: Romance, The Romantics, and What We Learn of Romanization on Socials
Bill McKibben - Third Act
Carla Joan Simmons - The Disappearance
Dylan Ashton Smith - Art's Ark
Jennifer Givhan - Blood is Always Red
Jessie Kindig - Edenic Time
Lily Saporta Consuelo Tagiuri - Alligator Mama
Philip Poon - The Mall
Sophia Giovannitti - On Recognition Technologies
Tania Willard - Wind Poetry
Yaku Perez - Water: between life and greed
CALENDARS
Moon Calendar
Full Year Calendar
January Calendar
February Calendar
March Calendar
April Calendar
May Calendar
June Calendar
July Calendar
August Calendar
September Calendar
October Calendar
November Calendar
December Calendar