AvailablePractical living, field-tested
Grow it, forage it,
raise it — well.
Beginner-friendly guides and free companion resources for small-space gardens, Pacific Northwest foraging, and backyard flocks — from the authors of The Almanac House.
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Edible Flowers for Small Spaces
A Beginner's Guide to Growing, Harvesting, and Cooking with Flowers from Containers, Balconies, and Raised Beds
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Each lane gathers the guides, the book, and the free resources for that corner of practical living.
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Books from the imprint
Field-tested guides readers come back to after the first read.
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AvailableIn productionSeed Starting for BeginnersCover in production
Clara Bennett
Seed Starting for Beginners
Final package in production. Companion resource on the way.
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In productionHazel Whitaker
The Forager's Home Remedies
Final package in production. Companion kit available now — get the starter kit →
The roster
Who writes the Almanac House
Each author keeps a focused lane, a shelf, and a growing feed of guides.
Urban small-space gardening
Clara Bennett
Container gardens, edible flowers, and proof that you do not need a backyard to grow food worth eating.
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Pacific Northwest foraging and beginner herbalism
Hazel Whitaker
Wild plants of the PNW, identified and used from trailhead to kitchen and home apothecary.
Visit Hazel’s hub →
Backyard chickens and small-flock keeping
Ruth Pemberton
Beginner chicken keeping from a backyard flock figured out one mistake at a time.
Visit Ruth’s hub →Free companions
Resources built for the books
Printable kits, checklists, and quick-reference sheets — free, no email wall.
Free starter kit
Small Space Garden Starter Kit
A printable starter kit for planning a balcony, patio, raised-bed, or sunny-corner vegetable garden before you buy the wrong containers or crowd the wrong crops.
Free printable · companion to Small Space, Big HarvestFree starter kit
Backyard Flock Starter Kit
A printable starter kit for choosing your first chicken breeds, sizing a predator-safe coop and run, and keeping a healthy first flock — before you buy the wrong coop or the wrong birds. A free companion to Raising Backyard Chickens for Beginners.
Free printable · companion to Raising Backyard Chickens for BeginnersFree starter kit
Edible Flowers Starter Kit
A printable starter kit for growing, harvesting, and cooking your first edible flowers — which blooms are safe, how to grow them in containers, and what to do with the harvest. A free companion to Edible Flowers for Small Spaces.
Free printable · companion to Edible Flowers for Small SpacesFree starter kit
Foraging Starter Kit
A printable starter kit for safely foraging, identifying, and using your first wild medicinal plants — twelve beginner-safe plants, look-alike safety, and how to prepare what you harvest. A free companion to Pacific Northwest Medicinal Plants.
Free printable · companion to Pacific Northwest Medicinal PlantsFree starter kit
Home Remedies Starter Kit
A printable starter kit for choosing your first ten healing plants and making your first remedies — teas, tinctures, salves, and syrups — with a safety card and a season-by-season making plan. A free companion to The Forager's Home Remedies.
Free printable · companion to The Forager's Home RemediesFrom the journal
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