Seasons
Before the Printed Almanac, the Year Had Its Signs
Before the printed almanac, rural year signs linked birds, plants, soil, and customs to local change, helping people…
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Seasons
The rural year, its turning points and the customs that mark them.
Our bearing
The old ways are worth looking at closely
Rural knowledge lives in names, habits and practical details as well as in grand histories. We read those details with interest, while leaving room for change and difference.