Seasonal Family Almanac
An indispensable guide and hands-on resource for families that want to joyfully build or deepen their connection with nature through a range of recipes for cooking, wellness, personal care, and crafts all year long.
Emma Frisch and Jana Blankenship have a kindred friendship from their shared experiences as mothers, entrepreneurs, and nature lovers. Observing a growing demand from families wanting to reconnect to nature, they created this fun and practical resource.
Seasonal Family Almanac gives families the tools to rediscover the soul-stirring magic that comes from living in tune with the seasons. Organized into twelve chapters and with content from a host of diverse contributors, it includes:
- Over 40 delicious food and beverage recipes from around the world, inspired by the authors' heritage and community, including Soothing White Pine Tea; Lunar New Year Dumplings; and Blueberry Lavender Crisp Bars
- Over 30 personal care and wellness recipes ranging from Violet and Dandelion Face Steam to a complete Newborn Care Kit, Clearing Chest Rub, and Forest Bathing Salts
- 25 crafts and activities including beautiful and easy twisted rope flower crowns, beginner-friendly botanically dyed capes, shadow puppets, and more.
An invaluable resource for essential wisdom and creative inspiration every day of the year.
Jana Blankenship is a mother, founder of the plant-based beauty company Captain Blankenship, author of Wild Beauty: Wisdom & Recipes for Natural Self-Care (2019), plant lover, potion maker and avid hiker. She lives in New Paltz, NY with her husband, two children, two dogs, and a cat.
Emma Frisch is a mother, author of Feast by Firelight: Simple Recipes for Camping, Cabins, and the Great Outdoors (2018), and co-founder of Firelight Camps, a glamping destination in Ithaca, NY, where she lives and loves to hike, climb, garden, forage, and cook over the campfire with her two children and husband.
