Land Almanac
The fields, forests, and valleys of Pennsylvania hold a cultural identity entirely unique. Our heritage is anchored alongside the mountains, the rivers, the plains, and people who shaped the area. We’re rooted deeply in the land and water that shapes us: The Land Almanac exists to explore this heritage in the present, capturing the new culture being forged today through the art, photography, poetry, and stories of the people who live, work, and recreate on this land.
An experiment in capturing local myth-making
We are creating a high-quality, print-first journal anchored in the fields, forests, and waters of the American Midlands. Inspired by the striking visual format of the print magazines and the adventurous, grounded journalism of 90s Outside Magazine, this is an analog space to reconnect with the physical world around us.
We are leaving partisan divides at the door. The Land Almanac is about our shared dirt and watersheds and focuses on practical land relationships, nature-based culture, agriculture, and community stewardship. It’s not all serious thought, we believe a key part of being on the land is playing on it just as hard as we care for it. We want to feature the bold road trips, the sweaty cross county, cross state, cross country, and world wide adventures you got.
How Can I get Involved?
As a fledgling project, we have plenty of ways to get involved and are encouraging any and all inquiries to see how we can make this happen.
Call for Submissions: Inaugural Fall Issue Deadline: Earth Day (April 22)
We are looking for volunteer writers, photographers, poets, and artists to help us build our proof-of-concept first issue.
What topics are we looking for? We want stories that explore how we live, work, and recreate on the land.
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The Outdoors & Recreation: Fly fishing, hunting, trail culture, and local ecology.
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Agriculture & Subsistence: Backyard homesteading, regenerative farming, and the changing landscape of local agriculture.
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Culture & Community: Green funerals, local history, DIY/maker ethos, and the intersection of industry and nature.
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What we aren’t looking for: Hot-button partisan politics. We want pieces that bridge divides through a shared love of the outdoors.
What kind of art do we want?
If it can be printed on high-quality paper, we want to see it.
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Large-format photography (photo essays, landscapes, grit, and action).
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Illustrations, block prints, and native plant drawings.
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Poetry and short-form essays.
For Sponsors & Partners
Fund the First Run We are actively seeking local businesses, newspapers, arts organizations, and outfitters who want to reach a highly engaged, culture-forward audience.
For our inaugural Fall Issue, we are doing a limited, high-quality print run of 150-250 copies.
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Founding Support Sponsors ($200 per run/season): Be a part of our proof-of-concept. To ensure the magazine stays visually stunning, Gumption Design Co. will custom-design your advertisement so it beautifully matches the analog, high-end aesthetic of the journal. No ugly clip-art ads here.
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Title Print Sponsor: We are also looking for a marquee print sponsor to help us cover the physical printing costs of this first run. (Note: A larger, structured ad platform will roll out for Issue #2 once our proof-of-concept is in the wild).