The Home Almanac

Vol. I, MMXXVIThe Canadian home, in season655 stations, every province and territory

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want to start?

New to all of this? You do not have to learn everything. Pick one entry below, finish one small step, and let the rest of the almanac wait until you are ready for it.

  1. A tiny seedling with two new leaves, drawn as an engraving

    For the first-time grower

    Start a garden

    Grow one thing you cannot kill, in a single pot, this week.

    Begin
  2. Home-canned jars cooling on a kitchen cloth, drawn as an engraving

    For the full harvest

    Start canning

    Put food up safely, one jar at a time, the tested way.

    Begin
  3. An older house with a steep roof and mature trees, drawn as an engraving

    For the older house

    Know your older home

    What to watch for, by the year it was built.

    Begin
  4. Frosted pea pods and berries rimed with ice, drawn as an engraving

    For the harvest you cannot can

    Start freezing

    The most forgiving way to put food up.

    Begin
  5. A clapboard house under snow with smoke from the chimney, drawn as an engraving

    Before the first freeze

    Winterize your home

    A weekend of small jobs that prevents the big winter bills.

    Begin
  6. A hammer, wrench, screwdriver, brush and level on a bench, drawn as an engraving

    Keep it all running

    Keep up your home

    A short list and a calendar, no handiness required.

    Begin

The almanac keeps growing, with more starts each season.