2026 Calendar:
the SPICY edition

Spices move through trade, theft, and travel. Spiciness also catalyzes change on both culinary and cultural levels, and can represent moments/acts of resistance and the individuals who rise to occasions calling for liberation.

Spices include turmeric, sage, cayenne pepper, salt, za’taar, anise, Old Bay, wasabi, pimiento, black pepper, vanilla, and gochu! Artists include Krystle Lemonias, Monifa Kincaid, Ashley Whitmore, Yvette Molina, Bonnie Mae Carrow, Ainaz Alipour, Ether, Melisa Gerecci, Jenn Dierdorf, Meg Ellis, Denise Cannon, and Damara Woodring.






SCARF

Select images from our 2026 Calendar. Wear one as an ascot or display as art. Each scarf measures 70 x 70 cm.

Artists include Monifa Kincaid, Melisa Gerecci, and Damara Woodring.

Old Bay


Violet


Wasabi


Gold





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2027 Calendar
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Preservation is where materials confront time. In an era of accelerated spoil and waste, we aim to slow the clock. Preservation takes hours, days, weeks. The taste of dried fruit in deep winter. Durable, salted fish. Cured meats. Fermented milk. Preserved food is practical, resilient to temperature changes. 

Preservation means being portable and being free from the need for refrigeration or heating. Preservation is transformative. It changes the texture, concentrates the flavor, and extends the life of the thing preserved.

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2025 Calendar + Story Trove

A feast for your eyes and food for your soul. Each month features an artist and story that transports them to a time and place of comfort. Pull the inserted recipe cards, cut where indicated , and add to your menu any time of year. The paper bag on the back inside cover gives you a place to hold the cards.

Artists include Monifa Kincaid, Natalie Duran, Bertha Miller, Yvette Molina, Antoinette Ellis-Williams, Marlene Ellis, Krystle Lemonias, Ayana Kareem, Meg Ellis, Larissa Velez-Jackson, Lisa Van Croft-Ellis, and Melisa Gerecci.



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I want to share with you the recipe I currently use for Chicken Soup (Monifa) I was born where the Tex meets the Mex
(Natalie) Some say Mandelbread, some say Mandelbrot, but everyone says delicious! (Bertha)I rememeber feeling at home that summer (Yvette) When I was six, I learned to cook it from my mother and grandmother (Marlene) MMMM, I say, meh mout a wata jus thinking of it (Krystle) The sweetest mango can never be compared when shared (Ayana) The first time I tasted soy sauce, it was inked on the chalky yolk of an egg (Meg) Most courses of cancer treatment incclude chemo and infusions that wreak havoc on the gut (Larissa) The slightly browned, cheesy top glistened with little pools of butter. The sizzling and bubbling squeaks were impolite distractions (Lisa) For the guest, it’s a show-stopper: poached eggs dancing with peppered oil on a bed of garlicky yogurt (Melisa)