This month, Farmers’ Almanac TV starts its second season on public television with hints and tips from the Farmers’ Almanac, plus a lot of inspiring, yet off-the-beaten path stories about gardening, natural cures, weather, rural destinations and more.

While the season is full of great stories that everyone in the family can enjoy, here are a few highlights:

• Meet two Portland, Maine natives who just hoped to create a better soda. In the process, they created Maine Root, an organic root beer that’s flying off the shelves of grocery stores nationwide.
• Think paddling a canoe is difficult? Try paddling a 700-pound pumpkin across a frigid Canadian lake, just to win a race. Farmers’ Almanac TV shows you this one-of-a-kind competition.
• Meet Verlyn Klinkenborg, The Rural Life author and columnist for the New York Times. He gives some unique insight about his life on the farm and writing for the Times.
• The trio, Nickel Creek, entertains us with their music and thoughts about being young musicians in a very mobile world.
• Meet folks in Grundy, County Iowa who restored their old barns by painting quilt patterns on them. In the process, they created a tourist attraction that has pulled motorists from the interstates and into their town.

Of course, there are a lot more stories about people who cherish the earth’s resources, as well as insights that have made the Farmers’ Almanac famous (like how to predict the weather just by looking at the sky).

There are also interviews with Former President Jimmy Carter, Senator Tom Harkin, Tom Arnold, Tim and Eunice Shriver as well as Willie Nelson.

So be sure to check out your T.V. Guide to find Farmers’ Almanac TV show times and dates for your local area.
For a complete run down of Season Two episodes, click here.

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