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Upcoming Winter Weather, Being Green, Frugality, Resourceful Living
Today on my desk was a present that I have looked forward to for many months now – the brand new, hot off the press 2009 Farmers’ Almanac. Its pages are overflowing with new tips, articles, weather predictions and trivia. It’s certainly another bestseller in the making.
Your Guide to Resourceful Living
While most of you probably know that the Farmers’ Almanac is a great weather source, but it also contains valuable content on ways to save money, conserve gas and water, feel better about the environment, your health and your home, plus recipes, astronomical data and the all-important planting and fishing guides.
And WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE WHAT WE’RE PREDICTING FOR THE UPCOMING WINTER!
I am sworn to secrecy until the 2009 Farmers’ Almanac hits the store shelves (August 26, 2008), but I will tell you it’s one everyone is going to be talking about!
The new edition is a must-have . You can preorder your copy here – http://store.farmersalmanac.com/category/283 (and get a free gift if you order before August 1). In addition to the long-range weather, a few of my favorite articles in the 2009 edition include:
• 7 Survivor lessons in any situation
• 7 Ways to conserve water
• 5 ways you may inadvertently be hurting the earth
• 10 Green lessons from Farmers’ Almanac TV
• Ways to garden without a yard
• Natural cures for common ailments
• Regional recipes from around the country
Don’t let the name fool you. The Farmers’ Almanac isn’t just for farmers or for people who live in very rural areas. It’s a guide to good, simple living and provides resourceful ideas on ways to live a more frugal, happy, and green life.
Watch for our green and orange almanac in stores next month or order your copies now! If you already have a subscription, the 2009 Farmers’ Almanac will be shipped around August 15, and start showing up in stores around the 26th.
Keep coming back to our site too – we’ll reveal interesting tidbits and must-know ideas about the upcoming, newest Farmers’ Almanac.
Peter Geiger is the Editor of the Farmers' Almanac. Read his full biography here.Free Weekly eNewsletter
Farmers' Almanac Long Range Weather
February 8th - February 11th
- Northeast U.S.
Wet snow mixed with rain Mid-Atlantic north through New England; slushy accumulations of 4+" possible.
- Midwest/Great Lakes U.S.
Accumulating snows Kentucky, Ohio, then clearing. Fair elsewhere.
- Southeast U.S.
Wet snow Tennessee, western North Carolina; wintry mix northern Mississippi, Alabama. Elsewhere, rain, then clearing.
- North Central U.S.
Drier, much colder.
- South Central U.S.
Snow parts of Arkansas, then clearing, cold. Clear, much colder elsewhere.
- Northwest U.S.
Drier, but colder.
- Southwest U.S.
Drier, but noticeably colder.
• View entire Long Range Weather Forecast »
• Farmers' Almanac 2011-12 Winter Outlook »
• View the Almanac Daily Planner »
If you notice a hole in the upper left-hand corner of your Farmers' Almanac, don't return it to the store! That hole isn't a defect; it's a part of history. Starting with the first edition of the Farmers' Almanac in 1818, readers used to nail holes into the corners to hang it up in their homes, barns, and outhouses (to provide both reading material and toilet paper). In 1910, the Almanac's publishers began pre-drilling holes in the corners to make it even easier for readers to keep all of that invaluable information (and paper) handy.