Category — Farmers' Almanac
Why Vote on a Tuesday
Several years ago, the editors of the Farmers’ Almanac™ actually made a suggestion to change Election Day from Tuesday to Sunday, to promote greater participation. Since Sunday is not a working day for a majority of the population, it might encourage more people to find the time to go to the polls and cast their [...]
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Dark Enough Mornings For You?
This morning as I raced out the door to get my son to the bus stop in time, I was amazed at how dark it was. Granted it’s a rainy day here in NJ (as predicted by the Farmers’ Almanac) but at 6:55 a.m. it was really very dark.
As you may recall, in 2005 an [...]
Move Over Harvest Moon- Here Comes the Pumpkin Moon
It’s official, October’s full moon will now be named the “Pumpkin Moon.”
Thanks to many of you and others, thousands of www.FarmerAlmanac.com Web visitors voted to select the new name for October’s Full Moon — which will be here on Sunday, October 4.
The winning name was submitted by William Culver, of Princess Anne, Md. Culver was [...]
Farmers’ Almanac’s Peter Geiger on NECN
Farmers’ Almanac Editor Peter Geiger recently appeared on NECN to discuss the Almanac’s 2010 winter weather outlook and more.
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Ken Burns, The National Parks, and the Farmers’ Almanac
As we were putting together the 2010 Farmers’ Almanac this past spring, we had the opportunity to sit down with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, whose latest project, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, debuts on PBS later this month (September 27th to be exact). Today, we’re sharing the “unabridged” transcript of our interview on FarmersAlmanac.com.
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And We’re Off!
Well this is it – this is the big release of the 2010 Farmers’ Almanac. Today, an interview we conducted with the Associated Press should have found its way into newspapers and featured on radio and TV stations all across the country. The story (which I haven’t read yet) most likely features our outlook for [...]
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4 Reasons Why You Should Read the 2010 Farmers’ Almanac
Kids are heading back to school, summer is almost over, you may want to prepare for the next big weather season – winter. How cold and snowy will it be?
This summer’s wet, cool weather has been the talk of the town. Don’t you want to know if the Farmers’ Almanac believes this wet pattern [...]
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