Category — Farmers' Almanac

Starting today, all confirmed members on FarmersAlmanac.com will get more – More weather, more best days, more fishing and more gardening information.
120 days rather than 60!
To thank you for becoming a member to our site, starting this week, all new and existing members will now receive 120 days of dated information rather than 60. This [...]

Yes it is that time again – almost! The newest edition of the Farmers’ Almanac – which contains the long-awaited outlook for the winter, spring, and summer ahead is scheduled to officially be released on Monday, August 31, 2009.
After some very wacky  weather this summer, our forecast is in high demand. I see that there [...]

2010 – Coming Together

I’m often asked when we actually put the next edition of the Farmers’ Almanac™ together. My usual answer is that it’s an ongoing process. Sandi Duncan is the Managing Editor, and she and I are working with Dick Plourde, Art Director, pulling together ideas, creating stories and graphics throughout the year. [...]

Another year and we are already approaching Daylight Saving Time. At 2am on Sunday, March 8th, we “spring forward”. So before you go to bed Saturday night, move your clock ahead. We credit good ‘ole Ben Franklin with the concept of creating more daylight in the evening. At one time it was used to help [...]

A few years ago we came out with our famous list of the 10 Best and 10 Worst Weather Cities. It had plenty of exposure including a spot I did on the Today Show. There are so many lists that there is even a book  listing the best lists. I mentioned our 10 Best Weather Cities [...]

Today is my mother’s 87th birthday. A naturally shy person, I twisted her arm to be in a segment of FATV devoted to her husband, Ray Geiger. She and my Dad co-owned the Almanac Publishing Company for decades and she had some unique observations to make. It took time, but she has long “forgiven” me [...]

The Farmers’ Almanac has always been a “source of information. In the 1800’s people came from around the world to America and almanacs told people how to behave, dress, cook, etc. Today, the publication reaches folks all over the world. We now share ideas with a much larger audience than we could so [...]