Credit Card Blues
Before you skip a monthly payment or shop around for a new credit card, you may want to take this advice to heart.

5 Ways You May Be Inadvertently Hurting the Earth
Find out if your everyday actions may be hurting the earth.

Hush Puppies
This little round ball of fried dough has a unique, and potentially sad, origin.

Move Over Phil!
Groundhogs aren't the only animals that predict weather. Besides groundhogs, there are many animals that are known to have weather predicting abilities. Learn which ones predict what kind of weather here.

Timely Tips About Ticks
Tick season is upon us! Find out what you should do if you find a tick on you.

Learn How to Prepare Onions
First appearing in the 2005 Farmers' Almanac A few ways to prepare onions and avoid. Read More

Tips to Relieve Heartburn and Indigestion Naturally
The holidays for eating is here. Here are some natural ways to help you avoid overeating and possible heartburn.

Helpful Holiday Hints
To make Thanksgiving more memborable The holidays can be a crazy time of year. Check out some of our favorite helpful hints for ways to make this holiday better.

Where did Ice Cream Come From?
You scream . . . I scream . . . We all scream for ICE SCREAM ...but who Screamed first? Learn about the history of this popular dessert.

What the Pilgrims Really Ate
The "traditional" Thanksgiving meal is hardly traditional, unless you serve wild turkey, venison, and flint corn.

Set Your Sights on Scorpion
Now is the perfect time to spot a Scorpion in the night sky. Find out where and how.

Quill Pens Scribed American History
The quill pen scripted major turning points in American history, including the Mayflower Compact. Learn More.

Secured Credit Cards
Secured and unsecured cards can be used to pay for goods and services. However, a secured card requires you to open and maintain a savings account as security for your line of credit; an unsecured card does not.

Test Your Weather Wisdom

Flower Arranging Basics
Receive flowers for Valentine's Day? Learn some basics about the best ways to arrange them.

Should you make indoor or outdoor plans for Memorial Day?
And what about the 4th of July? Farmers’ Almanac predicts a “Fairly” good weather weekend for Memorial Day.

Memorable Weather Events of the Past 200 Years
Excerpted from the 2005 Farmers' Almanac If it seems that weather is more precarious today than in years past, guess again. America has always had strange weather events.

Weather Glossary
Ever wonder what an anemometer measures? Or what a dust devil is? Here's a helpful glossary of popular weather terms.

Make Your 12 Days of Christmas More GREEN
12 Earth-Friendly Tips Learn how to make the 12 days of Christmas a little more green. Check out our easy but useful tips here.

Cooking with Warming Spices
Learn how to warm yourself up from the inside out by adding these spices to your menu.

Easy Ways to Save Seeds
Garden Seed Harvesting Love your cucumbers this year? Learn how to save their seeds and plant them next year.

Pumpkins . . . Yum!
Tasty ides for timely pumpkins. Fall is synonymous with pumpkins. Learn how to cook fresh pumpkins and try these tasty recipes.

Why is Good Service so Hard to Schedule?
Sick of waiting on the repair man? So are we! Demand the good service that you deserve.

Uninvited Garden Guests: and some natural ways to discourage them
Learn how to naturally discourage deer, slugs, moles and other pests from visiting your garden.

Top ELEVEN Most Memorable Weather Events
In 1999 we published an article on the 100 Most Memorable Weather Events over the past century. In 2001, we went further back in weather history and named the Top 10. In 2007 we added one more event to the list.

Apricot Stuffed Chops
Apricots make these pork chops extra special.

Oyster Bisque

New York Clam Chowder

Eggplant Taco Bake
A delicious dish for eggplant lovers!

Pork-Potato Casserole
A classic recipe for a hearty appetite!

Shepherd's Pie
This simple recipe can be made with ground beef or Sunday's left-over roast.

Spinach Balls
These spinach balls make great appetizers for your next party.

New England Clam Chowder
Scrumptious fresh clams, hearty potatoes and creamery butter, this classic may sweep your taste buds out to sea.

Banana Pudding with Sour Cream
This classic banana pudding is fast, easy and will remind you of the good old days.

Easy Fried Rice
A fried rice that you can enjoy as is or load up with your favorite veggies or meat.

Quiche Lorraine
This classic is the cornerstone of any traditional brunch.

Cabbage Rolls

Mexican Cornbread
This cornbread is moist and tasty with just a hint of heat!

Brunswick Stew
The aromatic signals that broadcast from a slow simmering Brunswick stew brings everyone into the kitchen anxious for a taste.

Stone Barns Center
The closest working farm to Manhattan, Stone Barns Center merges community-based farming with the 21st century.

Visual Journey: Blue Hill at Stone Barns Center
A tour of the Blue Hill Restaurant at Stone Barns Center. What's on the menu today? Lamb chops.

Original Magnolia Mantel
This beautiful magnolia mantelpieces are designed to take center stage on any dining room table or add warmth and beauty to any holiday mantel. Shipping is included.

Russian River Kitchen Island
This Spanish Mission style island has a full bottom shelf, a middle shelf made of real oak wine barrel stave's that holds up to 16 bottles of wine, and a top rack for wine glasses. Perfect for your family room,...

Pure Honey in a 12.6 oz Jar
Tasting a variety of honeys teaches you not only the uniqueness of each honey but also which honey type you love the most. Each honey is pure and delicious. The nectars of the specific flowers determines the color,...

Pure Honey in a 3 oz Jar
Tasting a variety of honeys teaches you not only the uniqueness of each honey but also which honey type you love the most. Each honey is pure and delicious. The nectars of the specific flowers determines the color,...

Pure Honey in a 20 oz Fluted Bottle
Ted Dennard first got interested in honey when he met an old beekeeper out in the boondocks south of Savannah named Roy Hightower details. Ted starting learning the mysteries of the trade, and the young man was hooked."Once you get...

Farmers’ Almanac Top Recycling Ideas (beyond paper)
May 27, 2008 12:18 AM

A Fisherman's Prayer
April 24, 2008 12:55 PM

The Hurricane that Wasn't
September 29, 2008 6:37 PM

Big Snow - Little Snow
September 22, 2006 8:32 AM

Tick Alert
July 21, 2008 9:45 AM

Gift Cards For The Holidays
November 18, 2008 6:13 PM

Less Stress at Christmas
November 28, 2007 1:37 PM

Rainbows
July 2, 2008 3:13 PM

Watch us on the Today Show - September 19th
September 18, 2007 11:41 AM

Keep Everyone Smiling During Thanksgiving
November 15, 2006 4:25 PM

Gardener’s Soap Recipe
June 21, 2006 8:04 AM

Unique Kitchen and Dining Uses for Household Items
December 12, 2005 10:33 AM

D-Day, Bee Stingers, and Fresh-Cut Flowers
June 6, 2007 5:23 AM

Miscellaneous Cooking, Kitchen and Other Tips
August 30, 2005 3:24 PM

Dove Hunting with Grandma
September 5, 2005 8:46 AM

Weather Glossary
Below are some common, and uncommon, weather terms. Absolute Zero The temperature at which all molecular motion ceases, equal to -459.67 degrees Fahrenheit or -273.16 degrees Celsius.Anemometer An instrument for measuring wind force and speed. Aurora A glow of colored...