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Articles

Why Vote on a Tuesday?
What's wrong with Sunday? Ever wonder why we head to the polls on a Tuesday in November?

Creating a Community Garden
Creating a community garden is a fun way to get to know your neighbors. Here are a few things you may want to think about before you dig.

A Community Garden - A Nice Place to Grow
A good way to share your gardening interests is to participate in a community garden. Here is how it works.

Winter Feeding Mistakes
Try these solutions for Cattle Feeding foul-ups.

Saturday: The Trick to Making Halloween a Real Treat
Why the Farmers' Almanac thinks Saturday is the perfect day for Halloween.

Top 5 Coldest US Cities
Based on Winter Conditions from 2007-08 Ever wonder where the coldest cities are? Here's a look at some of the coldest places in the US last winter.

Record Breaking Winter Weather from 2008
Winter Extremes Winter of 2008 saw some record-breaking extremes. Find out where.

Which Gas-Sipping Scooter is Right for You?
As fuel prices escalate, Americans are joining the rest of the world riding gas-sipping motor scooters.

Fourth of July SIZZLERS!
Top Ten HOTTEST Independence Days Fourth of July is a time for picnics, parades, and fireworks, but maybe not in these towns. Check out how HOT some places get during this patriotic holiday.

The Year of No Summer
In prolonged human suffering, no other disaster in New England in history matched the frigid summer of 1816, the coldest in American annals. To this day, no accurate record exists as to the number who perished, or what the financial loss might have been in a winter that lasted from November of 1815 until April 1817. No other event, other than the Gold Rush of 1849, had as much impact upon westward migration as did the "Year of No Summer."

One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Four: The Story of America's Favorite Vegetable
Americans love potatoes, whether it's fried, baked or mashed. They have become one of America's favorite vegetables. In this article, we will get to the roots of the potato, where it came from, and how it made its way onto our plates, and into our hearts.

Videos

Barn Quilts
Quilted barns? That's what you'll find in Grundy County, Iowa, where an arts program brought agritourism to the rescue of both family farms and historic barns

Products

Season Two
Episode 8

Quilted Barns? That's what you'll find in Grundy County, Iowa, where an arts program brought agriculture to the rescue of both the family and Historic barns.Lobsterman Paul Hickey takes us out to sea in one of the countries favorite meals.Surrounded...

R.E Bell CD
R.E Bell CD Rogue HorseAfter performing together across Maine for the past seven years, these Washington County natives have begun work on their second album, Twilight Language (anticipated release: Summer 2007). This first album, Rogue Horse, released in October 2005...

Foxfire 10
Interested in rediscovering the virtues of simple life?Although about a quarter of this collection of oral histories is devoted to folk arts and crafts, such as chair-making and gourd art, the focus in this Foxfire volume is on Appalachian history....

Weather Chatter

Weird Summer Weather
July 25, 2008 12:41 PM



Ten of the Worst Tornadoes
February 8, 2008 10:25 AM

Blog

New Season for Farmers' Almanac TV
January 3, 2007 10:51 AM

Columbus Day at the Farm
October 14, 2008 12:59 PM


Pruning the Vineyard with the Pros
February 23, 2006 4:17 PM

Late Winter (March) Pruning
March 6, 2006 2:17 PM

Pages

What’s inside the 2009 Farmers’ Almanac? Take a peek…
Numb’s the Word: Find out where the Farmers’ Almanac is forecasting a “numbing” winter. Learn how cold it will be, how much snow you can expect and where the best spots for winter warmth will be. (Page 114) Natural Cures...

What's inside the 2009 Canadian Farmers' Almanac?
As always, the 2009 Canadian Farmers’ Almanac contains 16 months of our legendary weather predictions for Canada. Don’t be caught off guard—see what’s in store for your hometown for the next winter, spring, and summer ahead.This year’s edition contains hints,...

On The Money
Major Weather Events Accurately Predicted by the Farmers’ Almanac... Photo Courtesy of NOAA • In 1954, Farmers’ Almanac warned readers of a rare major hurricane in the Northeast. That storm turned...