Farmers Almanac Home
sign up to become a member
and receive our free newsletter
Log In Join Now

Video, articles and more listed under "farming" ...


Articles

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

FFA 2005
The FFA is about much more than farming, as we found out when we visited the 2005 FFA Convention in Lousiville, Kentucky.

Vidalia Onions
The story of a small town farmer who, with the help of his family, turned a small tomato farm into the largest Vidalia Onion producer in America.

Tide Mill Farms
Located on the tip of the Maine coast, this ninth generation family farm stretches through 9 miles of stunning landscape.

Visual Journey: Onion Harvest
Farmers' Almanac TV takes you on a visual journey of an onion harvest.

Found a Peanut
Jimmy Carter and Author, J.F. McGill tell us how the peanut came to America and the effect it had on our culture and economy.

Peanut Farmer
Farmers' Almanac TV visited Plains, Georgia, home of peanut farmer and former President Jimmy Carter.

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

Astronomer's Notebook: Harvest Moon
Learn why the Harvest Moon only appears larger than other full moons in this edition of the Astronomer's Notebook.

Benjamin Banneker
The incredible story of the first Almanac written by an African-American--Benjamin Banneker, a son of slaves who solely through 'observational knowledge' taught himself to read, write, make a working clock, and understand the stars.

John Deere: The Man
Most people know John Deere the brand, but did you know John Deere was a real man? Learn how John Deere, the inventor, helped shape the history of farming in America.

Seeds of Change
Farmers' Almanac TV visited Seeds of Change in New Mexico where they're cultivating treasured heirloom seeds.

Products

Season 2 Episode 6
The closest working Farm to Manhattan, Stone Barn Center, merges community based farming with the 21st century. Join Matt and Mark Seiler on their mission to "save" corporately impressioned root-beer while getting an inside look at how "free range" root...

Blog

Farm Aid 2006 - Holy Pig!
September 30, 2006 8:15 PM

Famous American Farming Quotes
September 5, 2005 10:35 PM

Signs of Rain
August 17, 2005 11:35 AM

New Face of the FFA - City Folk
November 16, 2006 9:55 AM

Farm Aid Blog Post #2
September 30, 2006 12:20 PM