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8 Wonderful Gifts That Don't Cost A Cent
Is holiday shopping hurting your wallet? Remember, it's the thought that counts. Check out our top 8 meaningful and FREE gift ideas.

Food Poisoning: An Unwanted Holiday Gift
Don't let the festivities of the holidays make you sick. Learn how to naturally treat a mild case of food poisoning.

Homemade Air Freshener Can Freshen up the Holidays
Here is an easy-to-make air freshener that's also a perfect homemade gift.

Top Feel Good Gifts For Mom
Make her, the earth, and you feel good. The secret to a great Mother's Day Gift is giving from the heart. Check out our earth-friendly, thoughtful ideas here.

7 Easy Ways to Make Your Roses Last Longer
Find out how to keep your flowers blooming longer.

Holiday Survival Tips
Instead of letting the holidays send you into a spin, we've pulled together the ultimate survival guide to help eliminate some of the frustrations!

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Tips to reduce and avoid Holiday Stress
Holidays can be busy and stressful enough. Here are some tips for relaxing and enjoying the holidays without overextending ourselves.

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Farmers' Almanac Tips
For a sustainable, more enjoyable, December

A Great GREEN Idea Could Get You Some GREEN
Learn more about the Best "Greenified" Business Idea Contest and how you can enter.

Raised Garden Bed Winners
Winners of the 2008 Earth Day Giveaway Farmers' Almanac is pleased to announce the winners of its 2008 Earth Day Giveaway Contest

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.

11 Smart Ways to Make Your Money Last Longer
The cost of living is rising! Here are some of our favorite cost-cutting, penny-pinching tips from past editions of the Farmers’ Almanac:

Easy Ways to Preserve our Earth
We can all do something to help preserve our earth. It doesn't have to be difficult.

How Does the Farmers' Almanac Make Its Weather Predictions?
Is it folklore? The groundhog? Radar and computers? Find out how the Almanac makes its amazingly accurate long-range weather predictions.

Lips Parched? Try This Natural Balm
Instead of purchasing lip balm at the store, try making your own. It's easy.

Poinsettias. . .
The Flower of Christmas Eve Poinsettias are a true holiday tradition. But just how did this seasonal plant become the flower of Christmas Eve?

Test Your Patriotic Knowledge
Fourth of July Fun See how much you really know about some patriotic symbols.

Healthy Honey
Honey can help prevent allergies and even give you a slow, steady release of energy.

Don't get the Wedding Woes
Planning any major event is stressful. Planning a wedding is even more stressful. Planning your own wedding...well, a bit more on top of that.


Holiday Plants: How Safe are They?
Are poinsettias really that toxic? Learn the truth behind the health risks of some popular holiday plants.


8 Things to do on Thanksgiving Besides Watch Football
The meal is complete, the dishes are done and it’s time to be with family and friends. Now what?

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.

Happy Kwanzaa
Learn what this holiday is all about. Kwanzaa is a week-long celebration that starts on December 26th. Learn more about the origin and traditions of this holiday.

Rice Rocks
Rice, a staple food for more than half of the earth's population, is an amazing grain.

The Meaning of Flowers
Want to send the right flower for the right occasion? A red rose means love, but what about a white one?

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Best Greenified Business Idea Winner
Personal Training Company Turns Water Into Green Winnings Check out how this company eliminated water bottles, recycles water, and wins the Best Greenified™ Idea Contest.

Favorite Warming Recipes For Winter Meals
Cold outside? Warm up with these flavorful recipes.

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.

Recipes

Make-it-yourself Cracker Jacks
Try this homemade version of a long-time favorite snack.

Orange Cake
I am not much of a dessert eater, but this is one of my favorites to make and to bring to someone as a gift.

Products

2009 Gift Edition Farmers Almanac
The Perfect Gift for Any Occasion!Celebrate 2009 with a special hardbound edition of the 2009 Farmers' Almanac. Covered in a leather-like hardbound cover, with beautiful gold-edging the 2009 Gift Edition Farmers' Almanac is a keepsake for years to come....

Beginners Spice Set
Looking for the perfect gift for a new homeowner, college freshmen, or just to get yourself started? Look no more! Give someone the perfect gift that they will remember every night after a good cooked meal! This wonderful set...

2009 Personalized Farmers' Almanac
The Perfect Gift for Any Occasion!Celebrate 2009 with a special hardbound edition of the 2009 Farmers' Almanac. Covered in a leather-like hardbound cover, with beautiful gold-edging the 2009 Gift Edition Farmers' Almanac is a keepsake for years to come....

2008 Gift Edition Farmers' Almanac
For that perfect special gift anytime! Features a 2008 Farmers' Almanac with a leather-like hardbound cover with rich looking gold edging.

Udder Cream Gift Basket
Whenever you spend time outdoors or in, your skin is there with you head to toe, protecting your body from the elements and taking a beating. Udder Cream cures the chafing irritation & dry skin due to its restorative effect...

Honey, Honey, Honey
Two varietals of our honeycomb rounds complete this gourmet treat. This gift is packaged in their Savannah Bee Company box filled with crinkle paper.

Burt's Bees Beeswax Lip Balm
Burt's most popular product, chocked full of pain relieving protective ingredients to help soothe cracked, chapped or burning lips. A must-have for all types of weather days. Great gift.

Honey Gift Pack
This sampler pack includes a 3 oz tupelo honey jar, a 2 oz travel tin candle, a lip balm tin and a 1.5 oz honey soap in a wooden crate.

Original Grill Companion
The Original Grill Companion is a new and improved gift basket full of all you need to become a master barbequer. All the essentials are here, Walkerswood Jerk, Daddy Sam's BBQ, Trinidad Tropical and Roadhouse BBQ. In addition you will...

Summer on the Farm Vol. 1
Are you looking for the perfect gift for any child? Well, you're in the right place because this video will entertain as well as educate any child as they watch it over and over again. This is one the entire...

Beach Bucket of Fire
With summer here, not even the sandcastles you build with this Beach Bucket can withstand the flavor bursting out of this one of a kind gift assortment. The tropical flavor of Walkerswood Jonkanoo Sauce, Trinidad Tropical, Sharkbite Sauce and our...

Arnold the snoring pig by GUND
Go hog-wild with Arnold the Snoring Pig, a cute, quirky companion sure to put a smile on anyone's face. Arnold's oversized snout, curly pink tail and I'm-so-sleepy expression make him a cheerful gift for animal lovers of all ages. Press...

Body Care for Busy Bees
The perfect gift for busy lifestyles, this cosmetic case embellished with the Savannah Bee logo is filled with travel sizes of our finest natural body care products including softening body lotion, body wash made with honey and almond milk, beeswax...

Maine Gold(r) Maple Syrup- Maple Leaf Bottle
A natural, healthy alternative to sugar. Maine Gold(r) maple syrup has fewer calories than honey, sugar or corn syrup; has zero fat and cholesterol; provides superb flavor in baked goods and marinades; and naturally sweetens fruit, yogurt and your favorite...

Farmers' Almanac Subscriptions
Farmers Almanac 2009, 2010 and 2011Be one of the first to get the next year's edition of the Farmers' Almanacby signing up for this subscription! It makes for a wonderful gift foryourself or a friend or family member. Each new...

3-Volume Book Set - kitchen tips, garden hints, country living tips
Save even more by purchasing the 3-volume set for only $19.95. The set makes a fantastic gift for you or a gardener or cook you might know! Pearls of Country Wisdom paper back yields more than 700 pearls of...

In The Woods Book Series
Enjoy the photographic fantasies and delightful tales of these delightful children's books created by noted wildlife photographers, Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick. These hardcover books make a perfect gift for children of all ages.First Snow in the Woods:...

Green Blog

A GREEN New Year to You!
January 1, 2008 12:06 AM

Weather Chatter

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

Nightmare Wedding Day?
January 14, 2008 3:59 PM

Groundhogs and Winter in Tennessee
November 13, 2006 9:55 AM

Salt and Christmas Trivia
December 10, 2007 11:56 AM

16 1/2 Feet of Snow and Counting
April 15, 2008 11:36 AM

Poinsettia Plants
December 5, 2007 11:56 AM

Christmas In July
July 17, 2008 2:49 PM

Wedding Weather Contest Finalists
March 31, 2008 1:33 PM


Love is spelled S-N-O-W
February 26, 2008 10:53 AM

Halt the Holiday Hustle
November 26, 2007 10:44 AM

Blog


Gift Ideas for Those Away From Home
August 11, 2006 11:46 AM

The Rose Touch
June 12, 2006 11:36 AM

Recycling Envelopes and Greeting Cards
December 28, 2005 12:38 PM

Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus
November 21, 2006 11:38 PM


How to De-Stress the Holidays
November 17, 2006 10:48 AM

The SECRET is OUT!
August 27, 2007 9:20 AM

Features

Holidays
From time-honored traditions to great gift ideas, Farmer's Almanac TV has you covered for the Holidays.

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...