Protect Yourself From Harmful UV Rays

Stay Safe in the Sun!
Learn how to protect your family from harmful UV rays.

Get your Car Ready for Winter
Prepare now - stay safe later. It's important to know what you may need in order to protect against natural hazards.

Mulching Tips For the Organic Gardener
Late fall is a good time to mulch - and protect your outdoor plants. Learn more.

Must Read Tips about Frostbite and Hypothermia.
The cold weather is here. Learn how to recognize and protect you and your loved ones from frostbite and hypothermia.

Hurricane Preparedness: Is Your Pet Safe?
How to protect your pets from the unexpected. Hurricane season is here and will peak on September 10th. Here are ways you can help keep your pet safe in case of a weather disaster.

Leading The Way In Improving Ozone Protection
Ozone (O3) is a highly reactive gas composed of three oxygen atoms. Depending on where it is in the atmosphere, ozone affects life on Earth in either good or bad ways.

A Gardener's Guide to Frost
How to predict when it's coming and what to do about it It's fall. Temperatures begin to cool down, but your gardens still look so nice. How do you know when frost may hit ? Learn the signs and precautions you should take.

Fall Checklist: Are you ready?
Timely tips for inside and out. Fall is here! Here's a useful checklist for inside and outside chores that should be done before the cooler weather hits full force.

Some Germs are Good for You
The Real Dirt On Germs Everyone knows germs are bad right? Not so fast. Research is showing that antibacterial products could be making us more vulnerable to health problems.

Coffee Versus Tea:
Is one better for you than the other? Do you drink coffee or tea or both? Are either of them good for your health?

Eat Your Colors!
Eating a rainbow of colors can improve your health.

“See” the Importance of Eye Health
When was the last time you had your eyes checked?

Dental Tips George Washington Could’ve Used!
Learn how eating apples, figs, and strawberries can keep your teeth whiter and cleaner.

Don't Let Your Financial Guard Down During Retirement
Even if you spent your whole life saving for retirement, you need to keep a watchful eye on your assets after you retire.

Why Do Graduates Wear Robes?
It's graduation season! Check out the colorful history and reason for wearing robes during ceremonies.

Lightning Kills, Play it Safe
Lightning is a very dangerous weather occurrence that isn't taken seriously. Here's how to avoid the threat of being struck by lightning.

Wait! Save that milk carton for my garden!
Recyclable gardening ideas. Don't throw it away! Reuse it for your garden! Check out these new uses for old things.

Attitude of Joy - Improve your Health with Laughter
For us it seems so natural, but the funny thing is that humans are one of the only species that laughs.

How to Create a Year of Wellness
Follow these month by month steps to a successfully healthy year.

Muscle Strain: Ice or Heat?
When you have sore muscles, do you reach for an ice pack or the heating pad? Your choice could be making the pain worse.

Don't Become Blue: Easy Tips for Growing Blueberries
10 tips for growing blueberries

Bursitis
Symptoms can vary from an ache and stiffness in the local area of the joint, to a burning that surrounds the whole joint around the inflamed bursa.

Reduce Your Waste for Earth Day
Turn Trash into Treasure Simple ways to reuse common items, and make less trash.

Rain, Rain, Go Away ...
Making the Most of a Wet Summer Don't let wet weather keep you out of the garden this summer!

The Classic Bruise
Black and Blue? Learn why bruises occur and what some natural and easy ways help prevent or minimize bruising.

Did you take your vitamin-D today?
It’s hard to say enough about the health benefits of vitamin D—check out the great things it can do for your body!

Got a Cut? Reach for the Onions.
Natural Remedies for Cuts and Bruises. The summer season is just about here. Schools are out, kids are outside, and cuts and bruises become more prevalent. Here are a few ways to help these cuts heal quicker and more naturally:

Top 5 tips for Driving During Wet Fall Months
Timely tips for wet weather driving.

Quick, Nurse, Fetch Me The Sauerkraut!
The Healing Properties of Cabbage Is cabbage a cure-all for many ailments? Many used to think so.

Will the Winds Blow Fair or Foul?
The Farmers' Almanac Reveals its Predictions for Hurricane Season! Hurricane season is officially underway. What will this year have in store?

Hungry? Think Blue!
July is National Blueberry Month. July is the best time to eat more blueberries. They're healthy, patriotic, and tasty!

Tornado Truths: Test Your Tornado Knowledge.
Be prepared. Learn more about tornadoes.

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.

Making Your Own Natural Holiday Wreath
With just a few pinecones, nuts and hemlock cones, you can make a festive holiday wreath.

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

What Is Snow?
For some areas, it’s time to break out the snow shovel. Here are a few facts to think about when you clear the driveway.

Say I Do to a Green Honeymoon
5 Great Green Travel Tips Going green doesn't have to mean sacrificing luxury. Check out these helpful green hints.

Foods For Fantastic Complexion
What is the secret to a glowing complexion? It may be the foods you eat.

How to Keep Pests out of your Garden, Naturally.
Learn how to naturally discourage deer, slugs, moles, and other pests from visiting your garden.

Back To School in Eco-Friendly Style
Check out the many earth-friendly options for this year's back-to-school shopping.

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!

Extend Your Growing Season
Mini-greenhouses, cold frames, and other ways to grow in cold weather.

Top Ten Deadliest Hurricanes
This has been a stormy hurricane season. Check out a list of some of the deadliest storms over the past 100+ years.

Rio's Roots
The Grio Action Program helps elders in Brazil to pass on traditional knowledge of music, storytelling, medicine, dance, and art to the children of Rio de Janeiro. The program helps protect the endangered historical knowledge and traditional culture

Why do we kiss under the misletoe?
December 18, 2007 10:28 AM

Patriot Day - 5th Anniversary
September 11, 2006 11:01 AM

Farmers’ Almanac Trivia - Why are barns painted red?
September 16, 2008 4:35 PM

Keeping Roosters Quiet
November 18, 2009 8:47 AM

Weather and the 2008 Summer Olympics
June 5, 2008 11:33 AM

The Virtues of Cedar
November 30, 2005 11:11 AM

A Day to Remember
November 11, 2008 1:43 PM

2009 Farmers’ Almanac - 4 Days and Counting
August 21, 2008 11:37 AM

Stop The Traffic! Frogs are Crossing!
February 19, 2008 2:46 PM

I’ve Got Gall
October 16, 2007 11:28 AM

Giant Pumpkin Regatta
October 9, 2007 11:56 AM

Winter, Global Warming, Groundhog Day…
January 31, 2008 3:57 PM

Weird Atlanta Weather - Flooding Awareness
March 17, 2008 11:57 AM

Farmers’ Almanac and Current Topics
September 17, 2007 10:36 AM

Planting & Caring for Blueberries in the Home Garden
May 1, 2006 8:33 AM

Planting a Strawberry Pyramid
March 29, 2006 4:30 PM

Cleaning Products Exposed!
July 8, 2008 1:33 PM

Waste Not, Want Not – Trash into Treasure
May 12, 2008 12:05 AM

Top Ten Hurricane Tips - What to Do, How to Prepare
September 13, 2005 3:24 PM

All About Frost
September 27, 2006 7:49 AM

Backyard Chickens Demystified!
June 26, 2009 3:22 PM

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Mold Removal and Didn’t Know Who to Ask
August 5, 2008 3:51 PM

About UV
The sun radiates energy over a broad spectrum of wavelengths. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which has a shorter wavelength than either visible blue ...

Protecting yourself from UV Radiation
The EPA has devised general guidelines as far as what to do to protect oneself from overexposure to UV radiation. These are shown in the table below. ...

2006-2007 Weather Outlook for Canada
Tired of the Heat? Hang on – 2007 Canadian Farmers' Almanac Predicts "SHIVERY IS NOT DEAD"Lewiston, ME: After a hot summer in most of Canada, cool news is on the way. The new edition of the Canadian Farmers' Almanac, which...

2006-2007 Weather Outlook for the U.S.
Tired of the Heat? Hang on – 2007 Farmers' Almanac Predicts "SHIVERY IS NOT DEAD"Lewiston, ME: After a brutally hot summer in most of the country, cool news is on the way. The new edition of the Farmers' Almanac, which...