Canned vs. Fresh Pumpkin: Big Cost Savings
By preparing fresh pumpkin, you'll get plenty of pumpkin for your pumpkin recipes and dollars in your pocket.

The Great Pumpkin Raft Race!
Ever try floating a pumpkin? How about floating in a pumpkin? Check out this creative and timely pumpkin paddling race.

Pick the Perfect Pumpkin
How do you know when you've found the right pumpkin for your Jack o'lantern? Check out these hints.

Roasting Pumpkin Seeds
After carving the pumpkin, you may want to roast the seed for an easy, and tasty treat.

Prepare and Freeze Fresh Pumpkin Easily
Want to reuse those pumpkins on your steps for a wonderful Thanksgiving pie?

Little Known Pumpkin Facts
What do pumpkins have to do with freckles and snakebites? What state grows the most pumpkins annually?

Pumpkins for Health!
Why eat pumpkins? Few calories, lots of iron, protein, calcium, and more.

Memorable Halloween Weather Events
Forget the ghosts and goblins. Halloween has had some scary weather over the past 20 years. Here are a couple of the most memorable nights.

Gingersnaps Galore
With a few gingersnap cookies, you can turn ordinary pancakes, muffins and other foods into festive holiday treats with the wonderful gingersnap flavor.

How Punny Are You?
Halloween Puns & Fun

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

Please Pass the Pie
Postively Palatable Recipes. These unique recipes are sure to be a hit with your Thanksgiving guests.

Favorite Fall Recipes
It's time to cook with pumpkins, squash, apples and more! Check out these tasty recipes.

Healthier Halloween Treats
Sure, candy is dandy, but why not give the gift of good health this Halloween?

Top Ten Outdoor Activities for Fall
Ten great reasons to get outside this fall.

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

Eat More of These Foods
Super foods for a healthier you. Some foods have been known to help prevent some common diseases. Find out which foods you should eat more of.

Make Your Own Cooking Mixes
Save Time and Money Like the convenience of store-bought cookie, cake, brownie and other mixes, but don't like the cost? Here's a solution.

Slow Cooking: Hints and Recipes for the Crock Pot
Dinner is never easier than when you use the crock pot. Get helpful hints and great recipes here.

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

Don't Throw It Away!

Stormy End to October?
Weather forecast for the rest of the month. Will the kids be cold and wet this Halloween? Get the forecast now.

Warm Up with Hearty Fall Soups
Save money and eat well. Soups are a great option for dinners and lunches. Check out fall favorites.

Does Thanksgiving Dinner make you Sleepy?
Find out why here. Tryptophan, an amino acid found in turkey, is often used as an excuse for falling asleep after that big holiday meal. But is that truly the culprit?

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

Healthier Holiday Cooking
Comfort food can be healthy. Find out how to make the holidays healthier here.

Easy Pumpkin Pie
A tasty holiday tradition made easy.

Pumpkin Butter
This pumpkin butter is an excellent hostess gift and is a wonderful spread for pumpkin biscuits.

Pumpkin Biscuits
These pumpkin biscuits are slightly sweet and can be made a day ahead.

Pumpkin Ice Cream Pie
A frozen alternative to a traditional favorite.

Pumpkin Dip
A savory appetizer you can serve with gingersnaps.

Pumpkin Pancakes
This is a fun and different breakfast that all the kids will enjoy.

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Don't throw away those seeds! They can be turned into a tasty, healthy snack.

Pumpkin Bread
A treat the whole family will enjoy.

Pumpkin Gratin
A great side dish that pairs well with roasted pork loin.

Pumpkin Pecan Apple Cake
A great twist on a holiday pie. That will surely make your mouth water.

Pumpkin-Pear Pie
Pear dresses up traditional pumpkin pie with gourmet flair.

Pumpkin-Banana Pancakes
Banana adds a sweet flavorful note to this pumpkin autumn specialty

Kelle Carter's Sugar Pumpkin Pie
Small Sugar Pumpkin is an heirloom pumpkin dating back to the 1800's. Dependable and easy to grow, it boasts high quality, stringless, thick, sweet flesh that is great for making pies. Organic seeds are available from Seeds of Change at www.seedsofchange.com.

Pumpkin Orange Squares
Great recipe that is good with ice cream, or sold at a bazaar! These are good any time of year.

Kelle Carters Organic Heirloom "Small Sugar" Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Small Sugar pumpkin is an heirloom pumpkin dating back to the 1800s. It boasts high quality, stringless, thick, sweet flesh great for making pies. Dependable and easy to grow. Organic seeds available from Seeds of Change at www.seedsofchange.com.

Kelle Carters Organic Heirloom
Small Sugar pumpkin is an heirloom pumpkin dating back to the 1800s. It boasts high quality, stringless, thick, sweet flesh great for making pies. Dependable and easy to grow. Organic seeds available from Seeds of Change at www.seedsofchange.com.

Pear Sauce (for Pumpkin- Pear Pie)

Roasted Pumpkin Salad
Eating this salad is a flavorful adventure

Pumpkin Tomato Bisque
Pumpkins are not merely for decoration. Warm up with this tasty treat.

Another Giant Pumpkin Regatta
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On the Road With The Head Farmhand - Post #2
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Giant Pumpkin Regatta
October 9, 2007 11:56 AM

On the Road With the Head Farmhand - Post #1
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Pumpkins and October
October 9, 2007 11:50 AM

On the Road With the Head Farmhand - Post #3
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Wild, Wacky Weather
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The Agony of Defeat
October 13, 2008 3:32 PM

In Awe of Pumpkins
October 13, 2006 8:34 AM

Giant Pumpkin Paddling - An Olympic Sport
October 7, 2009 5:16 PM

Winter Weather - The Latest
October 10, 2007 10:46 AM

How to Pick the Pefect Pumpkin
October 19, 2009 11:16 AM

A World Record - Not
October 16, 2008 12:59 PM

Fun Flavors of Fall
October 26, 2009 12:47 PM

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

I Don’t Hate Radishes!
May 21, 2009 2:22 PM

Move Over Harvest Moon- Here Comes the Pumpkin Moon
October 1, 2009 10:41 AM

October Fun
October 11, 2007 10:35 AM

From the Producer: Season 2 of Farmers’ Almanac TV
January 12, 2007 11:01 AM

Warming Spices
February 1, 2006 2:33 PM

Halloween Heaven
October 31, 2008 1:42 PM

Us vs Them
September 12, 2007 3:15 PM

Full Moon Contest
September 25, 2009 9:12 AM

Keeping Ahead of Thanksgiving
November 8, 2009 10:43 PM

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

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

Peter Geiger, Philom., Editor of the Farmers' Almanac
If Peter Geiger hadn’t become the seventh editor of the world-famous Farmers’ Almanac, he would have wanted to write a syndicated column offering handy, time saving household hints. Luckily for famous hint maven Heloise, Peter’s fate was sealed from an...

Meet the Editors
Peter Geiger, Philom., EditorIf Peter Geiger hadn’t become the seventh editor of the world-famous Farmers’ Almanac, he would have wanted to write a syndicated column offering handy, time saving household hints. Luckily for famous hint maven Heloise, Peter’s fate was...