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Articles

Perfect Father's Day Foods
Treat dad to a special dinner or lunch. Check out these delicious dad-approved recipes.

PhilosoFacts
Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is.

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.

Test Your Food Trivia
Strange but true food facts. See how many you know.

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Getting Rid of Slugs and Snails
Are slugs and snails attacking your gardens? Rid your garden of these pests naturally and easily with some tips from the Farmers' Almanac.

Health and Medical Hints from 1901
Ever been told to chew on a roasted onion for a headache? Prescribed a daily bath? Check out these natural tips and medical hints from the 1901 Farmers' Almanac.

Sore Throat Secrets
From Chamomile tea to Slippery Elm bark, there are many natural ways to ease the discomfort of a sore throat.

Grow Flowers Indoors
Here's a simple pick me-up for the winter doldrums that will bring some spring indoors!

Income Tax Facts for the Weary
Discover some unusual facts about April 15--including why the government used Donald Duck to make this day less taxing.

An Early St. Patrick's Day!
St. Patrick's Day is usually celebrated on the 17th of March, but not this year.

Childproofing for the Holidays
Before you dress your children in their best holiday clothes, you may want to call grandma and ask her to put the hard candies and breakable ornaments away.

Why Color Eggs?
Easter lore revealed. Easter is almost here! Coloring eggs is a yearly tradition but did you ever wonder why we color them?

Bringing Herbs Indoors
If your area has not had a killing frost yet, you may still have time to bring your herbs indoor for year-round fresh ingredients.


Recycle Your Christmas Tree
The holidays are here, and so is one of the best times of the year for watching your waste.

Learn How to Prepare Onions
First appearing in the 2005 Farmers' Almanac A few ways to prepare onions and avoid. Read More

Life, Liberty, and (Iced) Coffee for All!
Submit your Iced Coffee Recipe and Learn Coffee's History Share your best iced coffee recipes with us and learn all about coffee in the U.S.

Uninvited Garden Guests: and some natural ways to discourage them
Learn how to naturally discourage deer, slugs, moles and other pests from visiting your garden.

The Magical Mysterious Moon
For centuries, the moon has been an object of awe, tall tales, and mysterious powers. Learn more about the many beliefs around the moon here.

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

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."

Recipes

Low Country Boil
A Southern tradition, this simple and hearty one-pot meal is great to serve for a variety of occasions.

Chinese Pork with Peppers
Perfect for having friends over, prepare ahead for less stress.

Bill Barker's Beer Bread
When it comes to minimum input and maximum output in the kitchen, beer bread is about as good as it gets.


Dill Dip
A classic party dip that can be served in a fresh-baked Beer Bread bowl.

Videos

Maine Root - Beer That Is
Join Matt and Mark Seiler on their mission to "save corporately imprisoned root-beer" while getting an inside look at how "free-range" root beer is made.

Products

Season Two
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...

Dr. Burt's Res-Q-Ointment
Res-Q Ointment will soothe and comfort life's bumps and bruises with the green magic of Mother Nature's herbal medicines. Available in convenient easy-to-stow .60 oz. tins. Ingredients: Sweet almond oil, olive oil, beeswax, cocoa butter, wheat germ oil, tocopheryl acetate...

Season Two
Episode 3

In Cooperstown the Main Street is the heart of the community. We look inside this Norman Rockwell storybook town. Dogfish Head Brewery make "off-centered ales for off-centered people," by creating crazy mad up styles that challenge your perception of what...

Weather Chatter

Healing Power of Marigold
July 29, 2008 2:52 PM

The 100 Year Difference (1907)
January 11, 2008 5:07 PM

Blog

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

Tree-Planting Tips
June 13, 2007 10:38 AM




Time to Plant Spring Blooming Bulbs
October 12, 2005 8:20 AM

Slugs!
June 12, 2007 7:41 AM


Use the Signs for Best Days
June 15, 2007 6:42 AM



Dove Hunting with Grandma
September 5, 2005 8:46 AM