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Round Barns
Added: January 30, 2008
Length: 05:15
The historic round barns of Wisconsin have survived the passage of time. Uncovered is the genius behind their design.
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Where did the tradition of shaking hands come from? Farmers' Almanac TV has the answer!
American Traditions: The Handshake

1:00
05/11/2008
Tag along as we follow a Maine lobster crew out for the day's catch.
Visual Journey: Maine Lobstering

0:48
05/09/2008
A tour of the Blue Hill Restaurant at Stone Barns Center. What's on the menu today? Lamb chops.
Visual Journey: Blue Hill at Stone Barns Center

01:05
05/08/2008
Where did the tradition of fireworks on the 4th of July come from? Farmers' Almanac has the answer!
American Traditions: Fireworks

1:13
04/30/2008
Reduce, reuse and recycle is the mission at the Berkeley, California Ecology Center--so much so, that they are even running their recycling trucks on vegetable oil.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

04:50
01/30/2008
Willie Nelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Senator Tom Harkin speak on the importance of bio-diesel and we get a cross country look at how bio-diesel is being used.
Veggie Power

05:48
01/30/2008
21 Years ago Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp started a movement that is still helping Family Farmers. We Pay tribute to their effort.
The History of Farm Aid

04:24
01/30/2008
Before there was baseball, you could find different versions of stick and ball games being played all over the United States in the 19th Century. What did these games look like? The Leatherstocking Baseball Club of Cooperstown, New York shows us.
The Old Ballgame: Town Ball

06:54
01/30/2008
The hottest food spot in Manhattan isn't Nobu. It's where the chefs from Nobu shop: Manhattan's Green Market, which revolutionized how New Yorkers eat and New York chefs cook
Metropolitan Market

05:21
01/30/2008
Come take a tour of the Barilla Pasta Factory.
Visual Journey: Barilla Pasta Factory

01:08
01/30/2008
You'll find peach pie, peach preserve, peach cobbler, peach salsa, peach candies, and even peach hot sauce at Lane Packing. For over one hundred years their family has been growing "queen of Georgia," the peach.
Queen of Georgia

04:31
01/30/2008
There are actually people who get into very, very large pumpkins and race over very, very cold water to win the annual Windsor, Nova Scotia Pumpkin Paddle.
The Pumpkin Paddle

05:48
01/30/2008
From miniature John Deere tractors to tin barns and silos, we discovered a toy chest of memories at The National Farm Toy Museum in Dyersville, Iowa.
The National Farm Toy Museum

04:17
01/30/2008
The closest working farm to Manhattan, Stone Barns Center merges community-based farming with the 21st century.
Stone Barns Center

05:25
01/30/2008
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.
Maine Root - Beer That Is

05:35
01/30/2008
Tim and Eunice Shriver along with Tom Arnold, Senator Tom Harkin, Filmmaker Peter Farrelly, the athletes, coaches, families and volunteers strive to make the First National Special Olympics a life-changing event for all involved.
Special Olympics Introduction

05:11
01/30/2008
We follow a team of hopeful soccer players who inspire, awe and humble all who witness the dedication they have to their team and family.
The Bass Family

06:18
01/30/2008
Take a musical tour of the Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton, Delaware, one of the most popular and cutting-edge microbreweries in the nation.
Visual Journey: Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

01:50
01/30/2008
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.
Vidalia Onions

04:59
01/30/2008
The Ditty Bops perform "I'm an Old Cowhand" in concert with Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek.
The Ditty Bops with Sara Watkins

03:51
01/30/2008
This Unique cookbook shop reunites chefs with long-lost recipes, found on shelves bursting with rare and out-of-print cookbooks.
Bonnie Slotnick's Cookbooks

05:26
01/30/2008
With their unique sound and style, Nickel Creek is taking the American music scene by storm. The trio from California sat down for an interview with us at a recent tour stop.
Nickel Creek

06:13
01/30/2008
Farmers' Almanac TV is proud to bring you this exclusive concert footage of Nickel Creek, a unique musical trio that is taking the country by storm.
Nickel Creek: Scotch and Chocolate

03:42
01/30/2008
Verlyn Klinkenborg, writer and editor for the New York Times, leads a life of paradox: half the time in the great metropolis as a newspaper man, the other half as a farmer in upstate New York.
Verlyn Klinkenborg: A Rural Life

05:07
01/30/2008
A competitive female tractor team in Texas goes all-out for a national title in Decatur, Texas.
Tractor Restoration Team

04:20
01/30/2008
Farmers' Almanac TV spent some time with a group of humorous chili enthusiasts at Sante Fe's annual Chili Festival.
Southwestern Heat

04:53
01/30/2008
Farmers' Almanac TV visits the American Wind Power Center in Lubbock, Texas for a glimpse into the past, present, and future of windmills.
Wind Power

04:09
01/30/2008
Can your dog do this? See top cattle dogs compete at the biggest agricultural fair in the US in Moultrie, Georgia.
Stock Dogs

04:27
01/30/2008
Farmers' Almanac TV goes on a field trip to Yellowstone National Park to learn about ice climbing.
Yellowstone

03:50
01/30/2008
Guess how old one of the winners is in Part Two of the International Lumberjack Championship? You wouldn't believe it if we told you.
Lumberjack Competition: Part II

04:23
01/30/2008
Florida's wetlands provide a natural habitat to many species of animals. Join us for this visual journey through some of the Sunshine State's most unique natural environments.
Visual Journey: Florida Wetlands

02:00
01/30/2008
There are many people who make Farm Aid a success every year. We meet some of them and show clips of Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, and John Mellencamp performing.
2006 Farm Aid

05:06
01/29/2008
Waste turns into wonder in artist, Wally Warren's hands. His found objects sculptures show us that everything from cigarette lighters to computer parts can become reusable.
Wally Warren: Found Art

05:37
01/29/2008
In order tho keep clamming a viable way of life, Walter Ward started a clam co-op. Bobby Anderson shows us his secret clam digs and shares a treasured family recipe.
Clam Dig

06:26
01/29/2008
A life long journey led inventor Charlie MacArthur to new discoveries with better technologies for the automobile, and a new heating system affectionately called the TWERP, that has to be seen to believed.
Finding Alternatives

05:51
01/29/2008
Do you know the difference between a white and brown shrimp? We're on board with a low country shrimp farmer who teaches us the difference along with the tricks of the trade.
Low Country Catch

04:41
01/29/2008
The most successful organic farm in the country is Eathbound Farm. We tour the farm and meet the people behind its success.
Earthbound Farm

05:33
01/29/2008
Green Toe, of Santa Barbara, California, makes an effort to "make shoes with no chemicals, no leather, no plastic, no poison, no nuthin' shoes that don't hurt the planet."
Green Toe

04:51
01/29/2008
Watch as cows are milked at The Strauss Family Dairy and then follow the milk to the Cowgirl Creamery where it's turned into some of the best cheese in the world.
From The Milk to the Cheese

04:35
01/29/2008
Quilted barns? That's what you'll find in Grundy County, Iowa, where an arts program brought agritourism to the rescue of both family farms and historic barns
Barn Quilts

04:29
01/29/2008
People all over the country are searching for new forms of fuel. Meet Victor Lin and his team of researchers whose work with nanosperes may lead to alternative energies.
Biodiesel

05:15
01/29/2008
Ken Brecher is an obsessive collector and a lifetime hoarder. His "Empire of Objects" tells a compelling story.
Accumulator of Things: Ken Brecher

06:04
01/29/2008
The Students at Humboldt State University have ideas about incorporating Approptiate Technology into all of our lives. Simple ideas, stating that, "to tread lightly on the earth means a healthier planet.
Appropriate Technology

04:55
01/29/2008
Ames opened both its heart and homes to the first ever National Special Olympics. This railroad town in the middle of America's Breadbasket played an outstanding host to the event.
Ames

04:09
01/29/2008
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.
Found a Peanut

05:26
01/29/2008
In Cooperstown, New York, the main street is the heart of the community. We look inside this Norman Rockwell storybook town.
A Main Street Way of Life: Cooperstown, NY

04:19
01/29/2008
Sam Calagione, Founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton Delaware, has taken the age-old craft of brewing beer to an extreme level.
Dogfish Head: Extreme Brewing

05:10
01/29/2008
Farmers' Almanac TV takes you backstage at Farm Aid 2006 in Camden, New Jersey. From interviews with Willie Neslon to rare footage from the first Farm Aid in 1985, it's easy to see that Farm Aid is more than just a concert.
Farm Aid 2006 Highlights

05:43
01/29/2008
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.
John Deere: The Man

04:57
01/29/2008
Follow the adventures of a bunch of sixty-somethings as they take restored electric railcars on excursions over the country's abandoned rail lines through Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina.
Hy-Railers

04:27
01/29/2008
The FFA is about much more than farming, as we found out when we visited the 2005 FFA Convention in Lousiville, Kentucky.
FFA 2005

04:18
01/29/2008
Join us as we visit with the Future Farmers of America for their annual convention. (2004)
FFA 2004

04:43
01/29/2008
Farmers' Almanac TV drops in on the Lake Eden Arts Festival of Black Mountain, North Carolina.
Lake Eden Arts Festival

04:55
01/29/2008
Learn about this innovative solution to the Gulf Region's housing crisis in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Katrina Cottage

05:41
01/29/2008
For years, people have been flocking to New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns. From tourists to spelunkers, Carlsbad is an underground treasure to be discovered!
Inside Carlsbad

04:23
01/29/2008
Meet with the Moffets of Illinois and see their unique collection of antique tools, one of the largest in the world.
Gadget Gurus

05:13
01/29/2008
In Part One of Wisconsin's International Lumberjack Championship, 8 to 80 year-olds compete to be World Champions.
Lumberjack Competition: Part I

04:01
01/29/2008
Farmers' Almanac TV sits down with peanut farmer and former President Jimmy Carter.
First Farmer - President Jimmy Carter

05:29
01/29/2008
Farmers' Almanac TV recently sat down with country music star Blake Shelton.
Blake Shelton

04:01
01/29/2008
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.
Benjamin Banneker

04:30
01/29/2008
At one time there were only 2 books published in America, the Bible and Farmers' Almanacs. This is the story of how one 188 year-old publication survived to become an American Institution.
Almanac Story

05:51
01/29/2008
Learn how Tupelo Honey is made.
Savannah Bee Company

05:26
06/01/2007
Farmers' Almanac TV takes you on a visual journey of an onion harvest.
Visual Journey: Onion Harvest

02:11
05/07/2007
Located on the tip of the Maine coast, this ninth generation family farm stretches through 9 miles of stunning landscape.
Tide Mill Farms

06:30
04/17/2007
Farmers' Almanac TV visited Plains, Georgia, home of peanut farmer and former President Jimmy Carter.
Peanut Farmer

04:36
03/15/2006
Meet the man behind the sound of some of music's greatest guitar players, as we dropped in for a visit at Randy Wood's Pickin' Parlor.
Pickin' Parlor

04:37
03/15/2006
See how the folks of Lind, Washington find another use for tractor combines.
Combine Demolition Derby

04:53
03/07/2006
Featured Stories Video
Selected stories from Farmers' Almanac TV's weekly magazine show on PBS including celebrity interviews, people in the news, and everyday folks leaving a better world for future generations.
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