A great deal of work goes on behind the scenes to pull together an edition of the Farmers’ Almanac. It is a mini-Olympics. For 9 months we work hard pulling together an array of material that address the overall theme of the Almanac - sustainable living. We have always been about being good to the earth and doing things in a way that allows us to live happy, frugal lives. We protect the formula that Caleb uses to calculate weather predictions two years in advance. It all comes down to the release of the newest edition.

One reader in Alberta comments, “I continue to go on your Internet site and check every thing out. I like your weather a lot. I find it is about 80-90 % right for each month. I have seen you guys forecast events in a month and sometimes they happen a few days off from what you predicted, (mother nature throws you off some times), but you still have very good weather. I can’t wait to see the winter 08-09 forecast next week, I hope it is good for Alberta.”

Like the Olympics, all of the hard work has led to the moment the Farmers’ Almanac lands in stores and the media talks about us. Expect to see coverage of our upcoming winter forecast in the papers, radio, TV and online starting Monday, August 25th. Sandi and I have met with the Associated Press and our website will be peppered with new material as well. For the next few months, we will be doing interviews throughout the US and Canada.

Be sure to get your copy of the 2009 Farmers’ Almanac and let me know what you like and how we can help you. If I am on a radio show in your community, call in and say hello. The fun begins next week and I hope our winter weather helps prepare you for what is coming your way.

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