Food date labels are confusing. Sell-by, use-by, best-by, and expiration all sound similar but mean different things. The result: an estimated 30-40 percent of food waste in the United States comes from people throwing out perfectly safe food because they misread the date. Here is what each label actually means. Quick Reference Sell-by: for stores,

Test Your Wildlife Knowledge Think you know the wild? Let’s find out. We stumbled across this classic wildlife true-or-false quiz from an 2000 Farmers’ Almanac, and it’s the perfect reminder that nature is way weirder (and cooler) than most of us remember. Some of these sound obvious… until they’re not. TRUE OR FALSE? *SEE PAGE

At Farmers’ Almanac, we love marking the days that shaped American history, and February 2, 1901, is one worth remembering. That’s when the Army Nurse Corps was officially established, creating a permanent place for women in the medical service of the United States Army. It was a milestone not just for military medicine, but for

From the 2003 Farmers’ Almanac | Animal tracking TIPS and TACTICS.By Stephen LeahyA freelance author located in Brooklin, Ontario. There are legendary trackers who can glance at a gravel roadway and know where and when a mouse crossed the road, as well as the mouse’s sex and age, and what it had for lunch. Today,

By Verbalist Richard Lederer | From the 2010 Edtion of Farmers’ Almanac The poet Carl Sandburg wrote, “The fog comes in on little cat feet.” So does a large litter of our words and expressions. Whatever their ups and downs throughout history, cats have usually landed on their feet and have left their paw prints

Winter skin is dry skin. Cold air outside holds less moisture, heated indoor air drops humidity further, and the constant transition between the two strips skin of its natural oils. The fix is mostly about adding moisture back, both from the inside and the outside, and being gentler with everything you put on your face.

If you’ve ever had your pipes burst in the winter, you already know it can be devastating to your home. Far beyond the cost of replacing the pipes is the expense and heartache of restoring or replacing the structure and your personal belongings damaged by a deluge. If you haven’t yet been one of the

By Richard Lederer Richard Lederer is a contributing editor for the Farmers’ Almanac and a well-known author, speaker, and verbalist. The most widely understood American word in the world is O.K. The explanations for its origin have been as imaginative as they have been various. Some have claimed that O.K. is a version of the

This week, January 28th through January 31st, is an especially good time to cut firewood if you follow traditional Farmers’ Almanac wisdom. We’re in the waxing phase of the lunar cycle, the period between the new and full moon, which has long been associated with rising energy, strength, and vitality in nature. Tasks that require

Before YouTube hacks, TikTok tips, and 47-step “life optimization” threads… There were little nuggets of wisdom tucked into the back pages of almanacs, community cookbooks, and church newsletters. The kind of advice your grandma clipped out and taped inside a cabinet door. This collection of “Helpful Hints” came straight from that era (Farmers’ Almanac 1996),