Published by Geiger in Lewiston, the new almanac is once again crammed full of information on how to thrive in the natural world just as our forebears did for so long.
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Farmers’ Almanac: ‘Brace yourself for a wet winter whirlwind’ in 2025
The latest Farmers’ Almanac is expected to hit the shelves this week and, as always, provide a near-endless supply of tips on everything from gardening by the moon to grating cheese and being prepared for the next power outage.
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Farmers’ Almanac looks ahead to ‘Greatest Show on Earth’
Lewiston-based almanac eyes total eclipse next spring — and colder weather, too.
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Shake, shiver and shovel: 2023 Farmers’ Almanac to hit shelves early
In a world where self-sufficiency has become more a requirement than a hobby, we might need the Farmers’ Almanac this year more than ever.
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Farmers’ Almanac predicts a flip-floppy winter
The weather in coming months might be a mixed bag, but when you get right down to it, so is the almanac itself.
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The Great Divide: Farmers’ Almanac hits the shelves
When you get right down to it, the world may need the magazine’s advice now more than ever.
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Mark LaFlamme: Hairy corn, brawling pigs and ants on the march: Winter is coming
So, the Farmers’ Almanac has released a comprehensive list claiming to be “20 Signs from Nature of a Hard Winter Ahead.” I wasn’t going to do anything with this — who needs reminders that winter is going to be a hell of backbreaking shoveling, knuckle-busting windshield scraping, white-knuckle driving and a wallet-busting sucking sound from […]
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Analysis: How serious should we treat ‘flake news’ from the Farmers’ Almanac?
The 2019 Farmers’ Almanac bills its 2018-19 winter outlook, which calls for “teeth-chattering cold” across much of the nation, as “flake news.” Given the publication’s checkered credibility, we’re not sure if headline is an attempt at self-deprecating humor or simply a fun a play on words. It could be both. In any event, there’s no […]
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Farmers’ Almanac says a teeth-chattering winter is on its way
Did you know a town in Alaska elected a cat who served as mayor for two decades? The Farmers’ Almanac knew. Do you know the origin of the knock, knock joke or what people did to get by in an age before toilet paper? The almanac is all over that, too. There’s a ton of […]
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History of the Farmers' Almanac
“The Farmers’ Almanac has had seven editors. Poet, astronomer and teacher David Young, Philom., held the post for 34 years from the day he and publisher Jacob Mann first founded The Almanac Publishing Company in Morristown, New Jersey. Following Young’s death in 1852, a string of successors took the helm, beginning with astronomer Samuel Hart Wright. […]