America’s best-selling annual publication is also the most beloved: Its name makes people smile and its contents tickle funny bones. A reference book that reads like a magazine, the Almanac is packed with facts, features, and fun that make every day special. The 2012 edition, which marks the publication’s 220th anniversary, will feature . . . •weather predictions for every day and climatic trends for each season, plus the science behind weather folklore • the most accurate astronomical data under the sun, with best-viewing recommendations for every month • gardening advice for growing vegetables and flowers, not to mention worthwhile weeds • easy, mouthwatering recipes for Dutch ovens • amusing and enlightening articles on topics such as cures for a headache, quirky measurements, and heirloom animals • ideas, hints, and charts that provide simple solutions and shortcuts for everyday challenges • and much, much more! Added value this year . . . • 80 full-color pages • full-color national weather maps of winter and summer forecasts • national, in-person TV, radio, and print publicity campaign, beginning in September 2011

The Farmers Almanac is an annual publication published every year since 1818. It is the only publication of its kind which generations of American families have come to trust. Its longevity speaks volumes about its content which informs, delights, and educates. Best known for its long-range weather predictions, the Farmers Almanac provides valuable information on gardening, cooking, fishing, and more.

Time-tested and generation approved, "Farmers' Almanac" is not only a nature-based calendar of the coming year, but also a publication that promotes sustainable, simple living for everyone. It provides a compendium of knowledge on weather, gardening, cooking, remedies, managing your household, preserving the earth, and more. "Farmers' Almanac" goes beyond today's experts and enlightens you with generations of perception, experience, and common sense.

"Fitted for Boston and the New England states, with special corrections and calculations to answer for all the United States."

"Nearly 350 recipes, both new and classic selections, that celebrate the season's bounty; timesaving tips and helpful hints on how to successfully grow vegetables, kitchen herbs, edible flowers, and berries; recommendations on ripeness, whether you pick off the vine or purchase at the farmers' market or grocery; how-to help on making healthy choices and preparing nourishing dishes; plus, handy charts on storing fresh and prepared foods, measuring fresh vs. cooked produce, changing pan sizes, substituting common ingredients, and more!"--P. 5.

'The bible of prairie life was once the almanac. Limestone County Almanac is a beautifully honed collection of loosely related stories about the people of Mount Nebo, a farm town in southern Illinois. The four parts of the book correspond to the seasons that governed country life-planting, growing, harvesting, and hunkering down for winter ... Through the eyes of the mysterious rural postman, Denton Kamermeyerer, you will come to know a marvelous assembly of characters whose lives intertwine with secrets, joys, and the occasionally tragic costs of everyday life ... "--Back cover.

Answers various questions about Philadelphia's weather and climate, from the Poconos and Philadelphia to southern New Jersey and the Shore to Delaware. This book offers a history of the region's pivotal role in the development of weather science that goes back to colonial times and gives an account of what forecasters actually do on a daily basis.

America’s best-selling annual publication is also the most beloved. A reference book that reads like a magazine, Old Farmer's Almanac contains “everything under the Sun, including the Moon”—facts, feature articles, and advice that are “useful, with a pleasant degree of humor.” The Almanac features: • Weather predictions for every day and climatic trends for each season • The most accurate astronomical data in the solar system, with best-viewing recommendations for every month • Safe and easy home remedies for each season’s most common—and uncomfortable—aches and ailments • Fail-safe gardening tips to ensure a hefty harvest, ideas for using vegetable plants as ornamentals, and tips for gardening by the Moon • Delicious recipes for home-baked cakes, cookies, pies, and readers' best bacon dishes • Amusing and enlightening articles on raising children, kisses, and why pets bite (and how to stop them) • Full-color national weather maps of winter and summer forecasts

Every dish you love, every recipe you want! Comfort Food, from award-winning cookbook author Ken Haedrich and the editors of the Almanac, is a collection of more than 200 recipes that you will love to make, love to serve, and love to keep. Here you’ll find everything from familiar favorites kicked up a notch to classic dishes that heat up the kitchen, warm the heart, and spark old memories while inspiring new ones, including Chicken Parmesan Potpie, Super-Creamy Mac and Cheese, Best Ever Coconut Cream Pie, and more! For a taste of home that satisfies the appetite and delights the senses, thumb the pages of The Old Farmer’s Almanac Comfort Food. Its saucy, cheesy, chewy, gooey, sweet, simple, “lick-the-bowl”-delicious dishes will be treasured by anyone who likes to cook—and everyone who likes to eat.

The 2013 edition of the classic annual guide to astronomical and sky sightings, weather forecasts, planting tables, gardening tips, and other ideas and advice on a variety of topics.