Throughout history there have been countless methods for forecasting the weather. In 1818, David Young, a poet and an astronomer from Morristown, New Jersey, launched a publication that would help take the guesswork out of this tricky task...and then some. Have you ever heard of the Farmers’ Almanac?
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Credit:
Peter Geiger, publisher and editor at the Farmers’ Almanac, joined me for this wonderful episode on the history of a timeless publication. I’m grateful for his insight and stories.
Image Copyright: Almanac Publishing Company
Sources:
Farmers’ Almanac History; Farmers’ Almanac; Retrieved December 2018.
Agriculture, Food, and the Environment; Brosnan, Kathleen A. and Blackwell, Jacob; Oxford Research Enclyopedias; April 2016.
What is an Almanac?; Wonderopolois; Retrieved December 2018.
Farmers’ Almanac Timeline; Farmers’ Almanac; Retrieved December 2018.
History of American Agriculture; Bellis, Mary; ThoughtCo.; October 3, 2018.
A Visit to the Past; Duncan, Sandi; Farmers’ Almanac; December 10, 2012.
Time Travel Anyone?; Duncan, Sandi; Farmers’ Almanac; November 12, 2013.
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