The Old Farmer's Almanac 2019

by Old Farmer's Almanac

It’s another new year celebrating everything under the Sun, including the Moon, with The Old Farmer’s Almanac, America’s oldest continuously published periodical! Always timely, topical, and distinctively “useful, with a pleasant degree of humor,” the Almanac has been beloved for centuries by people from all walks of life.
 
As the nation’s iconic calendar, the 2019 edition will forecast cultural, culinary, and other life-changing trends; preview notable astronomical events; provide time- and money-saving tips for gardeners of all varieties; set the hook for best fishing days; forecast traditionally 80 percent–accurate weather; and cover a range of related topics, including anniversaries, folklore, husbandry, home remedies, recipes, amusement, contests, and more—too much more to mention—all in the inimitable way it has done since 1792.
 

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference

304 pages, Hardcover

Published September 4, 2018

About the author

America's best-selling annual publication, with facts, feature articles, and advice that are "useful, with a pleasant degree of humor."

Reviews

[ALLEN]

THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC is like living history to me. Every year I buy a copy, every year I am amazed at how enduring it is, a mix of progress and tradition. On the progressive side, more color articles (and ads); on the conservative side, eighteen regionally zoned weather forecasts and a true almanac for every day of the year, including astrological symbols, planting advice and saints' days. Feature articles for 2019 show the hip influence, including "Plate Your Petals" (growing edible flowers) and interviews with farm-to-table farmers. Yet there are also articles about lunar influence, bees, and an attractively illustrated history of the Zodiac. As always, there's still a hole bored in the upper-left corner of the volume in case you want to hang it in the outhouse. Modern and traditional -- useful and fun. Pure Americana!

[Kathryn]

I have been reading (and referring) to the Old Farmer's Almanac for many years; I figure that if the Internet ever goes kaput forever (we once lived without it, little children, in the long ago), I can use the Almanac to tell me when sunrise is due. But there is also weather lore and useful information, and I love reading the Almanac each winter before the turn of the year.

The Almanac forecasts the weather, of course (although I would not be surprised if the weather predictions for New England, where the Almanac is based, are more accurate than the ones for for, say, Arizona). But it also gives sunrise and sunset times, the times of eclipses and moon phases, and the back of the Almanac has wind tables, gestation tables, lists of what you can substitute in a recipe, when to plant beans, and when to castrate your cattle. This year's Almanac also includes the pros and cons of keeping backyard livestock, the folklore of bees, why a solar flare might one day cause the Internet to go kaput, and recipes.

I love the Almanac, and I will be keeping this to refer to every day in the smallest room of my house (no, not a closet, or, at least, not that kind of closet).

[Laura]

Random. Funny. Informative. Nostalgic for a time I didn’t know and helpful for now.

[Robert]

I went through this the other night while I was eating a snack. Its good to flip through--mainly for the wather....

[Rayfes Mondal]

This was in my room in Playa del Carmen and I've heard about it so I figured I'd give a shot. Seemed very informative for farmers/gardeners and ranchers. Astrology is BS but there's a nice discussion about it and there aren't many predictions based on it. Most of the predictions are based on known scientific phenomenon and they have a section comparing last year's predictions to what actually happened. Very cool. There are also various stats with the sources provided. If only other sources of news were so diligent. I don't have a need to read the new one every year but I enjoyed this one. And I love that it's been published annually for well over 200 years. An interesting project would be to see how science behind the predictions changed over time and the amount of astrology content.

[William Kennison]

A wonderful guide to those of us who have moved to New pastures

This allows homesteads to adjust to the surroundings to allow for a decent garden to feed ourselves while settling in.

[Lauren]

Curious as to whether this will be accurate this year. Always fun to read/look at.

[ISABEL BAILEY]

Disappointed....

The book has a lot of information, but I thought I would read more things, oh well next time I will keep reading online instead.

[Andrea]

An '80's style TV guide related to the weather containing over 60% ads.

[Krista]

too many ads

[James Sadrianna]

Always have it handy but read all the articles

[Dan Cameron]

The older ones seemed to be more organized but the important info is still in the book. You just have to look for it.

[Robert Lewter]

Lot's of cool information

[Jennifer]

Never miss an issue. Best book for predicting weather, planning plant dates, harvest dates, and everything in between. About to start on the 2021 edition.

[Patricia Atkinson]

i love reading the articles even years later i find them interesting