IronpigsWizard@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 10 hours agoFarmers’ Almanac to shut down after more than 200 years in operationwww.wnep.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1235arrow-down12
arrow-up1233arrow-down1external-linkFarmers’ Almanac to shut down after more than 200 years in operationwww.wnep.comIronpigsWizard@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 10 hours agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up30·edit-26 hours agoThere seems to be some confusion, and rightly so. This is “Farmer’s Almanac” which, yeah, started in 1818 and is 207 years old. But “The Old Farmer’s Almanac” started in 1792 and is generally ‘the one’ you think of when you hear ‘Farmer’s Almanac’. That one is still running: https://www.almanac.com/about-us Interesting history here: https://www.almanac.com/history-old-farmers-almanac Edit Used to sell both and man people would get PISSED if they asked for “the farmers almanac” and you grabbed the wrong one!
There seems to be some confusion, and rightly so.
This is “Farmer’s Almanac” which, yeah, started in 1818 and is 207 years old.
But “The Old Farmer’s Almanac” started in 1792 and is generally ‘the one’ you think of when you hear ‘Farmer’s Almanac’. That one is still running:
https://www.almanac.com/about-us
Interesting history here:
https://www.almanac.com/history-old-farmers-almanac
Edit Used to sell both and man people would get PISSED if they asked for “the farmers almanac” and you grabbed the wrong one!