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The article waxes poetic about nostalgia but never comes out and says that. I too enjoy older editions of The Old Farmers Almanac. I liked them growing up too.
by UI_at_80x24 5y ago
The article waxes poetic about nostalgia but never comes out and says that. I too enjoy older editions of The Old Farmers Almanac. I liked them growing up too. The information relevant to farming and animals husbandry is good AND quaint.
My fathers family grew up as very poor farmers. Folk wisdom such as "Plant your corn on the full moon after the last frost of March"; (example possibly made up, My Great-Grandmother told me that one 40+ years ago) also had a similar quality and feeling.
Like the author said, the weather "reporting" was never any good, but everything else was wonderful.
- JKCalhoun 5y agoI picked up a nostalgia not for the Almanac specifically but for a slower way of life where you allow things to come to you, you observe the world around you, not just an actor upon this earth but a partner with it. And in that regard, we can still all regain it.
- xsmasher 5y agoThe foxfire books are full of this kind of folk wisdom. Much of it practical but with the occasional detour into the magical; there's one bit about how to cure a sure throat if you have never met your father that took my by such surprise that I laughed out loud while reading.