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Monday, July 09, 2007
Resources Online, Offline, by Electric Light, and Candlelight
I ran across two excellent resources that are related, though distinctly different. The first is the online edition of the "Old Farmer's Almanac" from Yankee Publishing at almanac.com, and "The Farmer's Almanac" from Almanac Publishing Company at farmersalmanac.com.
The "
Old Farmer's Almanac" is the one I remember from years gone by, with it's
yellow cover and old-timey illustrations. Chock full of information,
this website keeps it's printed material's simplicity, while taking
advantage of the web's abilities to serve pertinent information for any
given day or period.
"The
Farmers Almanac" is a newer, glossier version, the website has videos,
full color pictures, and more. Also full of information, this site has
more eye-candy and multimedia resources available, though slightly
complicated to navigate through for the first time user.
I like both sites, and plan to get the "off-grid" versions that you can read by candle-light.
Edited on: Sunday, July 15, 2007 12:42 PM
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