Article by Gregg
Is the Farmers Almanac Going Out of Business? We have received a few questions along these lines recently.
The answer is...yes - and no. There are actually two Farmers Almanacs, but one is called the "Old Farmers Almanac." The other Farmers Almanac, which has been published in Lewiston, Maine since 1818, has decided to stop publishing their color publication due to "growing financial challenges of producing and distributing the Almanac in today’s chaotic media environment " as stated by the company in early November. Access to their digital version is slated to end sometime in December. The Almanac features among other things, astronomy tidbits and predictions, weather forecasts, how to plant potatoes and brew beer. The "Old Farmers Almanac" features similar types of stories and has since its inaugural publication in 1792 from Dublin, New Hampshire. So, you can still purchase your copy at Canterbury Book Store who continues to carry the latter publication and usually has a few copies on hand once they are published every September.
The title on the left is the one going out of business. Ye Olde Farmer’s Almanac, on the the right, is still going strong