The 2024 Old Farmer’s Almanac

by Old Farmer's Almanac

Happy New Almanac Year! It’s time to celebrate the 232nd edition of The Old Farmer’s Almanac! Long recognized as North America’s most beloved and best-selling annual, this handy yellow book fulfills every need and expectation as a calendar of the heavens, a time capsule of the year, and an essential reference that reads like a magazine. Always timely, topical, and distinctively “useful, with a pleasant degree of humor,” the Almanac is consulted daily throughout the year by users from all walks of life. The 2024 edition contains the fun facts, predictions, and feature items that have made it a cultural traditionally 80 percent–accurate weather forecasts; notable astronomical events and time-honored astrological dates; horticultural, culinary, fashion, and other trends; historical hallmarks; best fishing days; time- and money-saving garden advice; recipes for delicious dishes; facts on folklore, farmers, home remedies, and husbandry; amusements and contests; plus too much more to mention—all in the inimitable Almanac style that has charmed and educated readers since 1792.

288 pages, Hardcover

Published August 29, 2023

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

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've bought copies of this over the years but have never actually sat down to read it. Figured it was about time. It does contain a lot of information about the weather, fishing, gardening, home remedies, etc. So that's all pretty cool. Unfortunately, this hardcover edition seems to be almost half full of adds. Really disappointed in that. The other downside for me is that so much of the information within the almanac is so small that you practically need a magnifying glass to be able to read it. Was it worth the $20 I paid for it? I think not.

[Stuart Dean · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very well-made book from high quality material, with the first half being in color. As the general almanac is more of a pamphlet, this one is much larger though probably one third of it is advertisements. Ads for farm machinery and such helpful things as psychic readings cow rentals. It has all the regular almanac things like moon phases and weather predictions, plus being a farmer's almanac the correct times for planting pole beans and daisies. Contains many interesting and often funny anecdotes and stories submitted by readers, plus a good amount on this year's solar eclipse. Also, a good many recipes, of which the potato pancakes will certainly be on my list of meals to try. Very useful information for the amateur gardener and the full time farmer.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had always just dove in to get the weather but read it cover to cover and there's some great stuff (now that I'm a "farmer") and some very strange ads. I never knew!