A warming world, square-foot garden, black bean soup

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snowstorm

Announced by all the trumpets of the sky,
Arrives the snow, and, driving o’er the fields,
Seems nowhere to alight: the whited air
Hides hills and woods, the river, and the heaven,
And veils the farmhouse at the garden’s end.

–Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82)

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Why a Warming World Could Turn Cold
Why a Warming World Could Turn Cold
A few months ago, I discussed the challenges that forced me to modify the methodology that I use in making the long-range weather forecasts for The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
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Full Moon for January 2021
Full Moon for January 2021
The full Wolf Moon rises on Thursday, January 28, 2021. Learn more about when, where, and how to see the January full Moon!
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Black Bean Soup With Grapefruit
Black Bean Soup With Grapefruit

This Black Bean Soup has a wonderful creamy texture and earthy flavor—plus, it’s filling and nutritious. 
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The 2018 Old Farmer's Almanac Gardening Calendar

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