{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 29: All You've Needed to Know and Then Some Since 1818","description":"Throughout history there have been countless methods for forecasting the weather. In 1818, David Young, a poet and an astronomer from Morristown, New Jersey, launched a publication that would help take the guesswork out of this tricky task...and then some.&amp;nbsp;Have you ever heard of the Farmers\u2019 Almanac? DOWNLOAD NOW Credit: Peter Geiger, publisher and editor at the Farmers\u2019 Almanac, joined me for this wonderful episode on the history of a timeless publication. I\u2019m grateful for his insight and stories. Image Copyright: Almanac Publishing Company Sources: Farmers\u2019 Almanac History; Farmers\u2019 Almanac; Retrieved December 2018.  Agriculture, Food, and the Environment; Brosnan, Kathleen A. and Blackwell, Jacob; Oxford Research Enclyopedias; April 2016. What is an Almanac?; Wonderopolois; Retrieved December 2018. Farmers\u2019 Almanac Timeline; Farmers\u2019 Almanac; Retrieved December 2018.  History of American Agriculture; Bellis, Mary; ThoughtCo.; October 3, 2018. A Visit to the Past; Duncan, Sandi; Farmers\u2019 Almanac; December 10, 2012. Time Travel Anyone?; Duncan, Sandi; Farmers\u2019 Almanac; November 12, 2013. ","author_name":"Historium Unearthia: Unearthing History's Lost and Untold Stories","author_url":"http:\/\/historiumunearthia.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/8180534\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/31047326"}