Farmers’ Almanac TV Offers More Tips, Hints and Inspiring Stories this Year - Starts Second Season on Public Television This Month
January 05, 2007 (PRLEAP.COM) Entertainment News
Savannah, Georgia, January 5, 2007 – Farmers' Almanac TV starts its second season on public television this month, featuring beautifully photographed video segments that bring the iconic Farmers' Almanac to life. The successful series, a magazine-style show, features entertaining stories about people who cherish the earth's resources. It also includes timeless information about weather, gardening, natural cures, rural destinations and more. "We’re all thoroughly excited about this season's line-up," said Renee Bishop, Executive Producer of Farmers’ Almanac TV. "It's full of endearing stories that are sure to delight and inform both young and old viewers who live on farms and in cities."
The season's line-up includes the types of hints and tips that have made the Farmers' Almanac a standard in American homes for nearly 200 years: For example, how to predict the weather just by looking at the sky. It also includes a rich collection of off-the-beaten-path features, such as:
• Think paddling a canoe is difficult? Try paddling a 700-pound pumpkin across a frigid Canadian lake. Farmers’ Almanac TV takes you to Windsor, Nova Scotia for a one-of-a-kind competition.
• Meet two Portland, Maine natives who just hoped to create a better soda. In the process, they created Maine Root, an organic root beer that’s flying off the shelves of grocery stores nationwide.
• While Dyersville, Iowa may be known for the Field of Dreams, it is far more than that. Its farm toy museum is home to over 30,000 exhibits of toy farm implements, trucks and all the toy tractors you loved as a child.
• Get a first-hand look at the Stone Barns Center, located just a few minutes outside of New York City. Its 80 acres of gardens, pastures and woods show how the rich tradition of community-based farming can merge with the 21st century.
• Get an inside look into the labs of California-based Gallup and Stribling Orchids, the world’s premier orchid growers. The story includes a special “how to” on orchid care that you won’t find elsewhere.
• Learn how the Farmers' Almanac of Lewiston, Maine has evolved to become an American institution that many rely on for scheduling everything from a hair cut to planting crops.
The show also features interviews with Former President Jimmy Carter, Nickel Creek, The Rural Life Author Verlyn Klinkenborg, Senator Tom Harkin, Tom Arnold, Tim and Eunice Shriver, as well as Willie Nelson. Farmers' Almanac TV is hosted by Jim Wann, leading man/co-author of Broadway's "Pump Boys and Dinettes.”
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The series, which debuted in April, 2006, swept into the hearts and homes of Americans craving family-friendly stories about gardening, weather, natural cures, household tips and nature-based themes. The show's first season was broadcast in more than 40 states on public television stations, often multiple times during the year.
"Last year was a great success," said Bill Chisholm, CEO/president of Farmers' Almanac TV. "Our viewership numbers were as high as many multi-season public television shows, yet we were on the air for just one season.”
He noted that many public television programmers have committed to run both Season One and Season Two this year.
Since local public television programmers decide when to run the series, show times differ in each area. Viewers can consult their T.V. Guide or visit the Farmers' Almanac TV website, www.FarmersAlmanacTV.com, for show times and dates.
In addition, most of the video shown on Farmers' Almanac TV can be viewed free of charge on www.FarmersAlmanacTV.com. A high-speed or broadband Internet connection is required.
Farmers’ Almanac TV is produced by an award-winning team of producers, writers, photographers and editors who have created and produced programming for national and international networks including: A&E, ABC, CBS, HBO, Lifetime, NBC, PBS, Showtime, The BBC, The Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, TNT and USA Networks. Their work has garnered numerous national honors, including Emmy and Cable Ace Awards.
For more information about Farmers’ Almanac TV, please visit www.FarmersAlmanacTV.com.
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Farmers’ Almanac TV and Farmers’ Almanac trademarks are licensed from Almanac Publishing Company and are used by Buy the Farm, LLC with full rights therein. The public television series, distributed by American Public Television, is the first step toward creating a multi-platform media company based on the contents of the Farmers’ Almanac.