Publisher's Synopsis
POOR WILL'S ALMANACK FOR 2017 offers a variety of ways with which the reader can follow the natural year: --A week-by-week description of significant events in nature throughout the twelve seasons --The Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.) Index --Suggestions for gardening and farming by the moon --Predictions about the moon's effect on major cold fronts of the year --Information with which to follow the moon, the sun, stars and major planets --A "when-then" section that lists some of the endless connections between events in the natural world --Seasonal reflections by Bill Felker --A "floating"calendar that lists blooming dates for wildflowers, shrubs, trees and garden perennials --A calendar of feast days and holidays for farmers and homesteaders --Reader stories about living close to nature
