Bill Felker
Host - Poor Will's AlmanackBill Felker has been writing nature columns and almanacs for regional and national publications since 1984. His Poor Will’s Almanack has appeared as an annual publication since 2003. His organization of weather patterns and phenology (what happens when in nature) offers a unique structure for understanding the repeating rhythms of the year.
Exploring everything from animal husbandry to phenology, Felker has become well known to farmers as well as urban readers throughout the country. He is an occasional speaker on the environment at nature centers, churches and universities, and he has presented papers related to almanacking at academic conferences, as well. Felker has received three awards for his almanac writing from the Ohio Newspaper Association. "Better writing cannot be found in America's biggest papers," stated the judge on the occasion of Felker’s award in 2000.
Currently, Bill Felker lives with his wife in Yellow Springs, Ohio. He has two daughters, Jeni, who is a psychologist in Portland, Oregon, and Neysa, a photographer in Spoleto, Italy.
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Poor Will’s Almanack for the Final Week of Deep Winter, the second week of the Snow Flea Moon (when snow fleas often appear on the surface of fresh snow), the first week of the Sun in Aquarius. -
Poor Will’s Almanack for the Third Week of Deep Winter, the first week of the Snow Flea Moon (when snow fleas often appear on the surface of fresh snow), the fourth week of the Sun in Capricorn.
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Poor Will’s Almanack for the Second Week of Deep Winter, the Fourth Week of the Stell Moon (when livestock owners often need to provide stells or shelters for their animals), the third week of the Sun in Capricorn.
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Poor Will’s Almanack for the First Week of Deep Winter, the Third Week of the Stell Moon (when livestock owners often need to provide stells or shelters for their animals), the second week of the Sun in Capricorn.
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Poor Will’s Almanack for the third week of Early Winter, the Second Week of the Stell Moon (when livestock owners often need to provide stells or shelters for their animals), the first week of the Sun in Capricorn.
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Poor Will’s Almanack for the second week of Early Winter, the first week of the Stell Moon (when livestock owners often need to provide stells or shelters for their animals), and it’s the final week of the Sun’s position in prophetic Sagittarius.
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Poor Will’s Almanack for the first week of Early Winter, the final week of the Manger Moon. It is the fourth week of the Sun in wintery Sagittarius.
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Poor Will’s Almanack for the transition week to Early Winter, the third week of the Manger Moon. It is the third week of the Sun in wintery Sagittarius.
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Poor Will’s Almanack for the fourth week of late fall, the second week of the Manger Moon. It is the second week of the Sun in wintery Sagittarius.
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Poor Will’s Almanack for the third week of late fall, the first full week of the Manger Moon – the moon under which pasture growth slows and livestock owners feed more hay. It is the first week of the Sun in wintery Sagittarius.
