I picked up a nostalgia not for the Almanac specifically but for a slower way of life where you allow things to come to you, you observe the world around you, not just an actor upon this earth but a partner with it.
And in that regard, we can still all regain it.
The foxfire books are full of this kind of folk wisdom. Much of it practical but with the occasional detour into the magical; there's one bit about how to cure a sure throat if you have never met your father that took my by such surprise that I laughed out loud while reading.
My fathers family grew up as very poor farmers. Folk wisdom such as "Plant your corn on the full moon after the last frost of March"; (example possibly made up, My Great-Grandmother told me that one 40+ years ago) also had a similar quality and feeling.
Like the author said, the weather "reporting" was never any good, but everything else was wonderful.