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June 23, 2026

Fast-Growing Garden: 60 days to Harvest

Fast-Growing Garden: 60 days to Harvest

So you missed the ideal planting window for your garden. Or, maybe you did plant your garden but you’re realizing you have some extra space you want to utilize. Or maybe you live in a northern climate where your growing season is quite short. Whatever the reason, there are plenty of garden crops that can be planted and harvested in 60 days or less. Whether you're trying to fill gaps in your pantry, make the most of a short season, or just stretch your grocery budget a little further, fast-growing crops are worth knowing about. Why Fast Growing Crops? While tomatoes,...

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June 09, 2026

Emergency Preparedness for Renters

Emergency Preparedness for Renters

  More Americans are renting today than at any point in recent history, with roughly 34% of U.S. households (about 45 million) currently renting their homes. Yet nearly all emergency readiness advice still assumes you own a house.  If you live in an apartment, that advice can feel irrelevant, or even discouraging. It’s not the lack of desire to have these things, it’s the space.  The good news is you don’t need a basement, garage, or homeowner-level space to be ready. You just need smarter, more targeted choices.   You Don’t Control the Building When you live in a complex,...

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June 03, 2026

Business Resilience: Avoiding Weak Points

Business Resilience: Avoiding Weak Points

  One Monday morning, my technician showed up with a broken leg. His wife dropped him off, and he had a full cast on. Pete explained that he had been in an accident the day before, totaled his car, and would need the cast for several weeks. I had only a few minutes to change the schedule and figure out what Pete could handle. I asked Pete whether he had a way to get to work for the next few weeks. He said no, he needed another car and couldn’t drive with the cast. I told him he could work...

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May 19, 2026

5 Spring Gardening Tips Not to Ignore

5 Spring Gardening Tips Not to Ignore

  With Spring in full-swing many people have already started their gardens or are actively seeking the best way to do so. Spring is the most critical decision-making window in the gardening calendar.  It is a time when we plan our hopes and dreams for the growing season and try to get our garden off to the right start.  The individual choices you make in the early days of spring will determine your garden's success throughout the season. In this article, we will cover my top 5 tips for kicking off the garden season right: the soil, the plan, timing,...

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May 12, 2026

The Road You Think You Know

The Road You Think You Know

  Most families have some version of a plan. If something happened and we needed to leave, we'd pack a few things and head to our parents’ place, the lake cabin, or a hotel in the next town over, a logical choice. But what happens when the traditional route turns out to be a nightmare? Roads change. Traffic can grind to a halt. Long-term construction projects seem to drag on for months. The route that felt obvious 2 years ago might not work the way you think it will. Traffic doesn’t build slowly in these situations. It stacks up fast. What...

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