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July 22, 2025

How Experts Help Plants Survive the Summer Heat

How Experts Help Plants Survive the Summer Heat

You’ve carefully curated your garden for months now. You started your seeds early in the spring, using high quality garden seeds. Everything seemed to be going perfectly. But you got comfortable and forgot to check the weather. Your garden is now a week into a heat wave with daytime highs soaring over 100°F. Your plants have started to wilt; the flowers are maturing much more slowly, and some of the leaves are even turning brown. What on earth has happened, and what can you do about it?  By July and August in most climates of the United States, heat stress is...

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July 15, 2025

Creating a School Safe Emergency Kit

Creating a School Safe Emergency Kit

The tornado sirens started blaring during lunch. The teachers rushed everyone into the interior hallway, away from windows, just like they practiced with regular drills. They crouched against the wall with their hands over their heads as the building shook, walls swayed, debris fell, and the lights flickered out. After the storm passed, everything was different. Luckily, no one was seriously hurt but the power was completely out, cell towers were down, and through the small interior windows they could see debris and trees blocking the parking lot. The teachers kept everyone calm, but Emma could sense they were worried,...

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July 08, 2025

Identifying Potential Hidden Customer Loss

Identifying Potential Hidden Customer Loss

Everyone’s got an excuse why things go wrong, but whether you’re a small company or a large one, customers don’t care. They need someone to help them and deliver.  In business, we plan for emergencies that we can control, such as technology issues and data corruption, but perhaps the most impactful are those that affect your customers and staff. When staff is unavailable or unable to manage the capacity placed upon them, customers walk. Some say that this is the most complicated issue to plan for; capacity planning is an art.   Everyone has been in this situation: you call a...

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June 30, 2025

5 Plant Diseases Every Gardener Should Know

5 Plant Diseases Every Gardener Should Know

What is a Plant Disease? So, you’ve made it this far! You’ve planted, watered, and tended your garden for weeks and now a strange  spot on a leaf is threatening your sanity. But what could it be and what do you do about it? It could be a disease of some kind. A plant disease is a condition that impairs a plant's normal functions, typically caused by pathogens. But, don’t worry. If caught early on, many plant diseases are easily treated. It is even better to prevent them, of course! We will get to that too. There are many plant...

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June 17, 2025

Does Your Emergency Gear Work Without You?

Does Your Emergency Gear Work Without You?

Mike thought he had emergency planning all figured out. Generator in the garage, ready to go.  Two weeks of food in the pantry and freezer, and one month of emergency freeze-dried food in the basement, check.Filled and treated water tanks and water filter, solar lights, camp stove and fuel, check. First aid supplies and emergency go bags for a fire or evacuation, check. He'd spent months getting everything just right to ensure they had supplies.   He left town Wednesday morning for a quick meeting but was returning later that day. Temperatures dropped unexpectedly and the expected light snowstorm quickly...

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