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It can be hard to implement sustainable living practices into your day-to-day life, and with the climate crisis in full throttle, it can seem like doing the little things won't help - but it will!

Below are 4 ways you can be more environmentally conscious in your daily life.

If no one has told you yet, Massachusetts is currently in a drought. When people think of a drought, they think of deserts, or of people thirsting for water, but it is really a lot simpler. According to the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC), a drought can be defined as “a protracted period of deficient precipitation resulting in extensive damage to crops, and a consequential loss of yield,” but the same way hurricanes have different levels, droughts do as well. A drought can very much be a dry desert with no crop in sight, but it can also be the reason why your grass is turning slightly brown, or your berries and your vegetables are not blooming as frequently as they should.

As the season’s change and COVID-19 continues to affect all of our daily lives, we are constantly bombarded with information that is challenging at best to digest. At this point, we all have been practicing social distancing, which looks to be the case for the foreseeable future. The way we participate in large public gatherings, attend events both indoors and outdoors, go to school and even how we shop may all look quite different moving forward. All of this means we will continue to be spending more time at home. Which as the weather warms up, leads many of us to google "what to do with kids outdoors". 

In New England bees have always been a part of our Eco-system, and they play a crucial role in the food we eat every day.  It is estimated that we depend on pollinators for roughly one-third of the food in the world today. There is no debate about the importance of honeybees and pollinators in our local ecosystems. Since the late 1990's beekeepers around the world have reported high rates of decline in honeybee populations. The alarming decline in populations has sparked the now infamous ‘Save the Bees’ movement.

Spring is here!!! It's time to get outside and fully utilize our outdoor settings.   This year we are very excited to be working with Renee Bolivar, Owner of Gardens by Renee. Renee specializes in consulting and implementing custom edible landscape design, installation, and maintenance.  One of Renee's exemplary services is the generation of Pollinator Habitats; "gardens that attract and feed the bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and many other beneficial insects". Renee's passion for pollinators and pollinator habitats has earned her the horticulturist lead at The Best Bees Company.

February is starting off in very exciting ways at Pure Solutions and much of it has revolved around the state of Georgia. In 2018 we proudly launched our Coastal Georgia/Greater Savannah location where Owner Operator Adam Groover has begun to develop a strong footprint within the Mosquito and Tick Control and Organic Turf Care Industries. Adam is currently preparing for a very busy 2019 service season in his quickly expanding service area.

It has been a long time coming, but it appears this weekend will finally bring Eastern Massachusetts it's first significant winter storm of the season.  In the winter months it is easy to put yard pests out of mind, but it can be interesting to wonder; Where do ticks go when it Snows? and how do ticks survive the formidable winter conditions just to once again flourish come Spring?

We are excited to announce that Pure Solutions has earned a spot on the 2018 Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing privately held companies in America. 2018's Inc. 5000 includes business elites such as Peloton, Home Chef, and PopSockets and on average, companies that have made the list, have grown sixfold since 2014.  

The Asian Longhorned Tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) first appeared in the U.S. just one year ago in New Jersey has caused much concern among researchers. Over the past year the tick has been found in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Researchers believe that the spread of the Longhorned Tick to Massachusetts is inevitable.

What makes the Longhorned Tick different from others? and why should Cows, Sheep, Farmers be concerned?

Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood, approximately 36,000 units of red blood cells are needed every day in the U.S. Yesterday, we traveled as a team to a Red Cross Blood Drive at the Jewish Family and Children's Services in Waltham, Ma. Rani, our Marketing Director, and Jeff, our Operations Manager, donated.