March 25th, 2021 By Jane Marsh Guest Writer for Wake Up World The plant-based diet is on the rise. We see various vegan options at our favorite coffee shops, grocery stores and even fast-food...
Category - Sustainability
Two Sacred Medicine Trees of North America
By Nick Polizzi Guest Writer for Wake Up World A few years ago, I took a trip up to the coastal wilderness of Northern California to meet with Native American elder, Dennis Martinez...
10 Ways to Increase Your Home’s Sustainability This Winter
February 11th, 2021 By Jane Marsh Guest Writer for Wake Up World If you live in an area that experiences cold weather, you know your energy bill can look a little scary come wintertime. As a result...
Have the Machines Already Taken Over?
By Phil Knight/Counterpunch Via Deep Green Resistance According to Ron Milo and his colleagues at Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, in 2020 the mass of artificial, human made objects on Earth...
The Best Sustainable Resolutions for 2021
January 21st, 2021 By Jane Marsh Guest Writer for Wake Up World The new year is well underway — but there’s still time to make resolutions. You could follow the crowd and resolve to shed...
DIY Reusable Beeswax Food Wraps
By Alex ‘Earthie Mama’ Du Toit Guest Writer for Wake Up World Do you know that every minute a truck full of plastic is dumped into our oceans? Do you know that plastic wreaks...
How You Can Cut Carbon From Your Diet
January 7th, 2021 By Jane Marsh Guest Writer for Wake Up World Do you ever think about your food’s carbon footprint — or foodprint? It’s crucial to consider how your diet...
The Superfood Garden – FREE 3-Day Online Event
Do you want a life-style of simply getting by or do you want to THRIVE, worry-free? Sometimes life’s day to day activities can be overwhelming… especially if one of your goals is to be...
The Need to GROW – Sustainability Solutions – FREE Online Documentary Screening
Can we feed the world without destroying the planet? That depends – on what we do NOW. Soil scientists estimate that at the rate we are developing our farmland, we could have fewer than 60...
Insect Population Crash: Largest Ever Worldwide Study Reveals Dramatic Decline
By Nikki Harper Staff Writer for Wake Up World Research published in 2018 revealed that 41% of insect populations were in decline, with up to one third of all insect species at risk of extinction...
Probiotics Increase Honey Bees’ Immunity to Fatal Disease
January 8th, 2020 By Amelia Harris Staff Writer for Wake Up World Scientists from Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute in Ontario are exploring how probiotics affect the health of...
7 Tips for Reducing Single Use Plastic This Christmas
December 13th, 2019 By Nikki Harper Staff Writer for Wake Up World In recent years, supermarkets around the world have come under increasing pressure to explain how they’re going to reduce...