By Karen Foster Guest writer for Wake Up World “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” ~ John Muir As a species, we’re just...
Category - Plants and Agriculture
Wake Up World’s articles on plants and agriculture, with a focus on issues and solutions surrounding ‘modern’ agricultural practices.
Big Biotech’s ‘Substantial Equivalence’ Argument Busted by Latest GMO Study
By Makia Freeman Contributing writer for Wake Up World The Biotech industry assures the public that GMOs are substantially equivalent to their non-GMO or near-isogenic counterparts. In fact, the...
Popular American Foods Contaminated with Monsanto’s Glyphosate Weedkiller at Alarming Levels, New Report Finds
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World Classified as “probably carcinogenic” by the World Health Organization, glyphosate — the main ingredient in...
Mushroom Magic: The Psychological and Spiritual Benefits of Psilocybin
By Wes Annac Contributing writer for Wake Up World Psilocybin, the natural hallucinogenic compound found in various species of psilocybin mushrooms, has been found to treat depression, anxiety...
15 Mind-Blowing Ways Hemp Can Save the World
By Rachel Garland Guest writer for Wake Up World Hemp is one of the world’s oldest crops. It also happens to be one of the most versatile. From plastics to paper, the hemp plant provides...
Coconut: The Earth’s Most Widespread Medicinal Fruit Plant
By Sayer Ji Contributing writer for Wake Up World Besides hemp, there are few if any plants that produce as much food, shelter, and medicine as the coconut palm. A scientific review on the...
The Science of Ayahuasca
By Nick Polizzi Guest writer for Wake Up World A plant native to the Amazonian jungles has been used by the indigenous population for generations untold for physical, spiritual and emotional health...
Battered Bees and the Threat to Our Food Supply
October 25th, 2016 By Dr. Joseph Mercola Guest writer for Wake Up World Many plants produce offspring (seeds) via the transfer of pollen from the male of one flower to the female...
Monsanto’s RoundUp (Glyphosate) is Literally Everywhere
October 20th, 2016 By Dr. Joseph Mercola Guest writer for Wake Up World Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, recently earned the ominous title of the most heavily...
How the U.S. Department of Agriculture is Destroying Our Health and Environment
October 12th, 2016 By Dr. Joseph Mercola Guest writer for Wake Up World Sometimes you read or hear someone in a position of power say something so illogical and narrow-minded that it really helps to...
Archaeological Discovery Proves Humans Have Been Using Cannabis for at Least 2,400 Years
By Carey Wedler Archaeologists in China recently discovered evidence indicating humans have been using cannabis as medicine and employing it in spiritual rituals for over 2,400 years. According to a...
An Introduction to Permaculture (and Its Symbiotic Relationship with Agorism)
By Tim Bryant Guest writer for Wake Up World One of the focuses of both The Last American Vagabond and Wake Up World has been to not only properly diagnose all the problems facing humanity...
