By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World “It came to me while picking beans, the secret of happiness. I was hunting among the spiraling vines that envelop my teepees of pole...
Category - Gardening
Real Rehabilitation – The Benefits of Organic Gardening in Prisons
By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World In the U.S., there are more prisoners than farmers. In fact, according to the journal, Solutions, the U.S. housed about one...
Permaculture: The Future of Self-Sufficient, Community-Based Living
November 17th, 2016 By Paul A. Philips Guest writer for Wake Up World The fact of the matter is that, over the years, we have allowed ourselves to become more and more accepting of the urban way of...
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...
Build Your Own Backyard Fire Pit: A Do-It-Yourself Guide
By Robin Horton Guest Writer for Wake Up World Bringing people together over the warm glow of an outdoor fire is a favored pastime. Sitting around a fire can allow family and friends to join...
Honeybees Pick Up an Alarming Number of Pesticides from Non-Crop Plants, Purdue Researchers Find
1st July 2016 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World Honeybees have had a hard time over the last several decades — colony collapse disorder, habitat destruction...
How a “No-Till” Method Can Grow Vegetable and Fruit Gardens Without Irrigation, Fertilizer or Grueling Labor
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World Food self-sufficiency is a hot topic in the U.S. and beyond as our industrial agricultural system begins to crumble, poisonous...
A Beginner’s Guide to Regrowing Fruits and Vegetables from Kitchen Scraps
By Jenny Tabada Guest writer for Wake Up World Can food scraps be grown again? Turns out, the vegetables and fruits you’ve picked from the grocery stores or harvested from your own...
Don’t Ask, Just Plant — Taking Back Our Food Sovereignty with Guerrilla Gardening
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World During both world wars, Victory Gardens were a staple throughout the United States, found everywhere from private residences to public...
Top 7 Houseplants for Clean Air and a Restful Sleep
By Carolanne Wright Contributing Writer for Wake Up World If you’re weary of tossing and turning, unable to sleep at night, a NASA study might just help deliver sweet dreams. The agency...
Rooftop Gardening – The World Is Finally Growing Up!
By Carmen Allgood Contributing Writer for Wake Up World In the last five years a super-phenomenon has been rising from the mists as urban sprawl decays around the globe. In the midst of a sea of...
The Many Uses of the Mighty Moringa Tree
By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World Moringa oleifera is a fast-growing tree native to South Asia and now found throughout the tropics. Its leaves have been used as part of...