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...
Category - Gardening
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...
Urban Homesteads and Communal Farms: How To Turn Dirt Into Gold
By Carmen Allgood Contributing Writer for Wake Up World When Tiny is Huge: How a Family Produces 6,000 Pounds of Food in Their Back Yard Just 30 minutes north of Los Angeles in the burbs of...
Creating Harmonious Gardens for Beneficial Insects
By Ansel Oommen Guest Writer for Wake Up World Insects and other invertebrates account for over 90% of all living species, building the basis for most ecosystems. In fact, they often dominate their...
Permaculture – Reconnect with Nature, Supply Your Own Resources
12 July 2015 By Phillip J. Watt Guest Writer for Wake Up World Humanity has lost its connection to nature. We’re so bombarded with artificial imagery and ideals of superficial living that most...
Grow Your Own Herbal Medicine Garden This Summer (and Beyond)
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World For those who are in the thick of summer, now is a fantastic time to plant an outdoor medicinal garden. Don’t worry if...