By Carolanne Wright Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Imagine strolling through your town and finding the post office surrounded by raised beds, lush with produce that is free for the...
Category - Gardening
Seed-Starting: a DIY Guide to Growing Your Own Flowers, Vegetables & Herbs
By Kelly Roberson Guest Writer for Wake Up World Luckily for all you green-thumb wannabees, gardening isn’t a passing fad. In fact, the act and art of growing flowers, vegetables, and...
$300 Underground Greenhouse Grows Produce Year-Round, Even in Severe Climates
By Carolanne Wright Contributing Writer for Wake Up World With staggering food prices and shortages looming, there’s no better time to grow your own produce. Sadly, most greenhouses are...
The Powerful Healing Qualities of Rosemary Essential Oil
By Gaye Levy Contributing Writer for Wake Up World There is something simply enchanting about the herb rosemary. Perhaps it is the the aromatic woodsy fragrance and the simple beauty of...
Plants Exhibit The Same Senses As Humans And See, Touch, Smell, Hear and Even Taste
By Prof. Daniel Chamovitz Guest Writer for Wake Up World Have you ever wondered what the grass under your feet feels, what an apple tree smells, or a marigold sees? Plants stimulate our senses...
How Roundup Weedkiller Can Promote Cancer, New Study Reveals
15th November 2013 By Sayer Ji Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Roundup herbicide (glyphosate) is in our air, rain, groundwater, soil and most food in the U.S., and an increasing...
Yet Another Reason to go Organic – Research Verifies it Really is More Nutritious
24th September 2013 By Carolanne Wright Contributing Writer for Wake Up World While it’s generally agreed in the natural health arena that organically produced fare is superior in...
New Study Links Roundup ‘Weedkiller’ To Overgrowth of Deadly Fungal Toxins
19th September 2013 By Sayer Ji Contributing Writer for Wake Up World A new study reveals that Roundup herbicide enhances the growth of aflatoxin-producing fungi, lending an explanation for the...
Pests Wrecking Havoc on Outdoor Fun? Defend Against the Little Scoundrels with these Natural Tips
By Carolanne Wright Contributing Writer for Wake Up World With summer in full swing and open-air activities beckoning, don’t sacrifice health and well-being for toxic insect...
Permaculture: The Way Forward in Sustainable Regeneration
By Noha Guest Writer for Wake Up World The small town of Nimbin nestled in the hills of Northern NSW Australia is famous for it’s colourful characters, activists, creatives, healers and people...
The 7 Easiest Veggies to Grow in Poor Soil
By Kent Page McGroarty Guest writer for Wake Up World As wonderful as growing your own food is, soil quality is often an issue. While most plants and vegetables thrive in loamy, well-draining soil...
Vermiculture: How To Build A Worm Bin the Cheap and Easy Way
By Gaye Levy Contributing Writer for Wake Up World A couple of weeks ago I wrote about using worms to create compost. The official term for this is “Vermicomposting”...