By Carolanne Wright Contributing Writer for Wake Up World “If kids grow kale, they eat kale,” Ron Finley, a famed guerrilla gardener, asserts during his 2013 TED talk. He also...
Category - Gardening
Conscious Gardening: Find Better Health In Your Own Organic Garden
By Michael Roads Guest Writer for Wake Up World We live in times of constant pressure. In school and the workplace there is a pressure to perform; in sports and manufacturing, a pressure to excel...
Study Suggests Lethality of Roundup ‘Weedkiller’ Extends Beyond Plants To Humans
7th June 2013 By Sayer Ji Contributing Writer for Wake Up World A shocking new study finds that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup herbicide, “…may be the most...
Growing Edible Weeds
By Michael Smith Guest Writer for Wake Up World For some time now already I have been deliberately growing edible weeds in my garden and aside from those that popped up all by themselves, such as...
Common Backyard Weeds for Dinner? Delicious and Nutritious Fare at Your Fingertips That Won’t Break the Bank
By Carolanne Wright Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Instead of signing over your entire paycheck for organic produce, have you considered the bounty of nourishing fare growing wild right...
Growing, Grinding and Cooking Wheat
11th April 2013 By Gaye Levy Guest Writer for Wake Up World When I first started prepping, I was befuddled about wheat. I just simply did not understand why the heck anyone...
Inspiring Urban Farm Grows an Astonishing Three Tons of Produce a Year on a Mere 1/10 of an Acre
Carolanne Wright Contributing Writer for Wake Up World With food prices steadily rising over the last several years, by as much as five percent, families are scaling back and going without many...
10 Gardening Tips for the Winter Months
7th February 2013 By Abigail Turner Guest Writer for Wake Up World Winter, with its freezing cold temperatures and cutting winds, can be a tough time for gardeners and their plants. Buds and blossoms...
2012 Through the Eyes of Wake Up World
19th December 2012 By Amelia Harris Staff Writer for Wake Up World Today, as the end of 2012 approaches, I am exceptionally proud of Wake Up World. Our contributors from all over the world work...
How to Grow Your Own Superfoods Indoors
21th November 2012 By Carolanne Wright Guest Writer for Wake Up World No need to bypass all the health perks of fresh superfoods this season — simply grow them inside on a sunny...
16 Foods That’ll Re-Grow from Kitchen Scraps
By Andy Whiteley Contributing writer for Wake Up World Looking for a healthy way to get more from your garden? Like to know your food is free of the pesticides and other nasties that are...
Gardening as Politics: Digging the Founding Gardeners
12 October 2012 By Andrea Wulf Guest Writer for Wake Up World America’s Founding Fathers knew the importance of gardening and the environment. Today’s efforts — urban...