By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World “In Latin America, Africa and Asia 40% of people don’t have access to formal housing. In Bogota alone 750 tonnes of...
Category - D.I.Y. and Self Sufficiency
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...
The Zero-Waste Revolution: A New Wave of Eco-Conscious Living
By Carolanne Wright Contributing Writer for Wake Up World 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted worldwide each year. It’s time to change our habits. Zero-waste is the latest trend among eco...
Make Your Own Healing “Boo-Boo” Stick for First Aid
20th October 2015 By Gaye Levy Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Lately it seems that I can not get through the day without banging my shins against something, getting bit by an insect...
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...
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...
Groundbreaking New Documentary Offers Real Solutions for Our Food Security and Environmental Troubles
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World “Though the problems of the world are increasingly complex, the solutions remain embarrassingly simple.” ~ Bill Mollison A...
11 Vegetables Anyone Can Grow At Home
By Dr. Joseph Mercola Guest Writer for Wake Up World One in three U.S. households are now growing food, according to a special report from the National Gardening Association (NGA).[1] This equates to...
DIY Indoor Composting for Tiny Spaces – Learn How to Make Nutrient Dense Soil Without a Yard
By Carolanne Wright Contributing Writer for Wake Up World As a child of around ten, I remember a class trip to a Native American archeological site. The tribe and other details are long gone...