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...
Category - D.I.Y. and Self Sufficiency
DIY Miracle Healing Salve
By Gaye Levy Contributing Writer for Wake Up World For the past six weeks, I have been exploring alternatives to over-the-counter ointments, salves, and beauty products. Not only...
Mapping a Road to Self-Sufficiency
By Gaye Levy Contributing Writer for Wake Up World The number one question I am asked by new readers is “where do I start?”. This is followed by a meek comment...
Make Your Own Topical Home Remedies & Salves, the Easy Way
By Tess Pennington Guest Writer for Wake Up World What will you do when tubes of triple antibiotic cream are no longer as close as the pharmacy department of the nearest Wal-Mart? With a...
15 Alternative Uses For Honey
By Gaye Levy Contributing Writer for Wake Up World When you think of honey, my guess is that you think happy things. Honey bees, sunshine and smiles – these are all things that come to mind...
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...
39 Ten-Minute Prepping Tips from “Backdoor Survival” Readers
16th August 2013 By Gaye Levy Contributing Writer for Wake Up World People often ask where my ideas and where my knowledge comes from. When that happens, I chuckle a bit to myself...
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”...
Can Guerrilla Gardening Save The World?
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...
Water: the Most Important Survival Basic
22nd June 2013 By Gaye Levy Contributing Writer for Wake Up World A frequent theme in the preparedness community is the importance of water. Where to find it, how to store it, how to...