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...
Category - D.I.Y. and Self Sufficiency
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...
7 Last Minute Prepping Items
6th June 2013 By Gaye Levy Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Every single one of us has been in a situation where the weather forecasters and civil authorities have warned of an...
The Miracle of Tea Tree Oil: 80 Amazing Uses for Survival
By Gaye Levy Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Essential oils have been used for healing and medicinal purposes for centuries and most certainly long before we had pills, capsules and...
16 Food Storage Tips for the Space Challenged Prepper
23rd May 2013 By Gaye Levy Contributing Writer for Wake Up World One of the more common prepper challenges is finding room for stored food and water. Lucky you if you have a large home...
26 Five-Minute Prepping Projects
21st May 2013 By Gaye Levy Guest Writer for Wake Up World One of the excuses used for not prepping is that it takes a lot of time. True enough. Anything that you pursue with passion and...
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...
City Farming with Backyard Quail – An Alternative to Raising Chickens
By Gaye Levy Guest Writer for Wake Up World Back in September, I shared some information about raising livestock. Although it was a bit tongue in cheek, the serious...
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...
Solar Cooking 101: Harnessing the Sun for Health, Wealth, and a Clean Environment
By Carolanne Wright Guest Writer for Wake Up World Cooking with the sun is not only eco-friendly, it also contributes to better tasting, more nutritious food. Preparing food in this way...
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...
10 Simple Steps Toward Self-Sufficiency
By Gaye Levy Guest writer for Wake Up World In a utopian world, we would be 100% self-sufficient. We would have enough food, enough water, enough power, and enough fuel, and perhaps...