May 26th, 2021 By Jane Marsh Guest Writer for Wake Up World How often do you notice wildlife in your backyard? As new developments enter towns and rural areas, wildlife habitats are being destroyed...
Category - Gardening
10 Physical and Mental Benefits of Houseplants
April 15th, 2021 By Jane Marsh Guest Writer for Wake Up World Filling your home with plants gives you more than just new decor. You can also enjoy these physical and mental benefits of houseplants...
How to Begin Gardening for Mental Health
By Mia Barnes Guest Writer for Wake Up World Do you want to improve your mental health? Why not get outside and dig in the earth? Gardening has significant benefits that extend beyond temporarily...
Vertical Gardening with Recycled Plastic Bottles: Cool in More Ways than One
By Nikki Harper Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last several years (unlikely, if you’re a Wake Up World reader) you’ll be...
Happiness Is Colored Green
By Steve Taylor, Ph.D. Guest writer for Wake Up World Imagine you realize that you’re not as happy as you should be in your life, and decide you need to take some steps to...
The Benefits and Uses of Echinacea – and How to Grow Your Own!
August 18th, 2018 By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World Echinacea: The All-American Flower Echinacea, commonly known as coneflower, is a member of the Asteraceae...
Poisoning Our Children: The Parent’s Guide to the Myths of Safe Pesticides
By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World In a clear conflict of interest, chemical industry regulators make decisions on the safety of poisons in our food and environment...
10 Steps to Growing Cannabis Safely and Efficiently in Your Own Home
By Marco Torres Guest writer for Wake Up World There are many medicinal herbs that grow well indoors and cannabis is one of them. Besides the many medicinal wonders of cannabis itself, the...
The Astonishing Success of Fleet Farming: Breaking New Ground in the “Food Not Lawns” Movement
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World If you’re anything like me, America’s obsession with ornamental lawns seems nothing short of folly at best, sheer polluting...
Digging in the Dirt Makes You Happy — Here’s Why
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World “It came to me while picking beans, the secret of happiness. I was hunting among the spiraling vines that envelop my teepees of pole...
Real Rehabilitation – The Benefits of Organic Gardening in Prisons
By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World In the U.S., there are more prisoners than farmers. In fact, according to the journal, Solutions, the U.S. housed about one...
Permaculture: The Future of Self-Sufficient, Community-Based Living
November 17th, 2016 By Paul A. Philips Guest writer for Wake Up World The fact of the matter is that, over the years, we have allowed ourselves to become more and more accepting of the urban way of...