By Michael Smith Guest Writer for Wake Up World Hands up how many of you use a juicer and don’t know what to do with the residue left behind? Most toss it into the trash or, if they have, the...
Category - Home & Garden
Wake Up World articles for the home and garden enthusiast, including DIY, gardening and self sufficiency topics.
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...
Happy Armpits: Make Your Own Coconut-Oil Deodorant (Recipe Included!)
By Ana Jadanec Guest Writer for Wake Up World I’ve always been picky about deodorants. Not because they didn’t do their “job”, but there was always something I...
Embracing Phytochemicals for Health and Survival
By Gaye Levy Guest Writer for Wake Up World In a survival situation, all of the gear in the world will be of no use if you do not have a sound mind and body. As far as the mind goes, you...
8 Aromatherapy Scents and What They Can Do for You
By Casie Terry Guest Writer for Wake Up World Aromatherapy suggests that you can extract volatile compounds from plants (known as aromatic compounds) and deliver them to the body via vapor or a...
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...
12 Tips to Use It Up, Wear It Out and Make It Do
By Gaye Levy Contributing Writer for Wake Up World Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without! During the Great Depression, frugality was considered a virtue and the phrase...
Enjoy Baked Goods With Healthy Sprouted Flour (Delicious Brownies Recipe Included!)
By Raluca Schachter Contributing Writer for Wake Up World We are in a “baking” season! But so many people these days have problems with grain consumption. Gluten...
Ditch the Commercial Sports Drinks and Artificial Protein Bars – Try Economical, Nourishing and Handmade Varieties Instead
Carolanne Wright Contributing Writer for Wake Up World In a rather sad and ironic state of affairs, individuals exercising to improve health and fitness often fall into the trap of neon colored...
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...