By saltworks.us Epsom salt has become a popular and well-reputed supplement in organic gardening. With the recent push towards “green” living, Epsom salt is an ideal answer...
Category - Home & Garden
Wake Up World articles for the home and garden enthusiast, including DIY, gardening and self sufficiency topics.
Ten House Plants That Purify The Air
2nd May 2012 By Michelle Schoffro Cook – care2.com Indoor air quality has become a real problem. Indoor air often contains formaldehyde from carpets and adhesives...
20 Useful Lemon Tips
By Michael Bloch Lemons – a fruit with a wonderful fragrance, great in food and beverages, but also very handy for multiple purposes around the home! Lemons have been cultivated by humans...
Recipe: Cardamom Biscuits
26th April 2012 By Jeani-Rose Atchison Guest Writer for Wake Up World Organic sugar is marginally better for us than refined non-organic sugar but it is still sugar and thus has health...
When It All Gets Too Much – Eight Tips for Coping During Stressful Times
By Gaye Levy Guest writer for Wake Up World Has it ever happened to you? You put your hands to your head, press hard, and think “it is all too much!” I...
Recipe: Organic Macadamia Nut Burgers W/Minted Plum and Red Bell Pepper Salsa
By Jeani-Rose Atchison Guest Writer for Wake Up World Rice accounts for 80% of the total calories consumed by half of the world’s population. This makes rice a very important crop...
The Medicinal Properties of Dandelion
By Jordan & Kyla Miller Contributing Writers for Wake Up World While many people view the dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) as a pesky weed, many herbalists consider it to be a...
Five Easy to Grow Mosquito Repelling Plants
By eartheasy.com As the outdoor season approaches, many homeowners and outdoor enthusiasts look for ways to control mosquitoes. With all the publicity about the West Nile virus, mosquito...
Back to the Basics: Water for Survival
14th April 2012 By Gaye Levy Guest writer for Wake Up World When I first started Backdoor Survival, my focus was on gathering the basics: food, water shelter and fire. Of course...
Seattle Creating Massive Edible Forest Filled with Free Food
By Jill Ettinger – organicauthority.com Taking the urban garden to the next level, Seattle, Washington has officially broken ground on a dedicated seven acre area of city land set...
Recipe – Organic Broccoli Soup
11th April 2012 By Jeani-Rose Atchison Guest Writer for Wake Up World No need for dairy if you eat broccoli! One of the concerns I hear voiced frequently is how does a vegetarian get...
Ten Herbs for Indoor Growing
By organicgardening.com A windowsill kitchen garden: Grow great-tasting herbs indoors. You can grow herbs indoors this winter and add that just-picked taste to your meals, even when snow...