By Zen Gardner Contributing Writer for Wake Up World It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. – J. Krishnamurti Wikipedia defines Alternative...
Category - Home & Garden
Wake Up World articles for the home and garden enthusiast, including DIY, gardening and self sufficiency topics.
Four Methods for Off the Grid Food Production
By – Activist Post For most of us producing all of our own food is just a fantasy. It evokes visions of multiple acres of fertile land, long work days, and expensive machinery. However...
10 Reasons to Become Self-Sufficient & 10 Ways to Get There
By Michael Edwards and Jeffrey Green Via Activist Post We are now three to five generations removed from the rural backbone that strengthened America. The world at large has undergone a...
The 6 Enemies of Food Storage
3rd February 2012 By Gaye Levy Guest writer for Wake Up World I recently decided that I should up the ante when it comes to the items in my food storage, and holy moly have you seen the price of...
Stocking Fillers for Foodies – 5 Book Reviews
18th December 2011 By Rady Ananda – foodfreedom.wordpress.com Need a last minute gift for your beloved locavore? Several books would make excellent holiday gifts, so this review covers a...
A Deliciously Resourceful Town Aims For Total Food Self-Sufficiency Within 7 Years
By Vincent Graff dailymail.co.uk Admittedly, it sounds like the most foolhardy of criminal capers, and one of the cheekiest, too. Outside the police station in the small Victorian mill town of...
NZ Food Bill Will Make Growing Food a Government Privilege Rather than a Human Right
12th December 2011 By Ethan A. Huff – Natural News The God-given human right to freely cultivate food is under attack in New Zealand (NZ) as special interest groups and others are...
Extensive List of Organic Pest Control Remedies
By Australian Organic Gardening ORGANIC BUG SPRAY FROM ONION SCRAPS You can make your own organic bug spray from kitchen leftovers! Simply save your onion skins, peels and ends then refrigerate...
Single Lady Transforms Her Urban Garden into a Productive, Organic, Tropical Paradise
By Nicola Chatham – permaculture.org.au You don’t have to know her street number to find Rosina Buckman’s place. All you need is the street name. Winner of the Edible...
Six Fun Gardening Projects
1. Moss Graffiti Decorate your garden in beautiful moss! You can use moss graffiti to adorn a wall, like in the image above, or on stepping stones or wooden or ceramic planters...
Eating Out of the Gutter…Literally
….rain gutters of course! Suzanne has become a celebrity for her ingenuity. Her resourcefulness finds a practical application for reusing rain gutters. By Susanne Forsling I am from Iowa, so I...
How To Make Organic Cat & Dog Food
Humans benefit a lot from eating organic food like grains, fruits and vegetables. It is the same with animals when they are fed an organic diet that contains vegetables, raw meats of the right kind...