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Michelle Schoffro Cook
Award-winning and Best-selling Author, Blogger, Homesteader
The Art of Simply Living
Coriander—an Egyptian Happiness Secret
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Five years ago, I planted some cilantro in my garden even though I rarely use the fresh herb. Every spring since then, little yellow-green cilantro leaves pop up in the same area thanks to a few escapee seeds that drop each fall. I let the plant grow and…
The Statuesque Empress Apple Tree
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“Apple trees typically grow ten to 15 feet tall,” they said. “They live up to 75 to 100 years,” they said. “Apple season is in the fall,” they said. It’s a good thing this apple tree, known as “The Empress” didn’t hear them, or at l…
Wuthering Heights Bursts into Bloom
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During the grey and lifeless winter months, the apple tree named Wuthering Heights, appears stark and windblown, almost lifeless. But after the weariness of the cold and ice, comes the spring, marked by a stunning array of pink and …
Dandelion: The Overlooked Healer Underfoot (+ Dandelion Flower Lemonade Recipe)
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The dandelion is an herb in serious need of an image makeover. Cursed by many gardeners and those in quest of perfect lawns, dandelion is frequently viewed as a pest plant. If you walk past my home, you’ll know it from the dand…
A Celebration of You
Choose to be authentically you. You do not need to ask permission of the world, or anyone in it, to be the most genuine version of you, or to express all of the greatness within you. Indeed, deferring to others’ opinions of your kindness, creativity, intelligence, attractiveness, or some other att…
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About Michelle
Hi. I'm Michelle. You may know me as the best-selling & award-winning author of 25 books on food, health, and herbs but I'm also a homesteader and wild food forager. I practice what I preach and I'm happy to share my adventures and insights in my blog "The Art of Homesteading."
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