Having solar is not always easy!!
Written by: Dr. Frannie Koe, MD Edited by: Breanne Hughes While I want to encourage people to try alternative energy, I also think it is important to let people know realistically what it means to live the way we do on our farm. I wrote previously about the work...
Posting again! Finally!
I have not been at top form lately! It has been about 6 1/2 weeks since I started having issues! But I am finally getting my energy back! I have been back at work for three weeks but very tired when I got home. I am so happy to be feeling more like my self! I have not...
Batteries going down!! In low power mode!!
Due to coronavirus we may not be able to get new batteries for our powerhouse until late into the summer!! So I cannot run my fridge! So this is what I am doing! Thanks to Graves Hardware Store in Collinsville, Alabama for donating a Pelican cooler to the Turkey...
Benefits of buying local!!
I love getting Mother Earth News and used to get it in the mail but now by e-mail!! It has always had some great articles for people who wanted to homestead and be do-it-yourselfers. This article was contributed four years ago but it is very pertinent to today and...
Springtime Solar Panel Challenges
Written by: Dr. Frannie Koe, MD Edited by: Breanne Hughes On my farm, we use solar power. I love us not having a power bill and the self-sufficiency that solar energy brings. However, using solar panels in the South can have its own unique challenges. For anyone...
Food Finder: A Useful Tool in a Post-Covid-19 World
Written by: Dr. Frannie Koe, MD Edited by: Breanne Hughes One of my primary drives for building the Agroshare page was to create the Food Finder Map. Our team wants Alabamians to find and have access to pastured raised meats and sustainably grown food, no matter where...
Life has changed quickly!
So we are temporarily in a new situation which none us has ever been in before! Life can be very unpredictable. We can think the worst, think the best or be in the middle. I want to post about how to make the best of what is thrown at us. Many times people do come...
Spring fever bad!!
Man do I have spring fever today!! Finally no rain and a beautiful, sunny, warm day!! I am blogging about several topics in one post today because I have ADHD today!! We have a new Cavashu puppy we named Zoey! She needs to learn to do her business outside as she has...
Seed Saving in Alabama
This is an article from Alabama Living. Link is at the bottom. Dove runs our food hub!! Charlotte is also from Albertville area and someone I have known for a while. Seed savers: Stoking a passion for old-fashioned plants By Gail Allyn Short Albertville resident...
Finally getting to post again regularly!!
Agroshare.com is up and running again!! It has been two months since we got hacked!! All parts of our page are up!! The forum is also available even though we thought it was gone!! Please visit and if you are not receiving emails of new posts please register again...