Mulch Freak! Manure Freak!
Oct 21, 2022 | Frannie’s Farm Blog
Written by: Dr. Frannie Koe, MD Edited by: Breanne Brazeale When it comes to gardening, I am addicted to composting and mulching; I love mulch! I also have a fondness for all-natural materials and the understated beauty they have. To me, there is something so...
We are working really hard!
Sep 29, 2022 | Blog, Frannie’s Farm Blog, Homesteading
AgroshareMD has a crew of folks who are working hard to build the page and get it ready for all of our users! Please let us know how you feel about what you see! We want to know your opinion of what you might want us to put on our page! Thanks so much! These are my...
How do you farm with someone who does not want to farm?
Sep 28, 2022 | Frannie’s Farm Blog
Written by: Dr. Frannie Koe, MD Edited by: Breanne Brazeale Or, how can you manage any other project that you and your partner are not on the same page about? I bought a farm over 16 years ago when I was single, but was dating my current partner. Determined to make...
Having solar is not always easy!!
Jun 10, 2022 | Farming, Frannie’s Farm Blog, Homesteading
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!
May 27, 2021 | Frannie’s Farm Blog
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!!
May 27, 2021 | Frannie’s Farm Blog
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!!
May 27, 2021 | Frannie’s Farm Blog
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
May 27, 2021 | Frannie’s Farm Blog, Homesteading
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
May 27, 2021 | Farming, Food, Frannie's Food Blog, Frannie’s Farm Blog
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!
May 27, 2021 | Frannie’s Farm Blog
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...