Tim Martin studied Fine Arts at the University of North Alabama in Florence, and his focus was on sculpture. He grew up in a family business of furniture makers and has been around wood and machinery since he was preschool age. He loved the wood shop, being around the men, working with his dad, and he worked there until he left home as a man.
Tim built houses in his early 20s, running his own company in Kentucky. Times were tough, as our country was in a recession in the early 80s. Tim was fortunate enough to apprentice under an old carpentry master, who he called Mr. J. His name was Mr. Aubry Johnson, and he lived near Tim in Kentucky. Mr. Johnson taught him invaluable lessons as an apprentice, including making furniture by hand, moving and rebuilding old log cabins, remodeling the original structure and maintaining the historical integrity of the buildings they were working on, and many other incredible skills of an almost bygone time.
Tim moved to Alabama when he was about 30 years old and felt it was time to go to college. He ended up wandering into the art department after starting a program in sociology and fell in love. Tim then changed his major to a fine arts degree, as he knew this was the area of study for him. He has always been able to visualize things in 3D, so sculpture was most appealing.
Tim Martin’s innumerable life skills and abilities with design principles have made him a valuable member of the Agroshare team. He helps with design and lighting as an artistic consultant, while we are developing many of our YouTube and educational videos. Because he is also Dr. Koe’s life partner, Tim is instrumental in supporting Dr. Koe with daily issues regarding food, farming, but of course, not much on medicine. He also tries to help keep Dr. Koe from overworking! Dr. Koe felt it was vital to have him on her team if she was going to reach the goals she set for Agroshare!
Recent posts
Recipes to Take on the Go:
Written by: Dr. Frannie Koe, MD Edited by: Breanne Hughes I actually eat lunch at home most days and someone else cooks. I now have Dulce, my personal assistant who prepares many of our meals, and my partner, Tim, does a lot of cooking as well. He will cook enough at...
Healthy Lunch Items:
Written by: Dr. Frannie Koe, MD Edited by: Breanne Hughes The following items are perfect for a lunch box, but unlike the previous section of more "convenient" foods, these require some preparation, or at the very least, need to be purchased fresh. Cheese: Cheese is a...
Prepackaged and Healthy Convenience Options (*with Affiliate Links):
Written by: Dr. Frannie Koe, MD Edited by: Breanne Hughes The options below come already prepared and are perfect for those days when you still need something healthy, but do not have time to prepare something homemade. The items listed also work for supper and when...
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...
Seasonal Affective Disorder: A Personal Story
Written by: Dr. Frannie Koe, MD Edited by: Breanne Hughes The blog today is a little more personal. I haven’t quite felt like myself for a few weeks, and it is sometimes a challenge to realize what is going on and to figure out how to improve things! Lately, I have...
Doctor Koe’s Medicine Blog
Chickweed Pesto
Written and edited by: Breanne Hughes Recently, I was weeding my fall-planted garlic bed, and it was full of chickweed. Chickweed is really easy to identify (by the row of small hairs on the stem growing in alternating directions, white star shaped blossoms...
Keto Mayo
Written by: Dr. Frannie Koe, MD Edited by: Breanne Hughes Condiments can include but not be limited to: mayo, salad dressings, BBQ sauce (although I had a really hard time making my keto sauce taste good!), veggie dips, meat dips such as sour cream, yogurt...
Keto Options for Southern Favorites!
Although I’m not originally a Southerner, I’ve lived in the South for a very long time, and I know how important traditional comfort foods are to Southern cuisine. Lots of patients who come to my clinic struggle to find acceptable and nutritious substitutions for...
Dr. Frances Koe, MD, MPH
Dr. Frances Koe, MD, MPH, is our fearless leader and the driving force behind Agroshare. She is also the physician and owner of Wills Valley Family Medicine and Valley Care DPC. Dr. Frances Koe began her educational pursuits right out of high school, but at the time,...