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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Chickweed Pesto
Written and edited by: Breanne Brazeale 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...
Keto Mayo
Written by: Dr. Frannie Koe, MD 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,...
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...
Tim Martin
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....
Dr. Sarita Cox, ND, L.Ac.
Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) Cox, ND, L.Ac., has practiced integrative medicine in both Alabama and Mississippi for the past 20 years. Some of Dr. Cox’s colleagues and beloveds call her “Sarita,” a name given to her by her first...
Breanne Hughes, BA
Breanne Hughes originally hails from Albuquerque, NM, but after years of travel, both internationally and across the US, she’s lived just outside Fort Payne, AL for almost 10 years. Breanne received her Bachelor of Arts degree...
Summer Gilreath, AAS
Summer Gilreath is the clinic Lab Manager, and has been with Wills Valley Family Medicine since 2011. Summer grew up in the Sand Mountain area of Northeast Alabama. She first came to the clinic as a student and did her internship with Dr. Koe.
Claudia Moreno, Office Manager
Claudia Moreno is the Office Manager for Wills Valley Family Medicine. She has been an important part of Dr. Koe’s clinic staff since 2008! Claudia lives in Collinsville, AL with her two beautiful children, and has lived here...
Purpose: What is it and why do we need one?
Written by: Dr. Frannie Koe, MD Edited by: Breanne Hughes I was unable to blog because of the chaos of being a medical practitioner at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. It was a crazy year! In the last year and a half, I have...
Food
Food is central to our health. Most people understand this. However, how and what we consume can be a difficult topic. What do we eat? How do we eat for our best health? Is everyone different? People eat in diverse ways...