Experiences

Change in Grasslands – Pasture in Albany County from 2001 to 2019

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Change in Grasslands - Pasture in Albany County from 2001 to 2019

Multiple, often contradictory things can happen to land cover over two decades, as you can see with this map.
 
Suburban sprawl in the area around the city reduced the amount of grasslands over the 18 year period, while in more outlaying areas the decline of dairy meant less silage and corn was planted but more grass was grown/grazed for beef.
Here is the R code: https://github.com/AndyArthur/r_maps_and_graphs/blob/main/Albany County NLCD Decline in Grasslands.R

 

Fiber is a powerful tool for good health … but[t]! 💩

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Literally that’s how I feel about it but I’ve found you can overdo fiber, especially without enough water it can be really tough on the stomach, and end that connects to the stomach, the poop and fart hole. Pea soup lately has been a real downfall of mine, oh do I like the sweet and healthy taste of fresh pea soup but sometimes I eat it much too dry and it’s punishing on my stomach as it rumbles and come out as gas.

Carrot cake is just a gateway drug 🥕

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Before you know it you’ll be dumping shredded carrots into your bread dough and pancake batter. Then you can’t have soup or stew without carrots and of course you need carrots for snacking on and dipping in avocados.