My Actifit Report Card: November 17 2021
It was rather cold today so I just did a few things around the house and took Doggie for a short walk. I was thinking of riding my e-bike down to the river to take some pictures of the flood but it felt too cold for that. I have rode my bike in much colder weather but I think I've slowed down a bit.
I did manage to write another post today about climate change issues. It was nice to be able to have more time for writing.
If it warms up a bit tomorrow I would like to do a bit of field work on the disc golf course. I've made some disc changes in my bag and want to test out the discs stability and remind myself about how things fly at this altitude.
Soup of the day:
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How bad was the flooding in your area @lightsplasher? I hope your property is okay. I hope Doggie enjoyed the walk. Your soup looks delicious and nutritious as well!
You did well with your 5087 @actifit steps for the day. Are you missing the dryness of Colorado? I still do at times! Take care and have a good night!
I live up the hill a bit from the flood plain and things seem to drain pretty well. There is still a bit of water oozing into the garage from some cracks that I tried to seal this summer but it is in much better shape than before. I do like the dry weather in Colorado, my lungs feel better. However my nose dries out too much. It is nice to smell the moist air and there is less dust here. Take care too!
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Hm! Just looking at the color of the soup was up and down the throat. Yummy!😋
Have a great day!
It was really nice tasting and just a bit spicy. The color came from some beats and squash. Have a nice day too! 😃
Wow! This soup looking so delicious! Have a nice day!
Wow.. it's a delicious soup. 👍👍👍
The soup looks hearty. It was rather cold here up North too. We got off pretty easy wrt to the floods and such. Though it is rumoured we are cut of from every other place in Canada with the roads and trains. A barge escaped its mooring and is wedge up against a water break. That was about the most exciting thing. Everyone is gathering around it and taking pictures like it's the Arc or something.
It warmed up just a bit today and started raining. The flooding has been closing some roads around here but things are opened back up. The nice thing about being by the coast is that the supplies can come in by the ports.
I remember once when I was vacationing in Colorado a few years ago it snowed like crazy. Basically everything was cut off and the stores cleared out surprisingly fast. Hopefully you are not in that situation it can be a bit concerning.
I am in Vancouver and so yes, we have ready supplies. I truly think we should put our roads and rail underground and then they will not subject to weather or harm the natural environment. Perhaps too futuristic:)
I think that is a great idea. High speed underground rail could be a lot more efficient than flying. Locally grown food could help out a lot when roads are congested or closed. I think that if cultivated meat were widely available it would cut down a lot of the issues with supply chains since you could do much of that production locally.
Alas cultivated meat requires a lot of input and mono-culturing. That is ... it will take up a lot of prime land and top soil to produce. Near as I can tell, it is all marketing and no real progress. Restorative agriculture increases yields 6 to 10 times, can use marginal land, doesn't require any factory-type inputs, sequesters net carbon, and creates top soil and no input run-off. But it is an art form and requires care and stewardship and that isn't so attractive to corporate interests types.
I'm not so sure about this statement from what I have been reading. I'm hopeful that this is not the case because I think we are entering a climate situation where conventional food production may become increasingly difficult. In any case, time will tell...
Tilling the soil requires roots to be ripped out every year. This does not allow grass roots (natural ones) to grow down into the bedrock and combine with animal refuse to create topsoil. Many experts believe we only have about 50 harvests or so left of topsoil. Pastured animals require little to know inputs: no run off and red tides and roots can get established, resulting in net carbon sequestration and topsoil and a diverse grasslands, no need for pesticides or herbicides, no dead bees or small mammals. Most of the water is rain water.
Methane is created from the decay of grasses via the work of bacteria; bacteria that also happens to be present in the digestive system of ruminants. The methane will be produced one way or another. Rice production produces way more methane but without the upgrade in nutrition. Mussels produce exponentially more. We need bivalves and we need ruminants for a fully functioning environment. In short, animals in a natural setting, or a setting that mimics a natural setting, are not bad for the environment. How could they be?
Restorative agriculture is realizing 6 to 8 times the yields of traditional animal agriculture. We could and should produce food on roof tops in urban settings as well. Feeding people in the modern world is not about supply; it is about transportation.
I studied agriculture science and nutrition at UBC, was a vegetarian, I probably have a good idea of the literature you've read. I know it's convincing but I have found it to be inaccurate and misleading and both ideology and profit driven.
You can enjoy your meat, guilt-free, crop deaths and habitat destruction for plant-based is not insignificant (greater) and most of the plant products given to livestock is by-products from human consumption, the stuff we can't eat like corn cobs and stalks. Indeed without those byproducts factory farming would not be possible. All that soy meal fed to pigs was first pressed for humans for soy oil.
Locally produced is of course better and if you eat nose to tail, you can literally keep your animal count to one, if that is a concern for you. I can tell you from experience, it is way healthier too.
Lot of information; I know; but I have been studying this stuff for years.
it looks so delicious.
It sure was a tasty soup. Eating more vegetables always feels better on my system.
That's right, because eating vegetables adds positive energy to our bodies.
That soup sure will warm you from the inside. Could use it here as we have been under 30 most every night now.
Brrr cold. I like it cooler but not freeze your nose hairs cold, lol.
This is good food.
Thank you for sharing.
Thanks, yes it is very healthy for you and tastes good too.
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It was 77 degrees here today. What happened to the Autumn we were promised?? Never fear, it will be here tomorrow!
That soup looks like it has a hearty stock to it! What did you use to make it? I love soup all year round, but, especially in the late fall, early winter. I see that you have some water coming in the basement? Weeping through the walls?
I am sure the weather change/moisture change will take a little bit to get used to, once again. I would give it a few days to let your body get acclimated to everything. Great steps!
I hope you have a great night!
It was a lot warmer in Colorado too and reached some of those kinds of temperatures.
The soup had a bunch of different vegetables in it and some spicy sausage. Lots of squash, cauliflower, beats, etc. Very tasty.
I am taking it easy just a bit for now. Driving takes more effort than it used to when I was younger. It was a more relaxing trip back this time at least.
Yes!!! I figure I must be getting old. :) I could drive back and forth from New York to California twice in the summer, but, now? It doesn't excite me like it used to. :) Plus people drive faster and talk on their phones and are less polite. :)
That soup look delicious! Good Post!