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On the road… again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek   Talk About Your Low-Hanging Fruit   Usually, the expression, “picking the low-hanging fruit” has pejorative implications.  It suggests the harvesting of what is easy to harvest; before having to exert oneself by going after the...

  On the road …again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek   On Growing Things   Some farmers around the world think of themselves as unskilled peasants.  On the other hand, some city dwellers think of farmers as providers of the riches of the land.  The...