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Judith E. Payne
First, Bruce, thanks for getting facts straight for John on planes smashing houses.
Second, Africa's soil is depleted but Africans and others know how to address the problems. We have great examples. The problem is that these efforts have not scaled. So the challenge is putting together a scalable way to address the problems through policies, training, incentives. I won't bore you but if you are interested you can google and read this: A Soil Initiative for Africa (https://library.faraafrica.org/2022/05/31/a-soil-initiative-for-africa/).. I am working on defining the dashboard to track success and the digital solutions that get soil information in farmers' hands.
Third, my 29029 effort is a challenge I may not meet but I'll try. Going up Stratton Mountain 17 times in 36 hours for a cumulative altitude gain of 29029 (Everest) is ridiculous and beyond daunting. My coach says, "isn't it great to have a challenge you may not meet?" Well not so great. I ran 13 marathons, not easy, but I knew how to train and that led to success. We'll see about this 29029 thing! Needless to say, it is getting me doing workouts I've not done for decades! Boy am I SLOW....
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