Do you remember pivotal moments when you realized, or began to grow into, your purpose in this lifetime on Earth? I’ve been thinking about such a moment in my own life.  It took place in a most unexpected setting, an introductory ornamental  horticulture class at theUniversity of Florida, about 1980. Our professor, Dr. Bill Barrick, was a gifted man of plants.  He was younger than most of the other instructors, dressed stylishly, and invited us graduate students to elegant dinners … Continue