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Image via Wikipedia I finally understood the saying “low-hanging fruit” this summer when my family grew a fruit and vegetable garden for the first time. Of course, I’d used the expression many times before in conversation and writing. But it had remained a little abstract to me, a cliche employed thoughtlessly – and, ironically, when I wanted to sound smart –  to describe easy-to-achieve goals, fast ROI projects, etc. etc. It hit me one bright day....