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Karen Brock and Kathleen Mahoney

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Spinning Giant Nettle in the Himalayas
Harvesting and processing this prickly plant is labor intensive. In the Himalayan village of Sikles, the whole community pitches in.
Karen Brock and Kathleen Mahoney