by David Gumpert | Jun 20, 2018 | What's New |
It’s tempting to view the crisis over separating migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border as an example of a bureaucracy run amok, or even as made-for-media power politics between Congress and the President. Unfortunately, at its core it is neither of those,...
by David Gumpert | Jun 3, 2018 | What's New |
It was about seven or eight years ago that I first heard the word “shun” applied to our current day and age. A Midwest farmer who had just a few years earlier severed ties with his Amish community told me how he and his family were “shunned” by friends and even close...
by David Gumpert | May 27, 2018 | What's New |
I could tell from his heavy accent and dark skin that my cab driver in Washington, DC, a few weeks back was an immigrant. I could also tell he was a hard-working guy and eager to please, when I explained that I was in a hurry to get to Reagan Airport, and we assessed...
by David Gumpert | May 11, 2018 | What's New |
Eight years ago, a private Minneapolis food market known as Traditional Foods was shut down by local public health officials for not being properly licensed. A few days ago, a private market meant to replace Traditional Foods was shut down in much the same manner,...
by David Gumpert | Apr 23, 2018 | What's New |
I suppose it was only fitting during my gastronomic adventures in Europe that I developed a gastrointestinal illness. Of course, I can’t be sure exactly what caused it–a virus or a particular food–though I sensed it was unlikely a food-borne pathogen,...
by David Gumpert | Apr 15, 2018 | What's New |
There is much media attention to Europe’s problems with migrants and terrorists, but the thing that strikes me most strongly while visiting over the last couple weeks is that food still counts for an awful lot. It’s been about four years since I last traveled to...
by David Gumpert | Mar 31, 2018 | What's New |
The recent discussion here about the role of the Parkland, FL, massacre survivors in organizing huge peaceful protests inspired some recollections…..One day in the late 1990s, while traveling in Europe to research my family’s Holocaust experiences, I paid...
by David Gumpert | Mar 27, 2018 | What's New |
I received a call early today from an Amish dairy farmer I’ve gotten to know. He telephones periodically to check in about regulatory developments in the East, so he can possibly anticipate which raw dairy producers ag regulators might target next. The phone in the...
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