As I waited in line for a mouth-watering local-food lunch of baked potatoes, butter, cheese, sour cream, ground beef, salsa and butternut squash soup and chatted with a colleague who lives nearly three hours from me, I found myself pondering a thought that has become a mantra for me throughout my six-year tenure at ANCA. Food brings people together. The act of sharing a meal is a communal bonding experience in every part of the world. Out of necessity, for pleasure and for social connection, we...Read more