Mother Earth News: Pro Obama, Pro GMO, Pro Denial

Mother Earth News  is the largest voice in the Organic and Sustainable Living Movement– and yet their Assistant Editor Heidi Hunt refuses to see any connection between the Obamas and GMOs. I find that denial disturbing and so should you.

First, let me preface this by saying I have been a reader of Mother Earth News for more than a decade now. I’ve been a subscriber for just about that long.  I’ve come to admire Mother‘s ability to challenge current views, to foster new ideas, to support an Organic and Sustainable way of living– even if that makes them enemies and loses them subscriptions.

However, after reading their April/May 2013 issue, and receiving an email from Mother, in reply to a letter I wrote them about an article in that issue, I decided to post my original letter, the reply and my subsequent response, along with my reasoning for writing the article below.  I’ve also put links in my original article on areas where you can find the information.  I have noted that the “Dear Mother“ section on their site still shows the previous month’s letters, not the one I mention in the article below.

From: [email protected] Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 12:54 PM
To: Heidi Hunt
Subject: Mother Earth News – Letter to Mother re:GMOs, Monsanto, etc.

     I’ve been thinking about writing Mother since I read Michelle Obama’s article “The White House Garden Sets a Powerful Example” which appeared in the April/May 2013 edition. I’ve been a reader of Mother for the last decade and have a healthy collection of issues dating from before I became a subscriber. However, I was deeply saddened to see Obama’s article with no reference at all to how her husband’s administration is effectively fighting what she is trying to accomplish with her garden.

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