Food and Farm Freedom Featured in Corporate Media ShowdownHeather Callaghan Liz Reitzig, founder of Nourishing Liberty, faces off with a heavily-pushed-by-media (and a part of the media) GMO mouthpiece and John Stossel at 9:15, but I recommend watching from the beginning. But who is it that shes up against? Its GMO front-runner, Jon Entine Why is this guy advising the public? The bulk of his career is not in science, genetics (although he writes about it), food or medicine. Yet, he is often present as the voice of science and reason. Taken in whole, its in media and public relations, although he will adamantly deny that and any deep connection with Monsanto and chemical industries. Tom Philpott writes: Entine also runs a consultancy, ESG MediaMetrics. The firmshomepage lists Monsanto as a select client. Among its core services, itlists Media strategy, writing, speechwriting, and engagement with critics. Describing itsmedia services, it declares, We manage and create reputations. We bring to every challenge our vast experience as active journalists, public relations and media specialists, international scholars, and advisers for Fortune 500 corporations. In other words, he has the expertise to throw wrenches or tomatoes, and sit back while everyone gets angry and tries to counter it. He is to make genetic modification and chemicals in food look reasonable, and opponents look crazy. Meanwhile, the core issues and concerns are shielded. Any time you find him, he will be accusing someone or some group of deceitfulness, hate and having an agenda. It works But so does standing on your values, knowledge and consumer rights. Liz Reitzig, that took courage to appear live on Stossel and face off with the likes of Entine! I think her words and radiance are a testament of the good health enjoyed from real food without chemical pesticides and, like she says, going beyond organic, straight to the farm with an emphasis on small-scale practices like soil revitalization. Liz was poised and correct in admitting (and also further explaining) the parcels of truth that Entine brought in about the bigger organic industry, imports from China, and lax USDA certified organic standards. He attempts to paint the mega organic industry as all bad, futile and as thought its exploiting the public. There is indeed a dark side to it but thats not what Liz was referring to in regards to buying healthy food! Do you see how Entine constantly threw out flames (or bait) that the other side had to constantly address? It was never meant to be an open conversation about chemicals in food. He kept to projecting tired lines about organic flaws knowing full well what she just said about which organic. The debate was set up that way on purpose with Entine and Stossel going on offense. Its important that viewers got to see the facts Liz came prepared and knew that body of knowledge. She stuck with the main points of knowing your direct source of food and how its grown not just buying the organic label. GMO front-runners enjoy talking about the organic agenda. See what you think when you compare the two agendas. Unfortunately, what average viewers get to see is often a thinly veiled smear campaign. With people like Liz stepping up to the plate, writers and activists dont have to be a voice crying in the wind but a bold call in the media for self-empowerment. Liz is also a Weston A. Price Foundation chapter leader they love to help people find their farm source and healthy food. You can read more about that and finding your fresh food source here: 20 Places to Find Local Food and Family Farms Near You Recent posts byHeather Callaghan: 