Full Podcast: https://lovethenorth.ca/article/260927-farm-to-table-in-northern Brianna from Radical Gardens in Timmins explains that if you want kids to care about good food as adults, one of the best places to start is by making fresh food exciting when they are young. Her point is simple: kids are far more likely to remember the experience of biting into a sweet, fresh carrot than they are a lecture about agriculture. She talks about taking part in the Big Crunch, a program where she grew carrots for children across the Northeastern school district. The idea was to let kids experience how different a truly fresh, locally grown vegetable can taste. Years later, Brianna says some of those same kids now shop at farmers’ markets, grow gardens, and care about where their food comes from. That early experience matters. If children grow up thinking vegetables are bland, boring, or something they are simply forced to eat, it can shape how they look at food later in life. But if they get to taste fresh carrots, unusual vegetables, berries, herbs, or food straight from the garden — and actually have fun doing it — they begin building a completely different relationship with food. You do not necessarily create future farmers by making kids weed a garden. You create curiosity by letting them taste something memorable. Get kids excited about real food when they are young, and there is a much better chance they will seek out better food when they become adults. #FarmToTable #RadicalGardens #Timmins #LocalFood #KidsAndFood #HealthyEating #FarmersMarket #NorthernAgriculture #NorthernOntario #LoveTheNorth