Full Podcast: https://lovethenorth.ca/article/261013-what-happens-to-northern-ontario David Flood raises a serious question about what happens to the food growing inside Northern Ontario forests after aerial herbicide spraying. He says berries, browse and other vegetation may continue growing after partial exposure, but that does not necessarily mean the plant is as healthy or nutritious as it was before. Flood describes seeing partially sprayed trees that survive but appear shrivelled or weakened. He says moose may still browse on those buds and vegetation, which leads him to question whether the food animals are eating has lost some of its nutritional value. His concern goes beyond wildlife. Northern forests are also food sources for people. Blueberries, traditional plants and other harvested foods can come from areas that have been sprayed, and Flood says you cannot necessarily tell by looking at a berry whether it has been exposed. His argument is that when herbicides suppress large portions of the mixed forest, they may also be changing the nutritional system that supports everything living there. **If the vegetation is weakened, what happens to the animals that depend on it — and eventually to the people who depend on those animals and plants for food?** Flood is not presenting that as a settled scientific conclusion. He is calling for more testing, including laboratory analysis and closer monitoring of wildlife, vegetation and traditional food sources in sprayed areas. For him, the bigger question is whether forestry management is looking closely enough at food quality — not just whether trees survive. **A forest can still look green while the nutritional value of the ecosystem underneath it is changing.** #NorthernOntario #DavidFlood #StopTheSpray #Glyphosate #Forestry #TraditionalFoods #Wildlife #FoodSecurity #Biodiversity #IndigenousKnowledge #LoveTheNorth