A flavorful field guide to foraging | Alexis Nikole Nelson

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🗓️ 26 May 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Whether it's dandelions blooming in your backyard or purslane sprouting from the sidewalk, vegan forager Alexis Nikole Nelson is on a mission to show how freely growing flora could make its way to your plate. With contagious enthusiasm and a live cooking demo, she explains the benefits of expanding your palate to include "wild" foods that are delicious, nutritious and planet-friendly -- and gives three tips for helping others go from skeptical to confident in their own food adventures.

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0:00.0	Hey y'all, I'm Elise Hugh.
0:05.4	You're listening to Ted Talks Daily.
0:07.8	Those of you on Tiktok might be familiar with today's speaker.
0:11.2	She's the foraging enthusiast Alexis Nicole Nelson.
0:15.0	She shares her lifelong passion for finding delicious foods in nature, all while preparing
0:19.5	sweet and salty kelp chips live on stage at Ted 2022.
0:24.6	Stick around after the talk for a conversation between Alexis and yours truly.
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1:28.8	If a vegan falls in the forest, and no one's there to hear them say, I'm vegan!
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