# A flavorful field guide to foraging

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2022
- Speaker: Alexis Nikole Nelson
- Year: 2022
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Earth and environment
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/alexis_nikole_nelson_a_flavorful_field_guide_to_foraging)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [A flavorful field guide to foraging](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/alexis_nikole_nelson_a_flavorful_field_guide_to_foraging/1ed482330d03), 13 min (TED's player)