There’s a whole world of food growing right outside our doors — in our backyards, on sidewalks, in the parks we walk through every day — and most of us pass by it without a second glance. Alexis Nikole Nelson wants to change that. A self-described “ethnobotany nerd,” she’s spent years teaching people how to forage the wild food hiding in plain sight. She explores how paying closer attention to what’s already around us can reconnect us to the land, our communities and each other. (This conversation, hosted by TED’s Whitney Pennington Rodgers, was part of an exclusive TED Membership event. TED Membership is the best way to support and engage with the big ideas you love from TED. To learn more, visit ted.com/membership.) (Recorded at TED Membership on September 9, 2026)
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@triangleoflife01
October 30, 2026 at 11:19 am
Love alexis!!
@eaglesclaws8
October 30, 2026 at 11:21 am
This is, no joke, extremely dangerous. Watch out for that hemlock that looks just like wild carrot…
@PrimeDus
October 30, 2026 at 11:39 am
There were some incorrect explanations. For example something that has a half-life of 30 days, after 60 days there is still 25% of it present in the soil.
There are also other environmental pollutants in the city that are less present in the farms. Please be careful ❤️
@Learngermanwithme12
October 30, 2026 at 12:07 pm
😍😍😍
@DroomDraakie
October 30, 2026 at 12:08 pm
Yay!!! Alexis!!! <3
@hippocreation
October 30, 2026 at 12:12 pm
Is TED taken over by Woke activism?
I remember before, TED was only about extraordinary topics truly inspirational, things that truly change the world.
@niklaswassermann9971
October 30, 2026 at 12:23 pm
They uploaded a silicon valley eugenicists talk the other day, just how high are you?
They are about uplifting and useful knowledge, this is all of that.
@MikefromTexas1
October 30, 2026 at 12:59 pm
Absolutely support this message!
@sherececocco
October 30, 2026 at 1:33 pm
Hi! Fun meeting you here.
@nobleknight7472
October 30, 2026 at 2:53 pm
Recession indicator
@gabrielmaroto18
October 30, 2026 at 3:32 pm
Congratulations! OMG I passed a bunch of mushrooms on my bike ride today and I thought of you. Now you’re on my TV. 😊😂❤🍄🟫🍄💐