Communing with nature (亲近自然) doesn't have to be about birdcalls and filling your ears. It can also be about filling your stomach.
Out of her love for nature9 Alexis Nikole Nelson is keen on outdoor activities. The young American woman enjoys searching for natural food ingredients in the wild, including mushrooms (蘑菇) , seaweed (海藻) , berries, nuts, roots, flowers and leaves, often just in her neighborhood. And then she can turn these easy—found and common plants into delicious tastes.
Nelson made the process into videos and shared them on the internet, where it has become a huge hit. She also uses her videos to talk about how searching for food used to be a part of the lives of Black and Indigenous folks (土著居民) , and she wants to look back for their life with the practice. Nelson said, "If you can't hunt and look for food on public places, that is not a complete part of your life."
Because of her videos, she has nearly 4 million followers on TikTok. Nelson received the James Beard Award (詹姆斯•比尔德奖) in June for her social media account. They believed that Nelson had pushed American food culture forward and spread a good food standard.
