the project
Foraged Feast is an ongoing interdisciplinary project which investigates the ways in which our environment feeds us aesthetically as well as literally. Rachel Alexandrou leads pop-up performative meals in unconventional spaces to take audiences out of the rote experience of a meal and into an immersive botanical feast experience.
Education & Experience
Rachel Alexandrou has been studying wild edible and medicinal plants for 17 years. She has attended the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine and holds a B.S. in Horticulture. She has been creating the Foraged Feast experience since 2017. Rachel also leads edible plantwalks around Maine into order to promote education around land stewardship and responsible foraging practices.
Awards & Nominations:
Kindling Fund 2020
Maine Artist Commission Project Grant for Artists 2020