permaculture

[Marjory <forestgarden@gvtc.com>]

*BUG EATING FESTIVAL May 15th, 2011 (5pm to 7:30pm)
*

Bring the kids! Bring yourself!  But leave everything you've been taught 
about good table manners at home. We're gonna eat bugs!  
Entomophogy...The worldwide practice of eating insects (and spiders).   
Big fat juicy ones, wee little skinny ones, we're all gonna eat bugs.  
Why not do it in a fun and friendly environment - you never know when 
you might really need it....

Allen Davisson will be visiting us for our fourth year to create another 
amazing evening that you and your kids will be remember for the rest of 
your lives. Kids under 18 yrs old are free for the Bug festival.  If you 
have a camera, bring it! We will be preparing tasty treats of 
grasshoppers, crickets, spiders, katydids, bees, wasps, wormy things and 
if we're lucky, a scorpion or two.

This will be a BYOB (Bring Your Own Bugs to share) party; start catching 
them early so we have lots! They can be stored in a bag in the freezer 
until the 15th but get an early start so we have a swarm.

This will also be a 'normal' potluck so *bring a dish of ordinary food 
to share. *Bring a dish large enough to feed 8 hungry people.

Grasshoppers, crickets, katydids... keep them alive overnight so they 
get a chance to "purge" then freeze em.
Wasp nests... into a jar with the whole nest... NOTHING will be wasted.
Wolf Spiders... put on a headlamp and their eyes glow like green laser 
emeralds at night. They taste like chicken but they'll eat each other so 
keep em separate.
Grubs...new on our menu this year... not for the faint of heart.
Mealworms.... Usually from the pet store but we wouldn't want to miss em!
Scorpians - yum, yum, the best of the flavors - bring as many as you 
can. They show up yellow at night under a black light - that is the 
easiest way to catch them. 

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On the same day we are also having the amazing 'Alternatives to Dentists 
Workshop' so check that out when you get to the website.  Both of these 
incredible events will be held at the Watterson Hall in Red Rock - about 
45 miles SE of Austin.  You must pre-register to attend. 

The Bug Festival is Only  $10.00 for adults, and free for kids.

You must pre-register to attend.  Go to link to workshops registration 
to register. 

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