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Six-legged Solutions: Become Earth Friendly and Eat a Bug
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 - 6:30-8:30 p.m. with discussion beginning at 7:00 followed by Q&A.
Location: The Irregardless Cafe, 901 W. Morgan St, Raleigh, 833-8898.
Entomophagy, or the practice of eating of insects for food, is a topic that is objectionable to many. It could be however that eating our six legged friends may be a viable way to feed millions of people and at the same time lower humanity’s impact on the environment. Join us to learn about arthropods as food – and if you want, even sample a few on your own!
About the Speaker:
Dave Gracer is a teacher, writer, family man, and president of Sunrise Land Shrimp, the edible insect company, which offers educational services and can fill small orders of insects you might be craving. Originally from New York, Gracer now lives in Providence RI. He is busily expanding his media empire and hopes someday to become the Al Gore of entomophagy.
RSVP to katey.ahmann@ncmail.net. For more information, contact Katey
Ahmann at 919-733-7450, ext. 531.
Check out our Raleigh Science Cafe blog at http://sciencecaferaleigh.blogspot.com. Use the blog to share any thoughts or questions you may have about this or any month's cafe topic. We look forward to hearing from you.
Science Café is an event where, for the price of a cup of coffee or a
glass of wine, anyone can come to explore current topics in science and
technology. In conjunction with local Triangle Sigma Xi chapters, the
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will host a series of monthly
talks with the goal of promoting discussion of science in a community
setting. Our Science Café programs will take place in coffee shops, bars
and restaurants around Raleigh.
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences strives to enhance the
public's understanding and appreciation of the natural world through
exhibits, publications and programs. Visit us in downtown Raleigh at 11
West Jones Street or online at www.naturalsciences.org.
Sigma Xi is the international honor society of research scientists and
engineers, with more than 500 chapters in North America and around the
world. In addition to publishing American Scientist magazine, the
Society sponsors a variety of programs that support and promote science
and engineering.
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