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CURRENT INFORMATION: go to our Facebook group "Waco Friends of the Climate." 1) Beginning Jan. 2025, our focus has been on resistance to Donald Trump, since his policies are our greatest threat to the climate. Thus, we are not having monthly meetings at this time. We hope to hold monthly meetings in the future. Visit our Facebook group for current activities, Waco Friends of the Climate. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1330231820335851 2) Our role in the resistance includes a weekly protest at the pedestrian bridge in Waco, Valley Mills Dr. & Bagby Avenue, each Sunday, 1:00pm-2:30pm. We began the protest in March 2025 and it has been carried on weekly for over one year. We provide huge, highly visible banners. Please join us. RESISTING FASCISM, ONE SUNDAY AT A TIME. 3) Because of the sad passing of our webmaster, Harrison Ward, we have not been able to keep the website up to date. For the most current information, please visit our Facebook group, Waco Friends of the Climate : https://www.facebook.com/groups/1330231820335851 4) To join our email list and be informed of actions, activities, and campaigns, email our Director Alan Northcutt at anorthc@aol.com 5)Free "climate crisis is here" yard signs may be obtained by emailing anorthc@aol.com. Delivery of signs is available. Help raise awareness of the climate crisis, deeply needed in Waco. 6) Winners of the "Sixth Annual Climate Crisis Art Exhibit" may be found in the Archives, April 2023. Some incredible climate art may be viewed.

ROBERT NATHAN ALLEN, FOUNDER LITTLE HERDS, AUSTIN

Little Herds: Eating Bugs for a Better Tomorrow

THURSDAY, MARCH 13TH
POPPA ROLLO'S PIZZA
WEST-BANK MEETING ROOM
703 N.VALLEY MILLS, WACO
6 PM: PIZZA & BUSINESS
6:30:  LECTURE & DISCUSSION

Born and raised in Waco, Texas, Robert Nathan Allen is the founder of Little Herds, North America's first non-profit charity dedicated to educating people about eating insects. He never imagined eating insects could be anything beyond a fear-factor stunt, until his mother sent him a video (as a joke) about their nutritional and environmental benefits, stating "you'll never get me to try this." He took it seriously and started researching entomophagy and was amazed to find out that people all over the world eat them, and for good reason: they're healthy, sustainable, and tasty! Working with other ento-enthusiasts around the world, and with local supporters who thought the idea was a perfect fit to "Keep Austin Weird," the idea grew into the newly minted charity that is Little Herds. Just two years after video was sent, RNA, as his friends call him, is feeding insects to everybody he can, teaching kids about edible insects, working with locals to try out the bugs, and he's even convinced Mom to try them, and she loves them!

Based in Austin, Texas, Little Herds is sharing this exciting new culinary world with the next generation, working with schools, museums, and family-friendly events, allowing children to learn about edible insects in fun and engaging ways. Little Herds also works with the general public, collaborating with restaurants, farmers markets, and other local partners to provide insects in familiar and approachable ways to encourage people to look past their preconceived notions. With so many edible species available, Little Herds is also encouraging a revolution in the cooking world, introducing intrepid chefs to a whole new array of flavor profiles with which to experiment. The long term goal is to change the way Europeans and North Americans view this alternative protein, and to promote healthy sustainable food that is easily accessible by anybody, anywhere in the world. By eating a bug, you're changing the world, one bite at a time.

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