The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer free Tasty and Wild Edible Insects programs on July 14 in Clinton and July 15 in Warsaw.
Several types of insects can be tasty and nutritious when some practical cooking tips are applied.

Participants will join entomophagy, the practice of eating insects. Joining MDC instructors will be Paul Landkamer, an expert on edible insects and a member of the Hi Lonesome Master Naturalists. Taste tests will be offered. The classes are open to all ages. Registration is required.

· The lessons at MDC’s Clinton Office will be offered from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday, July 14. To register for the morning class, visit https://short.mdc.mo.gov/4WM. To register for the afternoon session, visit https://short.mdc.mo.gov/4WQ.

· The lesson times and registration links for classes at MDC’s Lost Valley Fish Hatchery in Warsaw include: 9 to 10 a.m., https://short.mdc.mo.gov/4WA; 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., https://short.mdc.mo.gov/4Wd and noon to 1 p.m., https://mdc-event-web.s3licensing.com/Event/EventDetails/193680.
MDC will provide all the necessary equipment and materials for the classes.