Want to taste a cricket bar, learn how to compost, find out how to make your lawn use 50 percent less water, learn how your plants can flourish with less water, make your electric bill go down instead of up. Top it all off with a drive in a Tesla or purchase an E-bike.

These things and more were presented Saturday at Venice Neighborhood Council’s first “Green” Expo at Mark Twain School. Ed Begley Jr. was going to close the event. Sylvia Aroth, Rob Dew, and Nick Antonicello were chairs of this event.

Green flags hanging out of back pockets indicate that these were people who could answer general questions.

Hall was filled with booths of experts on just about anything sustainable in the green sense from recycling your water to solar and to mulching and making your yard more water sustainable.

The Los Angeles River Restoration project people were there to explain what they planned and how it would benefit Los Angeles.

Tesla automobilies were there to take people on a test drive.

The E-bikes were there.

Here is a VW bug conversion to electric.

Looks like a park ranger, Mr. Green, and Mr. Don’t Toss It!

Food was donated by Superba restaurant and the Venice Ale House