Pawpaw Folk Festival Set For 10AM Today In North Wilmington

(WDEL) Mellany Armstrong reports ~ Ever eat a pawpaw? You can this weekend!

Interpretive program manager Barbara Woodford says the pawpaw, a native tree to Delaware, is important food. "This beautiful butterfly called the zebra swallowtail, the only place it can lay its eggs and caterpillars can grow is the pawpaw," Woodford said.
People can eat it, too. Woodford says it has flavors of banana and mango. The free festival, which features music, crafts, storytelling and pawpaw recipes, runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. State park fees apply. For more information, click here.

From the state website ~

Blue Ball Barn at Alapocas Run State Park (map)

Join us for a family friendly day of fun-filled activities including music, storytelling, folk art, and food. The star of the festival is one of Delaware’s native trees, the Pawpaw! Alapocas Run State Park has the perfect habitat for the Pawpaw tree, the single food source for the caterpillars of the gorgeous Zebra swallowtail butterfly.

Good to see my old friend, Clem Bowen, will be story-telling today at the festival. Clem is one of the best  there is!

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