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Butterfly and Gardening Presentations
Edith will present professional lectures at your location. These presentations last from one to eight hours, depending upon your preference. Included with a powerpoint presentation (created by Edith) is a display of living butterfly eggs, caterpillars, pupa, adult butterflies, and other props necessary for your specific group.

She is an accomplished lecturer to all age groups. From pre-K to a group of elderly adults at assisted living facilities, she presents fun and interesting facts in a manner to interest each age group.

Scroll down for more specific information; types of presentations, price of presentaions, and more. Call Edith 1-877-485-2458 or Email at edith@buyabutterfly.com for details.
Butterfly presentation by Shady Oak Butterfly Farm

Butterfly Gardening
Presentation at a
Garden Club
Butterfly presentation by Shady Oak Butterfly Farm

School Field Trip
educational
butterfly presentation
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Harmony Gardens
Butterfly Gardening and
Host Plant Presentation.
Monarch caterpillar; Butterfly presentation by Shady Oak Butterfly Farm

Up close and personal
with a Monarch caterpillar
Butterfly presentation by Shady Oak Butterfly Farm

School Field Trip
educational
butterfly presentation


All presentations are accompanied with a display of living butterflies in all stages of life and butterfly plants.

Presentations:
  • Garden Club
    • - Changing your yard and garden into a butterfly habitat. How not to simply attract butterflies, but how to produce butterflies in your yard.
  • Church
    • - Butterflies and their lessons to Christians Sample of Topics
  • School
    • - Pre-K to high school; lifecycle, predators, plant relationship, and more. Assistance with planning and planting a butterfly garden. Often followed by a butterfly release and addition of caterpillars to the garden.
  • Retirement Home
    • - Interesting fun facts ... and gross facts ... about butterflies.
  • Plant Nursery
    • - Host and nectar plants; we send a list of plants to the nursery, the nursery indicates which plants they carry in stock, we create a powerpoint presentation (or without powerpoint) that features butterfly host and nectar plants that nursery has in stock. The idea is to not only teach about butterfly gardening but also to bring profit to the nursery.
  • Party
    • - Fun butterfly presentation and gift for the birthday person.
  • Daycare
    • - See, touch, watch, interact; learn about butterflies up close. Short presentation for this age group!
  • Kiwanis Club
    • - Butterfly gardening or the topic featuring butterflies the club requests
  • Altrusa Meeting
    • - Buttefly gardening or the topic featuring butterflies the group requests. Often followed by a butterfly release.
  • Ag Center Expo
    • - Butterfly habitat replacement through gardening
  • Library
    • - Age group specific; from fun butterfly facts to butterfly gardening
  • Garden Dedication
    • - Short presentation about butterflies and thier place in nature followed by a butterfly release and possibly addition of larvae to jumpstart the garden.
  • and more!


    • Cost: Varies; depends upon the distance from the farm (time traveling - minutes, hours, day) and length of presentation.

    Call Edith 1-877-485-2458 or Email at edith@buyabutterfly.com for prices and details.
     
     
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    Shady Oak Butterfly Farm    Toll free 877-485-2458    12876 SW CR 231 Brooker, Fl 32622     Stephen & Edith Smith

    Located 45 minutes from the Butterfly Rainforest Exhibit at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida

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    At Shady Oak Butterfly Farm we have raised over 40 species of butterflies and moths.
    Pink customized accordion release box
    Large Fancy
    Accordion Release Box
    $35.00

    These accordion release boxes are the best way to be certain that your butterflies will all fly at once. This Release Box can be customized to your color scheme. This Accordion Release Box holds about 50 Monarch Butterflies.

    Monarch Butterfly on Lantana
    Monarch Package 12
    $125.00

    This Butterfly Package contains twelve Monarch Butterflies, Release Box and Shipping.

    Three tier butterfly release box
    Cake Box Trio
    $22.00

    Holds 6 dozen Monarch Butterflies in its three containers. A beautiful way to release your butterflies.

    Painted Lady Butterflies on Zinnia
    Painted Lady Package 24
    $150.00

    This Butterfly Package contains 24 Painted Lady Butterflies, Release Box and Shipping.