Start your own Mini-Farm

Have you ever thought about starting a mini-farm right in your own classroom or home? What about growing your own insects. Want to try your hand at raising crickets? Insects are easy to keep and maintain, plus they are a healthy, nutritious source food and are full of protein. By taking a few extra steps

High quality nutrition for a low environmental cost

Insects are a traditional food in many parts of the world, and are highly nutritious. They are especially rich in proteins and are an excellent option for a food source for a growing human population. Protein content varies from 20-76% of dry matter depending upon the type and developmental stage of the insect. There are

What does food security look like?

“Caterpillars and meat play the same role in the human body. As food, caterpillars are regulars in the village but meat is a stranger.” Yansi saying from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Muyay, 1981 The US Department of Agriculture defines food insecurity as a lack of consistent access to enough food for an active,

Sustainability and Global Food Supply

“The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function.” Albert A. Bartlett, emeritus Professor of Physics at University of Colorado, Boulder With increasing population growth and a limited amount of agricultural land, there is a pressing demand to find alternatives to conventional meat products. In 2050, the world population

Tasty Recipes with Edible Insects

The potential for cooking with edible insects is almost limitless! From adding cricket flour to baked goods, to sprinkling toasted ants on salads, to dissolving cricket powder in milk to make hot chocolate, the possibilities for adding healthy, natural, protein-rich nutrition to your diet are endless. Here we provide a small sampling of edible insect

Watch these videos about Edible Insects

Maybe you’ve never thought much about insects, much less considered them as a sustainable food source for the world. But now you’re ready to learn more. Here are seven hand-selected videos to get you up to speed on the entomophagy movement. Enjoy! Videos Insects as Food Should we eat bugs? By Emma Bryce “What’s tasty,

Sustainable Protein: Another look at edible insects in Latin America

Latin America is an area of the world where insects are commonly consumed as part of traditional diets. Mexico and Brazil are two countries that are leading in the development of modern edible insect products. Last time, we took a look at some insects that are part of traditional Mexican diets. Let’s learn about some

Sustainable Protein: Edible Insects in Traditional Mexican Diets

Latin America is an area of the world where insects are commonly consumed as part of traditional diets. Countries where edible insects are a large part of indigenous diets are Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Brazil. Of those, Mexico and Brazil are countries that are leading in the development of modern edible insect products. Grasshoppers

Sustainable Protein: Using Edible Insects as Animal Feed

The Advantages of Using Insects as Feed Insects have great potential to be used for animal feed throughout the world. Using protein from insects in animal feed has many advantages, including the following: Insect protein can be produced in the quantities necessary for the feed supply chain Insect raised for feed can be fed a

Sustainable Protein: A Closer Look at Edible Insects in Africa

Did you know that insects are an important part of traditional diets throughout the African continent? Over 2 billion people in the world currently consume insects as some part of their diets. Consuming insects provides a high quality source of protein and micronutrients. It is a part of a sustainable diet and promotes food security.