Introducing: Geoentomarian
So, you’re on a first date. You’re at some nice restaurant with tons of atmosphere, and you’re trying to get to know the person sitting in front of you; trying to look like you’re not really trying. You ask each other questions about your past relationships, hobbies, habits (good and bad), and then you ask, “So, […]
Eating Crickets and Next Millennium Farms in the News
Sarah Deeth, reporter for The Peterborough Examiner (Ontario) and The Toronto Sun, wrote this informative and introspective article about the vision and mission of Next Millennium Farms.The vision statement of Entomo Farms is simple: Next Millennium Farms will be recognized as a world leader in providing protein alternatives in the form of the finest organic and […]
Lamb Shank Mole with Mealworms on Top Chef Canada Finale
Whether you’re a foodie or not, the Season 4 Finale of Top Chef Canada was an edge-of-your-seat experience! And whether you’re an entomophagist (someone who eats bugs) or not, things got mighty interesting around the 28:25 mark. The three remaining chefs, Rene Rodriguez, Terry Salmond, and Rich Francis, were first tasked with the Quickfire Challenge […]
Cricket Protein and Entomo Farms: In the News
Jarrod, Darren and Ryan Goldin, the founders of Next Millennium Farms, were interviewed by the Toronto Star! Here is the article that appears in the Business section of the Toronto Star on May 17th, 2014. It is a great summary of the business to this point, and captures the vision- from a global environmental viewpoint […]
Chocolate Chirp Cookie Competition
Next Millennium Farms‘ own Ento-Chef, Caryn, mixed up a batch of Chocolate Chirp Cookies- that’s right Chocolate CHIRP Cookies and Brownies- What makes them ‘chirp’ you ask? Well, a little bit of cricket flour, of course! Due to the delicious aroma that floated from the kitchen, she had to bat off her family from the […]
Playing up the Fabulous Factor – Eating Insects the Yummy Way
It’s about that time of day. Yes, that time where I trawl the internet looking for interesting articles on entomophagy (eating insects). I came upon this great article-“Insect flour or otherwise cooking with bugs (and avoiding the ick factor)” The article is short. The comments are interesting. The one that stands out the […]
Bugs for Breakfast
Ya, I Eat Bugs, So What?
Let me start by saying that I never thought those words would ever come out of my mouth- EVER! Most westerners would agree with me, right? There were times when I’d be jogging, and a little fly would fly into my mouth (because for some reason it gapes while I’m expending lots of energy), and […]
Lisa Simpson – Vegetarian Entomophagist A.K.A. Bug Eater
In Season 24, episode 5 of The Simpsons (Penny Wiseguys), Lisa Simpson joined theProtein Revolution, and turned to entomophagy because she was experiencing iron deficiency due to her vegetarian diet. First of all, I love the fact that this episode aired back in 2012. That’s pretty cool. Second of all, it touched on an interesting […]