Crickets as a New Protein Source? No Whey
” Entis, a Scandinavian insect food brand, has launched a protein powder that is dairy, gluten and soy free. “
Salted Crickets Are The New Salted Peanuts
Three hulking 20,000-square-foot barns sit off a county road just east of Peterborough. They look like chicken barns—in fact, they used to be chicken barns—but instead, there are 100 million crickets inside, hatching, feeding, mating and otherwise going about their six-week lives. At Entomo Farms, North America’s largest human-grade cricket farm and the official cricket […]
Toronto Chefs Are Embracing the Gourmet Bug Craze
EAT ME! Where to find ants, crickets and mealworms on the menu. A dish sprinkled with insects used to be the ultimate culinary dare. Now they’re showing up all over town. Here’s where to find them.
Cricket Powder Provides Valuable Nutrients for Vulnerable Populations
CRS is employing a new strategy to improve the health and nutrition of citizens in the Androy region of southern Madagascar: cricket powder. The powder is produced by Valala Farm– a Malagasy organization committed to conserving local wildlife while fighting food security.
Hemp and Cricket Burgers Are Coming For Beyond Meat
If you thought pea protein was weird, you might want to sit down for this. The next wave of alternative burgers could be made from hemp, mung beans or even crickets. As the plant boom attracts consumers and investors, the pea — the preferred protein source for companies such as Beyond Meat Inc. — is […]
Entomo Farms and Entotrust
Entomo Farms is the front runner Canadian farm for earth preservation through alternative proteins. Since 2014, Entomo Farms has been developing large scale cricket farming. The protein powder is for B2B and for end consumers. Entomo Farms is the only certified organic cricket farm and the largest scale farm of crickets in North America. We choose […]
Entomo Farms wins the Entrepreneur Innovation Award
Entomo Farms was proud and humbled to win the Entrepreneur Innovation Award from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce and Tourism for 2019. We were nominated and chosen for our dedication to providing global sustainable food solutions through edible insects, as well as for our ethical farming operations, as our crickets are raised in a free-range […]
Edible Insects in the House at LA & SF Specialty
This week edible insects, including Entomo Farms whole-roasted crickets, caused quite a buzz at a buyer’s event at LA & SF Specialty in California. Represented by entomophagist and entomophagy advocate, Aly Moore of Bugible, the edible insect table was a main feature at the event. ‘ We were the most poppin’ booth in the whole […]
Cricket Chips? Ant Caviar? Orange County Fair Has Bugs on the Menu
‘Cricket chips? Ant caviar? Eating insects may be the next big trend in gourmet, sustainable food — but who’s going to take the first bite? Whether drawn by curiosity or hunger or both, an audience gathered Sunday for a “Cooking with Bugs” demonstration at the Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa.’
Research and Policy Priorities for Edible Insects
” Global communities increasingly struggle to provide ample healthful food for growing populations in the face of social and environmental pressures. Insect agriculture is one underexplored and innovative approach… The edible insects industry is in its nascent stages, as relatively few entities have committed resources towards optimizing farming methods. Nevertheless, insect farming is poised to […]