Entomo Farms Crickets Fly…In Space!
There are so many wonderful aspects around being involved in a material that is new to exploration and discovery. Although edible insects have been in the mainstream in many societies around the world for centuries, for North Americans and Europeans, it is an emerging food, and people from all different sectors are interested in exploring […]
Entomo Farms Raises Series A Funding from Maple Leaf Foods for Expansion of Cricket Farm
Entomo Farms Raises Series A Funding from Maple Leaf Foods for Expansion of Cricket Farm Entomo Farms, North America’s largest insect farm for human consumption, announced today that it raised Series A funding from Maple Leaf Foods, Canada’s largest protein consumer packaged goods company. Founded in 2014 by brothers Jarrod, Darren, and Ryan Goldin, […]
Commerce and Engineering Environmental Conference
Entomo Farms was honoured to be asked to have a presence at the CEEC conference that happened a few weeks back. The Commerce and Engineering Environmental Conference was held at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. As the premier undergraduate sustainability conference in Canada, their goal is to expose delegates to the rapidly expanding and disruptive […]
Tenth Annual EcoHealth Conference at Fleming College
The attendees of the 10th Annual EcoHealth Conference for the Ecosystem Management Technology Program at Fleming College had a delicious workshop the other day, when the Entomo Chef of Entomo Farms cooked up a storm using the nutritional goodness of Cricket Powder and Whole Roasted Crickets. There were samples for everyone. Along with the informational […]
Bug Burgers and ‘Dogless’ Hotdogs: IKEA is Developing Fast Food of the Future
Bug Burgers and ‘Dogless’ Hotdogs: IKEA is Developing Fast Food of the Future “From mealworm burgers to algae-encased hotdogs, Ikea’s innovation lab is making predictions on what the fast food of the future will look like…” Read More Here
Entomo Farms at the GLOBE Series Forum March 14-16
Kelly Hagen COO and CFO for Entomo Farms is on a prestigious panel of speakers at the GLOBE series happening March 16-18 in Vancouver. The GLOBE Series focus for this year is The Leadership Summit for Sustainable Business- taking a keen look at how businesses around the world are incorporating the needs of the environment […]
Mintel: Insects are Emerging as a Viable Ingredient
‘According to a blog post by Mintel EMEA Research Manager Chris Brockman, insects are emerging as a viable food ingredient and should be in the minds of forward-thinking brands…’ READ MORE
Darren Goldin Speaks at Ingenium
Darren Goldin, Co-Founder and VP of Operations for Entomo Farms has been invited to speak at Ingenium, at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum in Ottawa on February 15, 2018. The Food for Thought lecture looks at the concept and practice of entomophagy (the eating of insects) and how eating insects as part of our […]
My Path To Entomoculture
My Path To Entomoculture- Darren’s Perspective I’m Darren Goldin, one of the co-founders of Entomo Farms, and the V.P. of Operations. I’m often asked how I got involved in entomoculture (the farming of insects) and how I’ve come to learn about how to raise and harvest crickets and mealworms for the largest human-grade insect farm […]
Save the Planet; Eat an Insect
‘People sometimes get bugged by insects, but we need them. They play essential roles in pollination, combatting unwanted agricultural pests, recycling organic matter, feeding fish, birds and bats, and much more. They’re the most numerous and diverse animals on Earth and form the base of many terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Our admiration for these critters […]