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 […]

Can Insects Compete With Beef, Poultry as Nutritional Powerhouses?

JAMA journal

“Joel B. Mason, MD, isn’t ready to pop a whole cricket in his mouth just yet. But he’s okay with eating granola, pasta, or energy bars made with powdered crickets. “[Y]ou can fold it into a number of recipes and use it similarly to the way you use flour,” he said. Besides facilitating cooking and […]

The Impact that Eating Insects Has on Health

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The Impact that Eating Insects Has on Health In July 2018, Scientific Reports (a Nature Journal), published the results of a study showing that eating cricket powder (at 25 g per day) is safe and may improve the gut biome.  Dr. Valerie Stull at the University of Wisconsin, one of the study’s co-authors, never expected […]

Take Action and Hop Into a Healthy 2019 with Edible Insects

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By now you’ve read about it, you’ve heard about it, you might even have seen or tasted it. Edible insects like crickets are not just a trend, they are here to stay thanks to the incredible health benefits and the great sustainability of this micro livestock. It’s that time of year again, when we take […]

Happy World Edible Insect Day 2018

Edible insects are making their way on to more and more people’s plates every day. If you are someone who has decided to incorporate insects into your diet this year, then kudos to you! If you are still undecided, wary or apprehensive, then read on. This information will definitely help you make the right choice! […]

2017-2018 Bacterial Pathogens in Edible Insects

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

‘The consumption of edible insects has a long history in Africa, Asia and Latin America. In recent years there has been an increased interest in eating edible insects in Europe and North America. Consequently, a growing number of edible insect products have become available to Canadians, such as dried whole insects, insect powder, and insect-containing […]

Prebiotics and Your Health

Cricket smoothie recipe

We have all heard about probiotics…that good bacteria that’s found in yogurt, right? So, then what are prebiotics, how are they related to probiotics, and do we need to have both? This article on probiotics and prebiotics explains the relationship in a simple way. Probiotics are beneficial live bacteria that are found in certain foods […]

Entomo Farms Crickets Fly…In Space!

crickets headed into space for cubes in space program

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

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  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, […]