Cricket Protein For Canines

“Believe it or not, there are several reasons why crickets are a smart alternative to traditional proteins like beef and chicken. In fact, this isn’t news in many areas of the world. Entomophagy, the practice of eating insects, is commonplace in countries like Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and South America. In recent years, bugs […]

Salted Crickets Are The New Salted Peanuts

Toronto Life Roasted Crickets

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.

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 […]

Madagascar Passion Project: Part 5

I have recently returned from my 5th trip to Madagascar for the IPSIO and Valala Farms project. The wonderful staff at the Biodiversity Centre make if feel as comfortable as a second home. Although the travel and the workload are intense, seeing this project come to fruition energizes and inspires us all in amazing ways. […]

IFT 2018: A Matter of Science and Food

darren goldin chatting at IFT 2018 about alternative proteins

,Darren Goldin, Director of Farm Operations for Entomo Farms will be a panelist at IFT 2018 in Chicago. The panel will take place on Tuesday, July 17, and the title of the session is: Please Pass the Alt-Protein: Challenges and Solutions from the Alternative Protein Revolution That Intends to Diversify Our Dining. Read more about […]

Cooking with Cricket Powder on Stephen Colbert

cooking with crickets on stephen colbert

Following the rise of edible insects into mainstream has been absolutely incredible. The adoption over the past few years has been strong and steady. When celebrities embrace it and the entire concept and category, it helps to show  lay people that eating insects is really nothing to fear, yet something to behold, thanks to the […]

Calgary Stampede Food and Drink 2018

Edible insect cricket food at the Calgary Stampede

Food is always a feature at the Calgary Stampede, and this year will be no different. Check out the different and delicious dishes being offered this year, including Grilled Cheese with Crickets and a Cricket Caramel Apple. Read More