If you’re a science advisor for sci-fi films or shows, you’re in a unique position to influence how people think about the future of food, agriculture, and technology. You're in a position to amplify Sci-Fi Insect Farming. Art imitates life, and life imitates art. I often find myself talking to the T.V. screen when my [...]
Author Maija Palmer shared a thoughtful piece on Sifted exploring whether edible insects are “tasty and cheap enough” to go mainstream. Titled “Bug Bites: Are Insects the New Sushi?”, the piece raises some common questions about the future of the space. I wanted to take a moment to comment briefly on some of the critiques brought up in the piece:
Eating Insects Athens was [insert superlatives here] beautiful. Thank you to everyone who participated in Eating Insects Athens, and to those of you that couldn’t make it but have been a part of my bug family still. I hope you enjoy this little blog post.
Influencer marketing. You see it all the time - the Instagram models with #ad in their caption, pushing the cute jeans they’re wearing or the blue gummy hair vitamins. If you’re unfamiliar with this trend, you need to crawl out from under your rock, hop on any of the major social media platforms, and take [...]
Ken Navarro, creator of Rule of Yum, did not hesitate when he received the strange offer. “Want to come to a wine & cheese pairing? Well, minus the cheese. With bugs instead.” Where most would have been hesitant to challenge their pallets, Navarro is no stranger to experimenting with flavor and taste. He is the [...]
Want to know how to get people to eat insects for the first time? I’ve found the secret: throw them a bug-themed birthday party. No really - crickets, chocolate chirps, edible insect puns, and all. As someone passionate about sustainable food systems and normalizing entomophagy, I’ve experimented with all kinds of ways to introduce insects [...]
Cricket casserole... I thought it would be at least another few years before I saw dishes like that making appearances in popular shows like The Last Man on Earth (a Fox Comedy). But, alas, the episode aptly named "Crickets" (S2, Ep5) aired on October 25th. What went down? Last week ended with Todd happily entering [...]
A bit ago the news was been abuzz with Shailene Woodley's behind-the-scenes video (accompanying her new cover of Nylon magazine) where she predicted that the future of food is insects. She said, "I've eaten ants...and June bugs." It seems that celebrities are getting in on the insect-eating fun. The other day I came across an Instagram post [...]
