How to Get People to Try Insects for the First Time: A Tale of Birthday Bugs

How to Get People to Try Insects for the First Time: A Tale of Birthday Bugs

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 [...]

MIGHTi – Insects to Impact Food Insecurity

MIGHTi – Insects to Impact Food Insecurity

Prepare to be inspired! I'm over the moon about the recent chat I had with one of the wonder-women who founded MIGHTi - a collaborative research project designed to address the multifaceted and systematic factors that contribute to food insecurity in Southern Africa while simultaneously joining a global effort to re-envision food systems in a changing climate. [...]