Does your dog eat bugs?
Interview with Ross Lamond, founder of Bug Bakes How did you get involved in the edible insects world? I first read about using insects as a food source in my final year of university while studying international environmental law for my UN class. I came across a paper published by the Food and Agricultural Organization […]
Camola: sustainable insects bakery
Interview with Claudio La Rocca, Camola co-founder How did you get into the word of edible insects? Everything started about 2 years ago. One of our colleagues brought some dried grasshoppers during a meeting. The idea of eating insects was completely new to us, but we decided to try them anyway. The taste was not […]
IPAA: Insect Protein Association Australia
Interview with Olympia Yarger, President of the Insect Protein Association of Australia (IPAA) A brief presentation of IPAA The IPAA aims to promote positive, practical and industry relevant regulation and governance that will benefit Insect Farmers, Insect protein suppliers, and retailers whilst upholding the clean and green brand of Australian producer. What are your short-term […]
21Bites: the first e-shop in Europe for edible insects
Interview with Davide Rossi, 21Bites co-founder Tell us how the project 21Bites began I am a curious person, so when a few years ago I discovered the topic “edible insects” I immediately tried to deepen it, but I realized that there were not many information sources, even on the web. My first project was Crunchy […]
Jimini’s: the French (food) Revolution
Interview with Raphaëlle Browayes, communication manager of Jimini’s Tell us about how Jimini’s moved its first steps in the edible insects industry While they were watching a famous French reality show where candidates have to eat insects alive, Bastien Rabastens and Clement Scellier, two childhood friends, got curious! They decided to taste insects, but when […]
Holidays are over
The holidays for us are over. We are now ready to face the coming period, which will be rich in events and topics to be followed, first of that of the definition of edible insects legislation that will come into force on January 1st, 2018. We all have a lot of work to do to […]