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Biosfera: an insect in a honey drop
Interview with Daniela Curion, food designer Recently you had your degree with a thesis on an edible insects-based product. Tell us how you got interested in the topic. Everything started one night in a coffee bar with some of my friends. When you finish all the exams, you take stock of what you have lernt […]
Mauro Balboni: The Eaten Planet
Interview with Mauro Balboni, ex-manager in the agro-food industry and author of “Il Pianeta Mangiato” (The eaten Planet) In your book – Il Pianeta Mangiato (“The Eaten Planet”), published by Dissensi – you examine both the past evolution of our food and its future perspectives. What do we have to expect for the future? Today, […]
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 […]
Maker Faire Rome 2017
Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth – a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker Movement. It’s a place where people of all ages and backgrounds gather together to show what they are making, and share what they are learning. It’s an event whose mission […]
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 […]
Opening an edible insects farm
More and more people contact us to ask for informations and advices on how to open an edible insects farming company. It’s a pleasure the subject moves this great interest, but things are not as easy as they seem. This is a business that you cannot improvise, you need expertises, investments, research, you have to […]