Edible Insects
Maker Faire Rome 2018
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 […]
InsectSpace Symposium
The symposium InsectSpace 2018 will focus on edible insects for human consumption. How can we overcome disgust and repulsion with insects? Researchers, food scientists, entrepreneurs and food designers will present interesting insights about why and how to use insects in our diet. Wageningen – October 10 Info and tickets here
Horizon Insects
Interview with Tiziana di Costanzo, co-founder of Horizon Insects How did you get involved with the edible insect world? All the way back in 1995, an old lady approached our taxi in Bangkok and offered us a little plastic bag full of beautiful emerald-green beetles. When she saw the puzzled expression on our faces, she […]
The MIGHTi project
Interview with Valerie Sull, cofounder of Mighti Tell us about the project Mighti MIGHTi –which stands for the Mission to Improve Global Health Through Insects- is a collaborative research project housed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. We use robust, interdisciplinary research to investigate the social, environmental, and health implications of insect agriculture and entomophagy. […]
Novel food applications
In a recent article, Jonas House, an expert in food acceptance and edible insects, addressed the current industry’s state of the art in Europe. He mentioned that there are currently four species of edible insects that are most widely available on the market. Since the new Novel Food regulation that came in place on the […]
Podcast: Aspire Food Group
Aspire Food Group COO Gabe Mott talks about their recent acquisition of the EXO Brand, the state of the edible insect industry, and the present and future automation and mechanization of one of the largest cricke tfarms in the world dedicated to producing crickets for human consumption. Podcast by Ento Nation
Edible ants from Colombia
Interview with Vladimir Cardenas Galeano, Marketing Manager at Export Colombia Tell us how you guys get involved in the edible insects world 500 years ago the edible ant is part of our gastronomy, a custom inherited from our indigenous ancestors. Since that time, every morning, for nine weeks a year, men stand guard at the […]
