With a rapidly expanding farming operation in Campbellford, Ont., about a two - hour drive northeast of Toronto, Goldin and his brothers, Darren and Ryan, are part of the fast -
growing entomophagy movement: bug - eating advocates who aim to move creepers, crawlers and flitters into the mainstream food supply.
Some extreme eaters already have and, if the iron - stomached entrepreneurs behind the growing
entomophagy movement have their way, you might one day, too.
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Their chefs believe that making insects tasty could spark a wave of interest
in entomophagy (see «Taste test «-RRB-.
Research into consumer attitudes
toward entomophagy is relatively scarce, but a 2014 poll conducted by market researcher Mintel found a substantial proportion of non-insect eaters would be interested in trying bugs: 21 % of Germans; 26 % of Americans; 27 % of U.K. residents and 52 % of Chinese.
Katie Woodward takes a closer look
at entomophagy — the consumption of insects — as a potential way to feed future populations and protect the Earth's environment.
Academics who refuse to think out of the box and
address entomophagy as a valid partial answer to world hunger ignore a useful, productive and highly nutritious solution.
However, other cultures have no qualms
about entomophagy (the consumption of insects) for humans or animals.
Fortunately, companies
promoting entomophagy, or insect - eating, have devised a number of ways to sell their products.
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Not long ago he traveled to Thailand to attend a United Nations workshop
on entomophagy.
Founded in 2005, Gracer's company, a one - man operation called Sunrise Land Shrimp, educates people about insect eating, or
entomophagy.
«I would love to counteract the portrayal of
entomophagy that we see on Fear Factor and Survivor,» he says.
Since the Scorpion will reign over 2018, it's no surprise that «
entomophagy» — literally, eating insects as food — has become a trend.
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That being said, if you can have nuts or seeds, and are a bit «weebed» out by the though of
entomophagy, then by all means, use the alternative.
Entomo Farms is a bigwig in
the entomophagy world, selling lots of different products.
It teaches kids about the environmental repercussions of raising large animals for human consumption, the impressive nutritional profile of insects, and the rich cultural history of
entomophagy.