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| + | Mmm. Protein, rapidly farmed, using little to no energy, and very little space footprint. Clearly worth investigating... | ||
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| + | Insect proteins have not yet been able to overcome tremendous social resistance in the West, but not for lack of trying -- Whole Foods even gave some cricket-protein based products shelf space in 2013, but found little market and seems to have pulled them. | ||
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| + | I heard good things (including about taste) about [https://flukerfarms.com/ Fluker Farms], so tried a first order from there. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
* [https://edibug.wordpress.com/where-to-get-bugs/ Girl Meets Bug] | * [https://edibug.wordpress.com/where-to-get-bugs/ Girl Meets Bug] | ||
| + | * [http://www.wikihow.com/Raise-Your-Own-Crickets Intro to a cheap box farm] | ||
| + | * [https://wellnessmama.com/147742/cricket-flour/ WellnessMama on cricket flour] | ||
[[Category:Protein]] | [[Category:Protein]] | ||
[[Category:Apartment Farming]] | [[Category:Apartment Farming]] | ||
Revision as of 11:55, 31 August 2017
Mmm. Protein, rapidly farmed, using little to no energy, and very little space footprint. Clearly worth investigating...
Insect proteins have not yet been able to overcome tremendous social resistance in the West, but not for lack of trying -- Whole Foods even gave some cricket-protein based products shelf space in 2013, but found little market and seems to have pulled them.
Sources
I heard good things (including about taste) about Fluker Farms, so tried a first order from there.
