Tiny Farms Raises Seed Round as Cricket Farming Heats Up
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Tiny Farms Raises Seed Round as Cricket Farming Heats Up
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Re: Tiny Farms Raises Seed Round as Cricket Farming Heats Up
#2I can not wait to see a 2000 pound cricket, bred for size by conventional means...;)
Re: Tiny Farms Raises Seed Round as Cricket Farming Heats Up
#3IIRC it's been shown that cricket farming at scale is no more effective than cow/chicken farming
Re: Tiny Farms Raises Seed Round as Cricket Farming Heats Up
#4IIRC it's been shown that cricket farming at scale is no more effective than cow/chicken farming
You're probably thinking of "Crickets Are Not a Free Lunch" [1]. For reference, the search terms to find that study were 'cricket farming efficiency' :)
[1]: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal....
Re: Tiny Farms Raises Seed Round as Cricket Farming Heats Up
#5IIRC it's been shown that cricket farming at scale is no more effective than cow/chicken farming
I'm one of the founders of Tiny Farms. I think you're probably recalling an article published in PLOS ONE last year that suggested the sustainability of crickets might not meet the hype.
We were obviously very interested in the study! It turns out that the paper missed some crucial factors that make insects a sustainable, efficient protein source.
I guest-wrote this post with some details; do take a look if you're interested.
Re: Tiny Farms Raises Seed Round as Cricket Farming Heats Up
#6> The tiny insects have been eaten in developing nations for centuries, but now consumers in the Western world are increasingly accepting them as an efficient and sustainable source of protein.
Every food has protein in it. Bananas have protein. Tomatoes have protein. All plant foods have a complete amino acid profile fit for human consumption. In fact, protein is the easiest macronutrient to get enough of, provided caloric needs are being met. So it's perplexing why eating insects is billed as a 'sustainable source of protein'. Is it more sustainable than say, rice or potatoes?
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#7nope
Re: Tiny Farms Raises Seed Round as Cricket Farming Heats Up
#8> Farms raise seed round
Pun intended??
Re: Tiny Farms Raises Seed Round as Cricket Farming Heats Up
#9> The tiny insects have been eaten in developing nations for centuries, but now consumers in the Western world are increasingly accepting them as an efficient and sustainable source of protein. Every food has protein in it. Bananas have protein. Tomatoes have protein. All plant foods have a complete amino acid profile fit for human consumption. In fact, protein is the easiest macronutrient to get enough of, provided…
When you want to eat protein, what do you eat? Meat. It usually comes from livestock (chicken, pork, beef, fish, etc). Crickets are far more sustainable than those conventional sources of protein.
Re: Tiny Farms Raises Seed Round as Cricket Farming Heats Up
#10As someone who once owned geckos and fed them with crickets, the memory of the smell alone is enough to deter me from ever eating any cricket-based product.