Long past is the time of kale and quinoa! Crickets are the new munch! The USA market has been taken over by the small, but highly nutritional insect. Companies in San Francisco and New York are making them into cookies, chips and protein bars. Every couple of months a new company emerges and takes part in the growing market for crickets. Despite that, the consumption of insects is not a new thing, it is still considered a challenge for western market, where people tend to give a bad eye to all moving food. For some companies that have started selling cricket products like flour or organic roas ..read more

It is always better to have some guidelines or to learn from other people’s downfalls when you are starting something new. Usually, there are many mistakes you make when you decide to begin either a job, a hobby, a relationship (let’s not talk about those mistakes) and so on. When you start your own cricket farm, you will learn a lot by trial and error. However, sometimes a mistake can cost you time and resources. Let’s talk about the most common mistakes you might make when you first create your cricket farm. Too much water There is a chance of drowning with hatchlings or even the grown adult ..read more

Have you ever taken care of a cat or a dog? Have you ever been to a zoo? Have you ever been to a farm? In order for an animal to be healthy and reproduce, it needs to have the most optimal environmental condition. This is achieved through proper diet, clean enclosure, appropriate temperature, moisture and good day-to-day practice. Compared to large animals like typical livestock, cricket husbandry is easy, not time-consuming and requires less resources to invest in their welfare. Feeding and maintaining the enclosures are the main hands on tasks you need to fulfill. First thing you need to kee ..read more

If you are considering starting a cricket farm, you probably ask yourself “How hard could it be?”. Answer is – Not that hard! However, like every technology there are certain rules you must follow in order to be successful and to receive the best possible results. Thailand is famous for the rich cuisine, where insects could be considered a main dish. It is no surprise that they are one of the first countries to make cricket farming popular. Not only that, but they have produced the first ever Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) guidelines. There are more than 20,000 cricket farms in the country a ..read more

One of the main concerns during the production process of products made from insects is the outbreak of viral diseases. Cricket farming slowly but steadily is gaining more supporters, while businesses have started to look into industrial production already. Despite that the practice of eating insects is not new, the production technology is still innovative, which means that there are still things to be learned. When you have a lot of animals in close proximity, it is crucial to be able to prevent, isolate or cure diseases, otherwise they can have devastating effects. The more insects you have ..read more

Why are crickets not “ICKY”? First thing that comes to mind when you think about eating insects usually is “This is disgusting!”, “How can I eat something that flies/have so many legs/resembles too much my least favourite house guest?”. Well then, let us tell you something you probably do not know about insects! They are part of the diet of 80% of people outside Western countries! That is a lot of people, believe us.           When you look historically on different foods people are consuming nowadays, can you imagine, for example, that shrimps were ..read more

 How to change your diet, change your life and change the world while you stay at home The Covid-19 pandemic hit countries all over the world. Thousands of people were stuck at home for up to four months, lost their jobs and lost their lives in the process. Despite the catastrophe that this whole pandemic is, many people managed to find the positive sides of the situation. Parents were spending more time with their children, people started to appreciate more the little things in life, millennials learned to cook and many more bright and wonderful things. After all – when should we look fo ..read more