How bug farming is changing the food economy
Andrew Brentano, co-founder of Tiny Farms, a cricket farm based in Oakland, Calif., wants to change that. Brentano describes himself as part-farmer, part-engineer. He and his small team want to increase the number of cricket farms in the U.S. to better utilize insects as a source of sustainable protein.
Currently, there are 30 domestic insect farms creating human-grade food from bugs — that number has doubled every year since 2009. Companies that use crickets in their food are also growing. For the most part, crickets are used to create flour and baked goods, or high-protein bars.