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BRADFORD has been named then best place in the UK to be a foodie, according to a survey.

Given its healthy balance of protein, fat and fibre, insects could be used as ready nutritional boosters, offering a potentially sustainable and low carbon-emission source of food. And as Pascucci says, insects can be fed on almost anything, including food waste and animal manure, which are always in plentiful supply. “From roughly 10kg of food waste, you can get at least 9kg of bugs and worms,” he explains. “It’s a very good form of protein conversion that requires zero form of extra energy, because insects are cold blooded creatures.” Joanna Trewern, a specialist in sustainable di...

Date Time Food economy at 2021 Mornington Peninsula Food Forum You are invited to join fellow agriculture, food and beverage businesses at the second MP Food Forum on 21 May 2021. Since the first forum in 2018 much has changed locally and globally. Now more than ever innovative and collaborative approaches to business are needed to ensure our economy and community are resilient to shocks and stresses. A fascinating program has been compiled around the topics of regenerative farming, flexible and resilient supply chains and ‘growing’ new farmers. You’ll hear from keynote speakers like Sa...

If we want to save the planet, the future of food is insects Richard Godwin © Provided by The Guardian A bug’s life: inspecting the produce at Ÿnsect’s lab. Photograph: Reuters My first attempts at feeding insects to friends and family did not go down well. “What the hell is wrong with you?” asked my wife when I revealed that the tomato and oregano-flavoured cracker bites we had been munching with our G&Ts were made from crickets. “Hang on, I’m vegetarian!” cried our friend – which prompted a slightly testy discussion on whether insects count as meat, how m...

Small Giants identity This weird, yet wonderful new identity for Small Giants turns the perception of eating bugs on its head. Responses by Will Gladden, creative partner, Midday Background: Humans have been eating insects for centuries—but not here in the West. Small Giants is smashing that taboo with gourmet cracker ranges baked with cricket flour. We were tasked create a standout brand for mainstream audiences. Reasoning: “Making the weird, wonderful” was our design strategy. With a confident personality and an orchestra of oversized crickets, we turned the perception of eating bugs...