A nascent drive to cut greenhouse emissions from animal feed has spawned a new industry, flush with venture capital, that promises to one day produce vast amounts of protein with fewer greenhouse emissions than traditional suppliers.

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    11 months ago

    Insects are the future of industrialized food

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      11 months ago

      The plan appears to be feeding the insects to larger animals, not to people directly

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        11 months ago

        Yes, though cricket flour is also gaining in popularity for people

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          11 months ago

          I’ve eaten crickets. Light and crispy like a potato chip, taste like whatever spices they’re cooked in. Definitely not a hill worth dying upon.

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        11 months ago

        Plants already make up the overwhelming majority of industrialized food