Iowa Cricket Farmer LLC

05/03/2024

All the protein!

Chef Joseph Yoon plans to transform dual emerging cicada broods into edible delicacies.

12/29/2022

Way to go Shelby!!

Here’s a look at today’s front page. Pick one up at newsstand locations to get the full story.

02/09/2022

We can’t wait to sink our teeth into the noms that Kassie will have available. See you there!

What started as a hobby took Kassie Mather to a Food Network competition, and now she's opening her own business later this month.
FULL STORY: https://www.kcrg.com/2022/02/09/cake-decorator-opening-business-hopes-liven-up-keystone/

08/12/2021

Check our fellow Iowan and her efforts to win hearts and change minds!

Insects have long been a big part of peoples’ diets. But in the United States, edible bugs like crickets and mealworms are a niche industry. Some insect enthusiasts are focused on getting people over the perceived 'ick' factor.

07/19/2021

Join the two billion+ people who are already eating insects!

Eating insects has various nutritional and environmental benefits but consumers in Western countries still have a hard time getting over the ‘yuck’ factor. Insect powder for use in baking is one solution.

06/04/2021

Congratulations to Kassie Mather on the contest winning idea of a bakery to be the next incarnation of our once beloved cricket farm, (and before that the Chuckwagon restaurant.) Keystone is about to satisfy it’s sweet tooth! Thank you to all that submitted ideas and for allowing us to get creative in the reimagining of our space!

05/25/2021

Get out your forks, garlic butter, and bibs!

Chowing down on cicadas is not just delicious, some say, but also good for the environment.

04/18/2021

We are selling our building!

11/21/2020

Well looky here...

ADM (NYSE:ADM) announces plans with French biotech company InnovaFeed to build the world's largest insect protein plant in Decatur, Illinois.The plant will produce 60K tonnes of animal feed protein annually from Hermetia Illucens, a highly nutritional type of fly, in addition to 20K tonnes of oils f...

04/24/2020

Sweet kitteh. Cheetahs can’t roar but they “chirp,” and purr apparently.

02/27/2020

Save the Earth- Eat Bugs!

Dear EarthTalk: Is switching out meat for edible bugs to satisfy our protein needs a viable way to ratchet down our carbon emissions and overall environmental impact?