WRITTEN BY ROBERT SCHMAD ON FEB 19, 2024. POSTED IN NEWS
Biden Shells Out Taxpayer Dollars On Getting Americans To Eat Trash-Fed Bugs
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) began funding research into trash-fed crickets as an alternative to conventional and “unsustainable” protein production in July 2023, a federal grant listing shows.
The $130,000 grant supports research that “addresses the need for more cost-efficient production of crickets as a sustainable protein source,” according to the listing. [emphasis, links added]
Specifically, the grant will support research into using municipal landfill waste to feed crickets that will later be harvested for human consumption.
USDA awarded the grant to Mighty Cricket Inc., a private firm that sells cricket flour, cricket protein powder, and cricket oatmeal.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/biden-shells-out-taxpayer-dollars-on-getting-americans-to-eat-trash-fed-bugs/