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Why farm insects?

We have a black soldier fly colony that takes care of all our kitchen waste, producing fertiliser for our plants and feed for chickens. We also care for honey bees that pollinate our crops and supply us with honey. It's been a fascinating journey learning about these insects and we would like to share the information to help others who would like to explore keeping insects on a small-medium scale.

We believe insects are essential to solving many issues concerning feeding the planet sustainably.

We need Pollinators

Bees and other insects that pollinate the plants we need for food are on the decline due to loss of habitat, pesticides and disease. They are ESSENTIAL to food production! Everyone can do something to help reverse this trend:

• Grow plants that benefit pollinators

• Grow your own fruit and vegetables where practical

• Buy organic or from farmers that minimise the use of pesticides on crops

• Buy local honey

• Ditch the lawn and plant wildflowers. Or if you can't do that, avoid cutting it too often and let it go a bit "wild"

We need insects that turn waste into food

Most of the protein we eat comes from farmed livestock and soya. The demand for protein is escalating which is causing more and more land to be cleared to farm plant to feed us and to feed our livestock. Fishing and fish farming are also having negative effects on fish populations and the marine environment.

Black soldier fly offer an alternative.:

• They don't need much space or water to grow compared with crops

• They can be fed on organic waste, reducing its volume by 85% (solving waste disposal costs)

• They produce highly digestible protein suitable for chickens, reptiles, fish and even humans

• They have short lifecycle and breed fast so we can grow as many as needed

• They can replace fishmeal and soya in animal and fish feed which reduces the demand for these ingredients

• The residue from these insects makes amazing fertiliser for plants