Episode 15: BITTEN BY THE BUG - Paula Pownall, insect farmer, Grubs Up, Coolup

The first reaction - yikes! The second - really! Reactions to Paula and her partners’ first insect farm in WA have been ‘interesting.’ Munching on roasted mealworms or crunchy crickets is not to everyone’s taste. Find a way to supplement energy bars, smoothies or ordinary flour with insect powder and all of a sudden there is a market. Paula and her start-up business Grubs Up are passionate about growing protein-packed, high-nutrition food that is sustainable and tasty. Her biggest challenge is to breed enough crickets in her vertical farming shed to produce enough insect powder for the growing health food market.

[@patrickayissiayissi5582]

This is fantastic 👏🏿 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿how can learn it for the African Market?

[@patrickayissiayissi5582]

We love insects in africa 🌍 but we need to learn how to produce them the all year

[@jpierce3498]

Hi there. Thank you for the very informative video. Can you influence the flavor of the cricket by what you feed them? (So Idaho USA)

[@ireneb3433]

You go, Girrrl!!!! Best of Luck (from Brissie)

[@fabioruiz7334]

Very good vídeo, i like 🤠🇧🇷

[@robin-leebutcher7577]

So awesome! My question is what breed are you using I'm in tassi and very interested just not sure if we have a similar breed?

[@barnes29510]

Is there anything in the cricket that's harmful to consume?

[@VisibleFarmer]

Not that we’re of aware of anything. We have tasted the crickets in full and they’re are very tasty!

[@AwesomeAlexAdam]

Save the Earth and it's environs. Eat Insects.

[@albertoginelsalvador2172]

I need it below £30 the kilo!

[@VisibleFarmer]

Please check her website: grubsup.com.au

[@albertoginelsalvador2172]

@@VisibleFarmer so expensive!

[@VanBirozz]

How you kill them? You didn t show

[@Littlefootization]

Freezing or​ dorwning them​ is​ common way​ to​ kill them

[@Fartleks]

Dip them in boiling water

[@paulapownall5287]

We freeze them.

[@Off-Grid]

We are looking to do this on our Off-Grid Homestead soon!