If you don't know what that is, go here: http://www.heifer.org/.
I used to give them my money (well, actually Mr. Fun's money) but they have gotten too commercialized as well as we are giving some money to the Indian Widow Project.
Regarding Heifer, I get their quarterly magazine. This week it arrived, sharing all the inspiring stories of goats, pigs and trees making a difference in the world. Who knew that a cow could do such a cool thing?
Moo.
There was an article about utilizing the world's natural resources that we tend to overlook as food:
insects.
Look, an after school snack
That's right. Bugs.
June beetles. Crickets. Silk worms. Terminites. Palm weevels. Mealworms. Weaver Ants.
There are 1,700 types of edible bugs on this planet. And because I always started this blog to share a little of me and more of stories you might not have heard in the mainstream media, I think this is the perfect place to share it.
Did you know that the United Nations Food program is seriously stepping up efforts to include edible insects in the world food options. The article said the population is supposed to grow from 7 billion to 9 billion by 2050, and insects have what is called "attractive sustainability profiles."
What is an "attractive sustainability profile" in the bug world?
They require less space for living, water, and feed. They produce less waste. Look at this lady bug...no space at all.
An amateur chef in New York said the following: "I host brunch or dinner parties with wax worm fritters and everyone wants to try them."
Yeah, right. Hey, friend, save yourself a stamp and don't mail an invite to me.
They says that insect indulging is falling in style in the West, but out of style in the developing Eastern countries. Catch that? Countries that actually have been using bugology as lunch are now developing and figuring out there are tastier things to eat.
(sunday dinner this week in Andersonville)
Of the whole article, here was the best part:
A Taster's Guide to the Bug Equivalant
If you like scallops................eat maggots
If you like peanuts.............eat locuts
If you like fried eggs..................eat witchetty grubs
If you like caviar.........................eat weaver ant larvae
If you like mushrooms..............eat wax worms
If you like herring....................eat black witch moth larvae
And in case this hasn't "bugged" you enough:
http://www.insectsarefood.com/
http://www.insectsarefood.com/
He looks nervous....like he's read this article, too. :)
