Meeting 1157 Minutes

Minutes from the 1157th Meeting of the Cambridge Entomological Club

President Bruno de Medeiros called the 1157th meeting of the Cambridge Entomological Club to order at 7:40 pm on Tuesday, March 11th in MCZ 101, 26 Oxford St. Approximately 20 members and guests were in attendance.

Old business:
Jeremiah Sullivan was confirmed for membership

Our speakers were Laura D’Asaro and Rose Wang, 2013 Harvard College graduates and co-founders of Six Foods, a young company dedicated to making delicious foods from insects. They presented their case for entomophagy (eating insects) as a healthier and more sustainable protein source. Introducing insects into the Western diet could help solve some of the resource issues related to higher maintenance protein sources, such as beef. Early efforts by Six Foods to bring insect foods to the masses include working with a local chef to create dishes palatable to local palates, and exploring urban farming with microlivestock, such as the first urban cricket farm now being developed in Youngstown, Ohio.

Laura and Rose brought some of their insect foods for us to sample, including cricket chips and dip, chocolate chirp cookies, and cricket fried rice.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 for discussion and refreshments.

Respectfully submitted,
Andrea Golden, CEC Secretary