The all-in-one mealworm farm you’ve been craving [video]
Posted by staff / November 19, 2015
Ever been tempted to jump on the insect-eating bandwagon?
All right, all right, we can hear the gagging from here, but if the answer’s yes, you’re just the kind of person LIVIN Farms Hive is looking for.
As Treehugger’s Kimberley Mok explains:
The LIVIN Hive is designed with a top-down format: pupae are placed at the top, and as they mature, they are sifted down through the stack, until the bottom tray, which holds the week’s harvest. You only have to feed the mealworms vegetable scraps once a week, and clean the dirt bins once a week. The first full harvest comes after nine weeks, but you can collect up to 500 grams of clean mealworms every week from the bottom tray after that, ready for frying, baking or grilling.
Here’s a closer look at how it works:
Intrigued?
Then check out the video below and get involved.
Full story at Kickstarter via Treehugger.
Graphics credit: Canva
I’m in, although I’m queasy like anyone else! But these are already in energy bars. Insects/worms can solve serious issues of malnourished and starvation. If you’re interested, Guy–I have ideas and a son about to graduate from UGA as an entomologist.