Six Foods - Introducing Chirps (Cricket Chips)
A project in Cambridge, MA by Six Foods000days
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Latest News
One Day Left! 
May 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
To Our Dear Bug Backers, We've got big news: we surpassed our 60K stretch goal! That means we will be able to use organically fed crickets in our Chirps from the Youngstown urban cricket farm. We have just one day left and it is the last chance for... (Read More)
Bug Rap!
May 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We were serious when we said time we'd do a rap! Thanks for helping us get to $50K and happy weekend! Let's celebrate! Just imagine what we'll do if we get to $60K... (Read More)
T-Shirt Design
May 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Bug Backers! We've got exciting news for you! We got our friend, Alex King, who has designed for top fashion brands to design a t-shirt exclusively for you, our Kickstarter backers! The Six Pack never looked so good! Soft, with a slight... (Read More)
Stretch Goal Announcement!
May 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Here's the big buzz you've been waiting for! We are helping to start the first-ever urban cricket farm in Youngstown, Ohio with our friends from Tikkun Olam. If we reach $60K, we will send you Chirps made with organically-fed crickets raised in... (Read More)
Stretch Goal Hint #3
May 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Ladies and Gentlebugs, Now presenting the third and final clue! Just a reminder that the first person to guess what it is gets a free Six Foods apron, so if you think you know, comment below or send us a message! People are getting really... (Read More)
Stretch Goal Hint #2
May 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Everybuggy! Here's hint #2! The first person to guess what it is gets a free Six Foods apron, so if you think you know, comment below or send us a message! People have gotten close, but we're seeing if anyone can hit the nail on the head! Just... (Read More)
Stretch Goal Hint #1
May 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Bug Backers! We just got back from Ohio, and we have some exciting news about our stretch goal... but we won't tell you yet. We'll be releasing one picture each day for three days before we break the big news! The first person to guess what it... (Read More)
The Kickstarter That Proves We're Finally Okay With Eating Bugs
April 26th - via: motherboard.vice.com
Yeah, that's cricket sushi. And a new startup plans to serve it to the masses. (Read More)
$30K in 3 Days!!
April 25th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
We eat bugs. You should too.
April 24th - via: betaboston.com
My college roommate, Laura D’Asaro, has been off and on vegetarian her whole life, because she has had environmental and moral qualms about eating meat. So when she went to Tanzania one summer and ate a fried caterpillar, it was love at first taste. Not only was the caterpillar delicious, but she also discovered a new way to eat meat that was much more sustainable and moral. (Read More)
Havard grads seek to launch insect-based food startup
April 23rd - via: wbir.com
It may seem a little unusual but that is exactly what Six Foods will have in their unique recipes when they launch via Kickstarter to coincide with Earth Day. (Read More)
Why Cricket Chips Could Be the Next Big Thing
April 23rd - via: yahoo.com
The Western palate is certainly set in its ways. With Geoff Lukas, the chef de cuisine at Sofra Bakery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the trio experimented with various recipes until settling on a snack chip made from crushed crickets, mashed black and pinto beans, and ground rice. (Read More)
SixFoods Launches Kickstarter to Take Bites Baked with Bugs to The Masses
April 22nd - via: bostinno.streetwise.co
Few things compare to the delight of chowing down on some dip with a handful of freshly-opened, salty potato chips ... made with cricket flour. Six Foods, a Harvard-spun startup that aims to preserve the world's sources by baking with insects, will host a party tonight in honor of the launch of its Kickstarter. (Read More)
Harvard graduates put the chirp in cooking by adding insects to popular dishes
April 22nd - via: college.usatoday.com
Harvard graduates introducing foods with insects. (Read More)
Crickets, Mealworms, and the Rise of Entomophagy
April 22nd - via: bostonmagazine.com
Two Harvard roommates (and one School of Visual Art student) have launched Six Foods, a company specializing in snack foods made from insects. (Read More)
Harvard Startup Six Foods Wants You To Eat Snacks Made From Insects
March 22nd - via: bostinno.streetwise.co
Six Foods wants to introduce a new ingredient into your diet that promises to give you a boost and the world’s precious resources a break: Bugs. (Read More)
Entrepreneurs promoting food made with insects
February 13th - via: cnbc.com
Insects as a food source? Social entrepreneurs say eating bugs is good for the planet and great for personal nutrition. (Read More)
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