Over 30% of food produced in the U.S. ultimately ends up in landfills. We attempt to divert this unthinkable waste by rearing black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) on food waste. The upcycled larvae can then be fed to wildlife and livestock or composted and applied to our crop fields. We are closing the food-loop system, rather than losing valuable nutrients to a landfill.
Location:
On Zoom and in-person at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Hybrid American Entomological Society Meeting
Demonstrating a Circular Food Economy at the University of Delaware
December 3 (7 pm)
Location:
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Meeting Topic:
Demonstrating a Circular Food Economy at the University of Delaware
This is a Hybrid meeting both in person at the Academy of Natural Sciences & on Zoom.
Zoom meeting link will be emailed to all members prior to the date.
Zoom meeting link will be emailed to all members prior to the date.
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Guest Speaker
Destiny Mann
Destiny Mann is a PhD student in Dr. Michael Crossley’s Agricultural Entomology Lab at the University of Delaware. She is passionate about advocating for the insects that make the world a place we can enjoy and highlighting how they offer solutions to our most pressing problems. Her research primarily focuses on waste upcycling by reintroducing decomposers into our food system.
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