Alberta's first cricket farm for human food

Alberta's first cricket farm for human food

July 20, 2019 12:03 pm MST.

Would you eat crickets? What if they are ground up in a cookie or chips? Camola Farm believes they are Alberta's first cricket farm for human consumption, and see the bugs as a big step to a more sustainable future.

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