I have seen "You will live in a pod, own nothing, and eat bugs" so much that I assumed that these were out of context quotes, or at least delusional future hopes of the environmentalists. But apparently not. 5/12/25 True North Wire:
A company backed by federal funding to kickstart edible crickets for human consumption in Canada is now facing serious financial trouble and has been placed under receivership by a creditor.
Aspire Food Group, an “alternative protein” company specializing in cricket farming, has been placed under receivership by Farm Credit Canada, a Crown corporation that provides financing to the agricultural sector.
In July 2020, Aspire Food Group successfully obtained a $8.5 million taxpayer-funded grant from the federal government to help develop their cricket farms.
Two years later, Aspire would open the world’s largest edible cricket production facility in London, Ontario, seeking to reach 100 per cent production capacity by early 2024.
Despite Aspire’s ambitious goals, the cricket plant faced significant challenges in finding a market for its product, having to lay off 67 per cent of its workforce in November 2024.
Since May 2024, the London plant remained at or below 50 per cent production capacity, having a hard time finding a market for their edible crickets.
Ask your local leftist. Is Canada an aspirational goal?
They should feed the crickets to chickens. The chickens would be happy and the eggs would be better
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