BEYOND PRODUCING NUTRITIOUS FATS AND PROTEINS, insects provide many “ecosystem services such as: bioremediation, waste management, soil health restoration, fostering biodiversity, etc. . .

"We turned concrete into gardens. We turned barren dirt into living soil. We told stories of living systems. Of symbiosis. And of revival." - Pat Crowley, CEO of Chapul Farms at Wings Conference 2024

Let's talk nitrogen and plants. 🌱

Modern agriculture is linear and extractive ❌ It’s time to take a clue from nature and create circularity with insects ✅

Plants engage in a wide range of communication that triggers defensive behaviors.🌱

I wholeheartedly believe the single most impactful investment we can make today is in scaling up insect agriculture.

Plants’ Secret Microbial World 🌱🔬🧫

Chapul is working with local vintners and others across the agricultural sector to demonstrate the yield benefits of frass as a soil amendment. The dried larvae are also ideal for aquaculture and pet food. 👉

I’ve been reading a book called The Secret Language of Cells, and it has so much incredible information in it. There's a chapter about microbes and their relationship to plants that really highlights why frass is so important.

In 2023, Chapul announced $2.5 million in seed funding and a partnership with South Carolina design-build firm Nexus PMG. Chapul was awarded a ~ $4M grant from the USDA Rural Development Fertilizer Production Expansion Program.

We need an alternative to landfills. Organic waste has to go somewhere. Why not feed insects to make animal feed and fertilizer?