Insects can solve food insecurity

A great part of the growing world human population has no reliable access to sufficient, affordable nutritious food. Among the many options proposed to increase food security, insects are a candidate that can satisfy the requirements of sufficiency, reliability, and nutrition. Insects are eaten in many parts of the world, e.g., suri palm beetles in…

Is that pill vegetarian?

My inquiry into the use of cochineal as a natural dye by Andean dyers and weavers touches on multiple issues, including human diet, health, and even into organic chemistry which I abandoned long ago. I register the concern of my vegetarian friends over the “vegetarian” status of foods. For example, the company Starbucks had to…