Justin Butner

Personal #parenting milestone today. Now that 18-month Clara has molars, she tried her first whole #EdibleInsects & said “more more more!” #SoProud 😍 @Exo_Protein #crickets from our local @HEB make a healthy sustainable #ParentApproved #KidApproved snack. Next up: @eatchirps!

#Entsoc2019 #BugAg symposium (#edibleinsects & #insectFeed) kicks off w/ Elida Espinoza @enviroflight. You know if I’m at @EntsocAmerica I’m breaking out the @LittleHerds #InsectFarming & #entomophagy pop-up museum! @NACIA_org @EntomoCentral @FliesFacility @bug_gwen #EntSoc19

@iamcardib We got you @iamcardib! The best Tempura Tarantula in the world #brooklynbugs

Heading home after a wonderful time in Madison. Absolutely stellar times whenever the #BugBrigade gets together. Thank you to @MIGHTinsects for making #SwarmToTable happen. #edibleinsects #sustainable @NACIA_org

Roasted garlic potatoes with #mealworm and #superworm at the #swarmtotable banquet. Food by @Brooklynbugs17 and @slowfooduw #EdibleInsects #insectcuisine #entomophagy @MIGHTinsects

The #swarmtotable Gourmet Insect Feast & Art Exhibit is in full swing. @Brooklynbugs17 @MIGHTinsects @slowfooduw #edibleinsects #entomophagy #Food @UWMadison

Had the pleasure of hearing Dr. @avanhuis, author of the 2013 UN FAO report that really kick-started the insects as food and feed field, share a modern global perspective. #swarmtotable #EdibleInsects @MIGHTinsects

Optimal evening plans: Bugs and Brews tasting event by @Bugible at @WisBrewingCo for #swarmtotable @MIGHTinsects @UWMadison

Listening to @Brooklynbugs17 talk about New Frontiers in Insect Cuisine at #swarmtotable with ideas on presentation, language, taste profiles, and more. @MIGHTinsects @UWMadison

Represented @NACIA_org at the @USDA #2018FoodBill listening session. Lots of good ideas coming from farmers and it looked like the USDA staff was listening.

@thebugchef @RNAeatsbugs @Ritzcrackers @NatGeo @EntoNation @Brooklynbugs17 @entosense The taste is a major difference for me. The former taste nutty and the latter like blue cheese.

Just rolled out of a beautiful call with @EntomoCentral, Justin works with @NACIA_org, many others and is an insect enthusiast by heart. Thank you for your time and knowledge Justin! Open Innovation is what we need, you're doing it! #Entomo #Wadudu

Just finished an interview with @davidzuring at @WaduduBeilen about the state of insect agriculture, the challenges, the opportunities, and the future. Every time I talk about these things I get excited at all the possibilities.

@thebugchef Check your inbox. Same request to you; please send some of your photos to my email. Double points for ones including me.

Only 355 days to go until #Bugsgiving 2019!

Thanks to @atlasobscura for this wonderful piece on #brooklynbugs #bugsgiving, hosted by @thebugchef and Joseph Yoon. Read on to see what they thought about all the ento-cuisine we used to replace the traditional, colonial theme of Thanksgiving. atlasobscura.com/articles/bug-b…

@Brooklynbugs17 @atlasobscura @thebugchef @EntoNation @mercimercadoUS @DrBugAppetit @farmsfororphans @EntomoFarms @entosense @SmithsonianChan Featuring pictures by @EntomoCentral

Thank you for such an honest article on trying #insectcuisine for the first time, your hesitance, revelations, the taste profiles, and your excitement to eat insects again. (And for the nod in the article.) @Brooklynbugs17 #Bugsgiving @thebugchef @TheDaveGuy