SUMMARY: During tonight’s Empower Hour! webinar Eric Carlson from Jiminy’s insect-based dog foods joined us. Eric shared how we can save water, energy and reduce carbon emissions by integrating crickets (and grubs) into our diets and treats. Even prey model raw feeders can decrease their carbon footprints with intermittent insect feeding!

  • 00:00 Introductions
  • 03:15 Introducing Jiminy’s
  • 04:50 Food industry / meat vs bugs / sustainability of bug farming
  • 14:20 Nutrition of insects / food sensitivities
  • 20:30 Benefits for aging dogs / lauric acid, BSFL
  • 22:30 Waste / frass
  • 25:20 Cricket farms / a leap to eating bugs
  • 32:30 Jiminy’s treats and meals / packaging
  • 42.45 Q&A: Adding supplements to the food / AFCO 
  • 54:05 Q&A: testing dog food for glyphosate