Eating Insects to Fight the Climate Crisis

Cortni Borgerson, assistant professor in the department of Anthropology was featured in a two-page spread in Green America Magazine. 博格森解释说，美国人对吃昆虫的抵抗力与接触有关，“我们喜欢尝试的大多数东西都是由家人和朋友介绍给我们的。”  Concerns over global food insecurity and the climate crisis are causing people to reconsider their protein sources, and insects are a climate-friendly alternative to meats like beef, chicken, and pork.

When we do encounter insects, we’re not encountering them on our plates, but we are encountering them as taking our food away through spoilage or pests in our home—as opposed to this exciting new source of incredible food.                      – Cortni Borgerson

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