
Episode 1002: Sustainable Boost
Season 10 Episode 2 | 27m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
Kauaʻi farmer Lourdes Torres recalls first hearing about the idea of insects as food.
Students from Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School on Kaua‘i introduce us to an unconventional food source in the U.S. – crickets! Kaua‘i farmer Lourdes Torres recalls first hearing about the idea of insects as food from her grandmother. “She would point at them and say, ‘That’s food.’” And we thought, “Yeah, maybe, if there was famine.”
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HIKI NŌ is a local public television program presented by PBS Hawai'i

Episode 1002: Sustainable Boost
Season 10 Episode 2 | 27m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
Students from Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School on Kaua‘i introduce us to an unconventional food source in the U.S. – crickets! Kaua‘i farmer Lourdes Torres recalls first hearing about the idea of insects as food from her grandmother. “She would point at them and say, ‘That’s food.’” And we thought, “Yeah, maybe, if there was famine.”
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