Through documentary showings, guest speakers, recipe testing and much more, Mac Bites hopes to incre
Mac Bites it's an educational campaign created by four McGill Macdonald students in the late fall of 2016. We will be putting on five workshops over the course of the winter semester 2017 that include speaker presentations, documentaries, and taste-testing - all to start raising awareness about insect consumption as a sustainable food source. Our goal is to increase awareness about the concerns of
03/20/2018
Hey guys! Quebec is getting it's federation on insect consumption!
Une fédération de producteurs d’insectes voit le jour | La Terre de Chez Nous Désormais, la dégustation d’insectes ne sera plus l’apanage des activités Croque-insectes à l’Insectarium de Montréal. L’offre s’élargit et s’organise, si bien qu’un nouveau regroupement a vu le jour il y a quelques semaines, soit la Fédération des producteurs d’insectes come...
03/01/2018
Hey Guys! Cricket powder available from President Choice!
Voilà, c'est officiel : les insectes sont devenus "mainstream". 🐜🐜 Je viens de trouver ça chez Provigo. De la poudre de grillons vendue comme un supplément de protéines. Qu'est-ce que vous en pensez? 😅
Hello guys!
"You have until tomorrow to vote YES to the Sustainability Projects Fund at https://involvement.mcgill.ca/submitter/election/start/11199
The SPF aims to promote a culture of sustainability on both McGill University campuses. The largest campus sustainability fund of its kind in North America, the SPF has allocated almost $6 million in funding since its establishment in 2010, and has approved 170+ projects, which have yielded dramatic and lasting improvements to the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of McGill’s sustainability performance. The SPF also creates a platform for students and staff to work together (87% of all projects are collaborations between students and staff), and has generated hundreds of volunteering and job opportunities for students.
Projects that were funded by the SPF include
- The Macdonald Campus Student-run Ecological Gardens (MSEG)
- Farm to School Project
- Out of the Gardens Project
- Macdonald Showcase Permaculture Garden
- Ag-Connect
Make sure to vote YES so that this important initiative can continue!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1954814727865200/"
Hey Mac Bitters!
We are going to be at the Mac Club Fair tomorow from 4PM to 6PM!
We are very excited to see you! Come see us!
06/21/2017
Hey Mac Biters!
If you had the choice between a burger made with ground beef and one made with... cricket, which one would you choose?!
Salut les Mac Bitters !
Imaginer que vous allez au restaurant et que pour votre burger on vous laisse le choix entre un steak de boeuf et un steak de.... grillons, lequel choisirez-vous ?!
Pourquoi manger des insectes : Grillon versus Bœuf « Tiens, et si on mangeait un steak ce midi ? Et pourquoi pas un steak de grillons pour changer ? » Imaginons que vous soyez au restaurant… un restauran
06/20/2017
Hey Mac Bitters!
Your Mac Bites team is super excited for the semester to come: we already started organizing great workshops for you!
Breaking news, we are going to introduce you to cooking lessons on how make delicious meals with... insects ! Amazing eh ? But for this, WE NEED YOU!
Help us by filling out this survey to let us know are your food preferences !
https://fr.surveymonkey.com/r/M6LTZ5D
Salut les Mac Biters!
Votre team Mac Bites est super excité d'organiser des ateliers pour la prochaine session, et on commence à tout planifier dès maintenant !
Petite nouveauté, en plus de conférences, nous avons prévu de vous montrer comment introduire les insectes dans vos repas avec des ateliers de ... cuisine! Et oui, génial non ?
Mais à fin de connaître vos préférences, NOUS AVONS BESOIN DE VOTRE AIDE!
S'il vous plait, prenez le temps de répondre à notre sondage afin que nous puissions orienter nos ateliers vers des choses qui vous plairons !
Avez-vous quelques instants à nous consacrer pour répondre à un sondage ? Veuillez répondre au sondage intitulé « Des insectes dans nos assiettes ». Vos réponses sont importantes !
06/09/2017
hey guys! Check out this cool article about protein bar with cricket powder!
Have you ever tried it? Would you?
Protéines, ce que vous devez savoir Les protéines, avec les glucides et les lipides, font partie des trois macronutriments qui composent la majorité de notre apport quotidien d’énergie nécessaire
06/07/2017
Some cool stuff! Sounds delicious 😋😋
Nourish your soul with some of our first ever cricket "hop" dogs 🌭, as well as and bolognese sauces! 🍝🐜🍅🐛
Thank you all for an amazing end to our workshops this semester! We had a blast with all of you, and we hope you did too.
Definitely stay tuned for all the exciting things coming up this year as Mac Bites becomes a club! :)
Best of luck with exams everyone!
04/03/2017
All set for you!
04/03/2017
Look at all these delicious and informative things! 30 minutes until go time! :)
04/03/2017
We're just up these stairs waiting for y'all! :)