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Roman Balmakov investigates the rapidly changing landscape of our global food source - the farming industry. Will dinner tables of crickets and worms become our new reality?
Bugs, the new bacon?
Imagine going to the supermarket and finding out your bacon is 10 times more expensive than it is now. You look around for an affordable alternative, and an aisle over is a huge assortment of … bugs. You head to the farmer’s market only to find your local farmer has been put out to pasture.
Nothing against bugs, but what’s happening to our farmers? Join journalist Roman Balmakov on an investigative odyssey to find out what’s really going on with farming around the world, and how it will affect what’s for breakfast.
“It’s not a war on farming; it’s a war on small farming and independent farmers, it’s a war in support of elite, large-scale agricultural industries.”
Sterling Burnett,
Leads Heartland Institute’s Arthur B. Robinson Center on Climate and Environmental Policy
Our Goal
Farmers are the backbone of our food system and they are being squeezed. Their personal experiences and perspectives matter. And we want to share their voices.
People don’t realize what’s fixing to hit them. They think it’s tough right now. You give it until October; food prices are going to double [because of regulations impacting farmers].
Lynn "Bugsy" Allen,
Texas Farmer
I can’t run a farm on 5 percent. For me, it’s over and done with ... in view of the regulations, I can’t sell it to anybody. Nobody wants to buy it. [But] the government wants to buy it. And that’s why they [have] those regulations, I think.
Martin Neppelenbroek, Netherlands Farmer
[The Irish government’s climate plan would cause] “significantly reduced production” and potentially “devastate the farming sector in Ireland."
Tim Cullinan,
Irish Farmers Association President
[Sri Lanka is] now literally on the verge of famine, because they've have massive crop failures [caused by regulations impacting fertilizer use].
Mandy Gunasekara,
Environmental Lawyer
The Production
From The Netherlands to Sri Lanka and California - our team has been interviewing farmers and industry experts. When you support our production, you help us expose their truthful experiences and perspectives.
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BEHIND THE SCENES
Roman & Our Team on the Ground
The Epoch Times & Host of the show Facts Matter, visits farmers and industry experts from The Netherlands to Sri Lanka and California.
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Melina, Producer
"The attack on our farmers is so jaw-dropping, I just felt these stories needed a platform to be shared. I know that our work on Eat the Bugs will do just that, give voice to the silenced farming community."
Roman, Host
"After my story of covering the farmer protest in The Netherlands, I knew there was more behind what we were seeing. I was compelled to dig for the truth and can't wait for this film to showcase our findings for the world."
Katherine, Producer
"What stood out to me was how humble and hardworking farmers are. They are not typically loud or expressive, so for there to be hundreds at each protest I knew there was a story here that needed to be heard."