Maggots
Small scale maggot farming success on our shores
Following on from an interview Jesse did with Oympia Yarger on her million dollar maggot farming enterprise in Australia, Marie Haley got in touch to share her smaller scale operation here in New… Audio
The Garden of Eatin
Ross Nolly is a former butcher now writer and photographer who, amongst other things, farms maggots. Ross is trying to live self sufficiently near Stratford in Taranaki. The maggots feed on the parts… Audio, Gallery
Wrangling maggots to reduce food waste
Entomologist Neil Birrell's job title is 'maggot wrangler in chief'! His business Hexacycle uses the larvae of the black soldier fly to eat food waste and reduce the amount of food ending up in… Audio, Gallery
Medical Maggots for Wound Healing
Maggots are used by hospitals and veterinary clinics to treat chronic ulcers and wounds, often as a last resort, and are bred in an insectary in Upper Hutt Audio