ValueBugs: a participatory action research project with people, larvae, chickens in Brussels
Channel: etiennetitou
Date: 2020-10-07

ValueBugs is a participatory action research project which has been co-created from the very beginning by various people, among which citizens, local NGOs and administrations, as well as academics.
Main goal is to develop a new decentralized composting method using black soldier fly to digest food remnants and leftovers at home, and later on use the full grown yummy insects as protein food for chicken, pets.
This project is funded since 2018 by the regional call “Cocreate”, managed by Innoviris, and which goal is to sustain co-created research to promote innovation and increase urban resilience.