Upcycle Food Waste with Black Soldier Flies

Roughly 1/3 of the food we produce ends up in a landfill. Learn how to fight food waste using the black soldier fly! These incredible insects eat spoiled food and produce two amazing outputs: protein-packed larvae to feed animals and frass (insect poop) to supercharge your soil. Compared to traditional methods, composting with black soldier flies offers a much faster decomposition process, boosts beneficial microbes, and can handle a wider variety of waste, including meat and dairy. This class covers their fascinating biology and gives you the resources you need to decide if a black soldier fly setup is right for your home or farm. Class will include a demonstration of the set up so you will have all you need to get started. Your registration fee covers both the class and your admission to the garden. This program takes place in-person at Mt. Cuba Center Thursday, August 20, 2026. Online-only attendance is also available for this class, click here to learn more and to register. 🥬 New class About the Instructor: Destiny Mann is a PhD student in the agricultural entomology lab at the University of Delaware. She holds a MS in Entomology also from UD. Her research has focused on reducing food waste by upcycling it into useful products with the help of insects. She enjoys sharing her research with her community from 4H camps to Master Gardeners to Mt. Cuba! Outside of her research, you will catch her continuously fighting to keep invasive plants off of her property. REGISTER NOW: General Public Individual+ & Dual+ Members Supporter, Advocate & Conservator Members