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Our invention can make the world better but I need your help

We built something that can change food forever, but we can’t launch it alone

 

Dear reader,

 

Five years ago, I started reading about a quiet crisis:

we are running out of the resources that make protein.

Not calories. Not carbs. Protein.

 

If we want a healthy population, we need a complete protein source that

can scale without destroying land or water systems. We don’t have one.

Soy struggles. Pea struggles. Microbial and lab proteins are expensive.

 

So I set myself a challenge.

 

With scientific support from Nottingham University, government research

grants, a few determined friends and occasionally my septuagenarian

dad with a drill, we built a new invention: a system for producing

affordable, sustainable cricket protein at scale.

 

Billion-dollar companies tried and failed. We didn’t.

 

We took the invention to food manufacturers. They loved the samples. They loved the taste. But no one wanted to go first.

 

They said: “British consumers aren't ready for this yet.”

 

We disagree.

 

So instead of waiting for permission, we’re proving it ourselves.

 

We created a 4-in-1 bar that replaces shakes, vitamins, omega supplements and fibre powered by the most resource-efficient protein we’ve ever made. It’s a delicious and simple, but carries a big idea inside it.

 

We launch on Kickstarter in January 2026. There is no venture capital, no celebrity backing, no glossy marketing department. Just a breakthrough and a stubborn belief that ordinary people are more forward thinking than industry executives think.

If this mission speaks to you, join us.

Subscribe for early access, behind-the-scenes updates, and launch-day rewards. No spam. Just progress.

 

Every supporter matters. You’ll be helping us bring something new into the world. Something that might genuinely improve it.

 

Thank you for reading,

Yours,

Daniel

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A surprising discovery that changed the economics of sustainable protein

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During the earliest micro-farm trials, a small failure revealed a separation behaviour no one had noticed before.

Instead of discarding it and moving on, Daniel - our founder - became obsessed with understanding why it happened.

That curiosity led to months of experimentation, refinement, redesigns, and even more failures.

Eventually, it unlocked a remarkably simple ultra-low-cost way to separate crickets from frass - the hardest and most expensive part of insect farming.

This wasn't luck.

It was attention, persistence and engineering.

And it changed the economics of sustainable protein completely.

This breakthrough enables:

  • Micro-farms instead of mega-factories

  • Tiny resource requirements

  • Automatic separation

  • circular outputs (protein + fertiliser)

  • Decentralised production

Tiny farms. Big potential.

For years, billion-dollar insect protein companies tried to build huge, complex factories.

They struggled... not because insects don't work, but because the production model didn't.

Our breakthrough showed something completely different:

a tiny micro-farm, built with simple tools and almost no waste, could produce clean, nutrient-dense protein at a fraction of the cost.

This flips the entire model.

Instead of giant facilities, we're building a network of small, ultra-efficient micro-farms that can grow sustainable protein locally, affordably, and circularly.

Each micro-farm produces two valuable outputs:

  • Food-grade protein

  • Natural fertiliser (Bug Poop)

Nothing wasted. Everything useful.​

The Oko system is designed to be:

  • Low-cost

  • Reslient

  • Replicable

  • UK-grown

  • Circular by design

The 4-in-1 bar: powered by cricket nutrition

Cricket protein is naturally rich in complete protein, essential fats, micronutrients, and prebiotic fibre.

The 4-in-1 bar uses this whole-food nutrition, not synthetic pr processed additives, the deliver a slow-digesting, nutrient-dense bar.

Get early access to the Kickstarter launch! Subscribe now!

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