Melody introduces the idea of using bugs as another food source. Likening it to the introduction of raw fish consumption, she discusses the health and environmental benefits of turning to insects as a source of protein. Melody is a Brown/RISD Dual Degree student in her third year of the program. On a rainy Providence day, you can find her scouring Groupon for archery or plane-flying adventures, tinkering with birch veneer in the studio, or brain dumping on her blog. She is ready to convince people that eating insects is really not that weird at all.

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