Experience from
building the operation.
Cristian started Entolab in 2021, developing the farming practice and commercial work from 1 kg and two or three trays to an operation of approximately 250–300 trays. That experience can be the starting point for a conversation about your project.
Select a cabinet to inspect its modeled weekly visit.
- Loaded trays
- 144
- Estimated weekly harvest
- 16.20 kg
- Estimated operator time
- 8.6 h / week
Pointer and keyboard controls
Select a farm size or service day. Click a unit, or focus the drawing and use arrow keys; Home and End select the first and last units.
A proposed farm layout for exploring operational questions. It does not depict the original Entolab farm or a commissioned client installation.
Bring a practical question.
The project is paused while Cristian settles in Italy. Any future review, collaboration or development work would need its purpose, scope and availability discussed directly; this page does not advertise a standing consultancy service.
- Rearing and operational design
- Discuss the routines, tray management and efficiency questions involved in developing a mealworm operation.
- Observation and tools
- Explore the potential role of sensing, visual computing and data in understanding the work.
- Brands and a route to market
- Draw on Cristian’s experience developing Entolab and EcoBooster and distributing live mealworms, frass and beetles nationally in the UK.
Build on the experience.
Explore the founder story, or talk to Cristian about developing the work further. Future services, partnerships and investment arrangements would be discussed individually.