Rack of Squirrel, Anyone?

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Chefs are putting invasive species on the menu. Joe Roman talks about invasivorism with Patrick Greenfield in the Guardian.

Eat the Invaders! on Nerdette

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Joe Roman talks to Greta Johnsen of WBEZ Chicago about incorporating invasive species into your diet to help control their populations. Listen here.

When Invasive Species Become the Meal

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Invasivore campaigns are part of a broader movement to reduce, if not eradicate, invasive species. Educational websites such as Eat the Invaders, founded in 2011 by Joe Roman, a conservation biologist at the University of Vermont, and slogans like “If you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em” frame what might otherwise be merely an epicurean decision […]