Collins Days Deadlift Competition

07/04/2025

5th Annual Collins Days Deadlift Competition 2025

06/29/2025

Hello everybody! Thank you so much for coming out to the 5th Annual Collins Days Deadlift Competition. It was an awesome (and incredibly hot) day.

I will have full results put together on Monday (The Back Yard is open again tomorrow)

We can’t wait to see you next year!

09/29/2024

ISO central Iowa photographer that would be interested in doing fall mini sessions with a fall photo back drop at a fall festival. Who ya got for me?! Anyone local to Collins/maxwelll area? October 19th 3-5 pm.

09/28/2024

ISO of 5-10 local vendors for a small town fall festival (2-3 hours max) October 19th

Who ya got for me?!

07/01/2024

Dear Cricket Friends,

I wanted to share a pretty significant update about Gym-N-Eat Crickets: I raised and harvested my last crickets back in May and am shipping out my final wholesale orders as we speak.

I didn't come to this decision lightly, but it is time to pursue other opportunities.

You can hear an extended version of the decision to cease operations on the latest episode of my podcast. I will link the episode below.

I have a VERY limited supply of crickets, cricket bars, and merch on the store. All apparel has been marked down 40%. Once it's gone, it's gone! Find it at: http://www.gymneatcrickets.com

Thank you so much for all of your support through this wild adventure. It's been quite the ride.

Sincerely,
Shelby Smith
aka, The Cricket Lady

Gym-N-Eat Crickets is a small, start-up cricket farm in Ames, Iowa. We want insect protein to be more widley available and accessible to people who care about their health and the environment.

06/27/2024