Man Finds Rapid Success in Cricket Sales About a year ago, a friend of Carl Jenkins offered him $50,000 to start up his own business. Remembering how hard it was to keep their pet reptile stocked with crickets, his wife suggested a cricket farm.

Man Finds Rapid Success in Cricket Sales

Man Finds Rapid Success in Cricket Sales

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About a year ago, a friend of Carl Jenkins offered him $50,000 to start up his own business. Remembering how hard it was to keep their pet reptile stocked with crickets, his wife suggested a cricket farm.

He built it from the ground up with items from the dollar store. Nine weeks in, business is already going strong. His goal is to grow it up to 60 million crickets a year.