Snail farming

[mf5470]

Anyone know of any UK snail farms

 

[Av Gorritt]

I don't know of any in the UK , but there must be some in Spain and Majorca . i've been to plenty of farmer's markets where there have been stalls , very often with a little wizened old lady in charge , with buckets of them for sale . The snails laboriously climb to the top of the bucket , presumably with the intention of escaping , only to be picked off and put down in the bottom again . I've always thought it must be pretty disheartening for the snails . Doesn't seem to discourage them, mind .!

 

[mf5470]

I don't know of any in the UK , but there must be some in Spain and Majorca . i've been to plenty of farmer's markets where there have been stalls , very often with a little wizened old lady in charge , with buckets of them for sale . The snails laboriously climb to the top of the bucket , presumably with the intention of escaping , only to be picked off and put down in the bottom again . I've always thought it must be pretty disheartening for the snails . Doesn't seem to discourage them, mind .!

Thanks for the reply

 

[dogjon]

I saw something about some in Ireland.

 

[It was already broken.]

There was a fella in my newspaper a couple of years ago, I think he was down Cambridge way, but maybe not, kept them in polytunnels I think, said he knew them all by name, they were all called Brian.

 

[Bob c]

theres one in Kent and Dorset

 

[primmiemoo]

Isn't snail farming one of those suburban spare bedroom activities?*
Snails' needs are few, iirc. Oatmeal, green veg, daylight, and secure accommodation.



*there may be other suburban spare bedroom activities that I'm too rural to know about.

 

[mf5470]

theres one in Kent and Dorset

Do you have any names of the farms

 

[It was already broken.]

Do you have any names of the farms

Hi @mf5470 there is a new invention called 'a google search' which brings up all the details of uk suppliers on the first page. You might want to give it a try.

 

[mf5470]

Rude. I thought there might be snail farmers on here. I'm well aware of Google. But posted here to engage in conversation with others thoughts and opinions

 

[Bob c]

Hi @mf5470 there is a new invention called 'a google search' which brings up all the details of uk suppliers on the first page. You might want to give it a try.

dont give it away,.........thats how i found um

 

[Bob c]

Do you have any names of the farms

http://www.dorsetsnails.co.uk/index.html

http://www.hrh-escargots.co.uk

 

[bobk]

Easier than rounding up a field of Lims .

 

[Greenbeast]

A guy approached us earlier in the year to host a couple of polytunnels for snail farming. He ended up finding some better ground while we deliberated. Dunno how he's getting on now, he'd outgrown his garden....

 

[DB67]

Wonder if there’s snail forums, moaning about big snail producers spending money on snails far above commercial snails.

“Here we have the 60k snail”

 

[primmiemoo]

There's me thinking an impolite demand warranted a flippant answer...

 

[Newby]

 

[TripleSix]

Easier than rounding up a field of Lims .

They'd probably still get away from me.

 

[Man_in_black]

Snails' needs are few, iirc. Oatmeal, green veg, daylight, and secure accommodation.

Think you're confusing them with vegans.

 

[primmiemoo]

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Is that real?

Cactus is too prickly for snails, shirley.