Directory of Snails Resources

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Snail farming - otherwise known as heliciculture - is the science of rearing snails. This is often undertaken on a commercial basis to provide live snails to be turned into escargot for consumption by gourmets.

Resources in This Category

• Eating Garden Snails

  http://eatinggardensnails.blogspot.com/
  Explains the preparation and cooking of garden snails for food and provides information on breeding and fattening them in the UK.

• Escargot Passion

  http://escargot.free.fr/
  Experimental snail breeder. Information on snail farming (heliciculture) and cooking; genetic improvement to a breeding strain: the 'Blond des Flandres'; discussion forum, and links to commercial snail farms.

• Escargots Funcia

  http://www.escargot.com.br/eng/index.html
  Commercial organisation in Brazil specialising in snail production. Courses, books and videos on snail farming are offered along with additional snippets about snails in medicine, architecture, on stamps etc.

• Farming Edible Snails: Lessons from Italy

  https://rirdc.infoservices.com.au/downloads/03-137.pdf
  Commissioned by the Australian Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, this report by Sonya Begg includes detailed information on most aspects of large scale outdoor cultivation of snails in Italy.

• Free-range Snail Farming in Australia

  https://rirdc.infoservices.com.au/downloads/06-104.pdf
  Report by Sonya Begg for the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation covering this subject in detail.

• Raising Snails (from AFSIC)

  https://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/snails
  Heliciculture guide covering various aspects of raising edible terrestrial snails, including common species, soil conditions, feeding, harvesting, import regulations, and an extensive bibliography. From The Alternative Farming Systems Information Center at the US National Agricultural Library.

• Snail Farming In Australia

  http://www.snailfarming.net/
  Summary of working with snails in Australian conditions. The information is written by Sonya Begg, an internationally active promoter of snail farming. Contains excerpts from her book and recipes for cooking snails.

• South West Snail Supply

  http://www.angelfire.com/biz/SouthWestSnails/
  Pictures of a snail growing operation (no longer in business) and the story of the trials and tribulations of a novice snail-rancher.

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