Teaching snail farming at our Snail School
We've been teaching snail farming to up and coming snail farmers at our Snail School, as this quirky profession becomes more popular. Learning about the farming cycle from how to breed to harvesting and hibernation to marketing and promoting your business to attract...
Escargot to restaurants and reptile owners
It's been a crazy couple of years and we've survived! We're enjoying the increasing demand and are supplying escargot to restaurants and reptile owners and it's great when we're supported and cheered on by the likes of The Federation of Small Businesses. We recently...
80,000 snails, 12 tiny electric fences and 1 rediscovered recipe
Lyn had the pleasure of meeting Richard Collett a local journalist who came to visit the farm a couple of weeks ago. He wrote this fabulous article for Atlas Obscura a really cool website about places to visit and experience, we're so thrilled to be featured as one...
Happy Birthday to Us!
Happy Birthday to us! Exactly one year ago today we registered Somerset Escargot as an LLP with Companies House. At this point the snail farm was mostly an idea, although we had started some of the work needed to get ready for our first breeding season starting Feb...
Creating a Different Lifestyle
Like many people we dreamed of creating a different lifestyle. One where we could work from home, connect with our local community and enjoy fresh air and sunshine (yeah and rain!). We had moved house to somewhere I never imagined we could live – a dream home with...
Cooking escargot with the Wild Bastards!
We broke our lockdown social starvation in style when we cooked escarcot with the Wild Bastards when they came to visit our farm. Two foodie enthusiasts, one a Game chef (Jaimie), the other a film maker (Tom) who, along with an Australian (Dan) have a mission to be...
Escargot a Somerset delicacy
Popular in France, we don’t immediately think of escargot as being a popular Somerset delicacy. Mendip Wallfish was a dish in high demand for years.
A traditional Somerset escargot dish Mendip Wallfish
Recipe for a traditional Somerset escargot dish, Mendip Wallfish. Poached in cider and served with herb butter. A great alternative to garlic butter.
Starting our first year of snail farming
We finish building our infrastructure and begin our first year of snail farming as Coronavirus lockdown starts in the UK.
Snail Bombs (Great for escargot ‘virgins’!)
Shy about escargot? OK, so I have to admit, people can be a little shy when it comes to trying escargot, the best introduction is our slow cooked escargot recipe with garlic cream and panko breadcrumbs If you like king prawns, squid or mussels, then you should...