Von der Alb

17/06/2015

The Snail Breeder

The more she learned about the profession of her great-great-grandfather more fascinated Rita Goller was by edible snails and the old craft of a snail breeder. There are between 40 000 and 50 000 snails in her “snail garden” in Rietheim in the Swabian Alb biosphere reserve. To raise an edible snail in a sustainable way takes four to five years.

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