I've actually talked to my husband about raising culinary snails on our place, as we certainly have the space for it, they take little feed or effort, and I personally LOVE properly prepared escargot.

I also have little doubt that it could be quite a lucrative enterprise here, considering the outrageous prices for buying the snails in the States, and how few people seem to be actively raising them for human consumption.

This is the sort of thing I'd love to see more schools incorporate, as it could be a great basis for teaching everything from better nutrition to responsible care to math and history . . . much like aquaponics, the curriculum is limited only by the imaginations of the teaching staff.

Great post, thanks for the reminder!