Shell, meat, slime . . . nothing goes to waste at SA’s first snail processing plant – and locals are benefiting too
THEY’RE the creatures that invade your garden, nibble your plants and leave a trail of slime. But don’t be too quick to condemn them – they could earn you a bit of money.
Snails are in high demand at the country’s first snail plant near Mossel Bay in the Western Cape.
“My dream is that there’ll be no more reason to go hungry if you can collect snails,” says Wally Hammond (53), one of the founders of the iVitl factory. “You could earn upwards of R30 a kilogram by supplying the factory with snails.”
No part of the snail goes to waste at the so-called “snailbattoir”. Everything from the meat to the shells is harvested and the slimy secretions are used in beauty and medicinal products.
The factory provides an income for the community of Friemersheim, near Great Brak River. Wally says they’ve secured a tract of forestry land from the state suitable for a snail farm that can increase the factory’s supply and help the locals earn a living.
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