OFI 267: Is There A Revenue Source Crawling Around Your Farm? | Alternative Protein Production – Snail Farming
SHOW NOTES
KEY IDEAS:
Our guest today has known his passion since he was in high school – snails. He has always been interested in them, and obviously has wanted to work with them in one way or another. 
Later in life, sticking with his passion he was researching a variety of snails that was one the verge becoming extinct. One thing led another and he began farming snails, and eventually he began selling escargots directly to restaurants in Seattle, Washington.
Ric Brewer is who I am talking about, and he is devoted to this idea. Each weekend he drives 2 hours to get back to the farm and tend to his snails. He is developing pamphlets on how to start a snail farm. He already has a great website. And he has gone round and round with government regulators trying to be able to ship snails across state lines – which he still cannot do.
ADVICE FROM RIC:
Interest – Be truly interested in what you are doing. If you choose something just for income potential, the grit and devotion required to stick with it through the hard times might be absent.
Learn – Learn as much as you can about your chosen area of expertise. Ric probably knows more than anyone else in the United States about farming, importing and transporting snails for human consumption. Be that person.
BEST BUSINESS ADVICE RIC HAS RECEIVED:
Passion – Pursue what you have a passion for. I certainly agree with this advice (if you can identify your passion). Ric has known for years that his passion and interest was snails. I count him as fortunate. If you cannot identify your passion right now, get started in something. Your passion 
will reveal itself to you.
Agility – Ric says that you need to be flexible and agile in your business. He knew that snails were his passion, but his involvement with them has taken some twists and turns. Your ability to work in your passion may not always look like you first imagined it. But, if you are working in your passion, you are working in your passion!
PERSONAL HABIT THAT HELPS RIC SUCCEED:
Discipline – Ric found discipline by joining and Crossfit gym and becoming an advocate for this system. The workouts were so hard, that he had to become very disciplined about eating, sleep, etc. to keep up. As a result he lost over 60 lbs and has developed greater discipline.
BOOKS/RESOURCES:
Ric is currently reading Letter to a Young Farmer: How to Live Richly without Wealth on the New Garden Farm
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Email: snails@littlegrayfarms.com
Ric’s other, informational website about snail farming: www.heliciculture.us
Other Places You Can Listen To Us:
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