We’ve come a long way from an overgrown hillside plot on Mount Cameroon to a fully operational Snail Secretion Filtrate, purification, export and wholesale company.

Scroll down to explore the journey.

From digging trenches by hand..

A trench is being dug through a farm field with growing corn and banana plants, with concrete blocks being laid in the trench for building a structure or irrigation system.

..keeping it all straight and steady..

A dirt pathway under construction in a rural, tropical area, with bricks and cement blocks lined up along the edge, surrounded by lush green vegetation including banana and other tropical trees.
People working on pouring concrete in a narrow trench amidst lush green crops and trees.

..building foundations for the future.

Truckloads of building materials arrived in pouring rain..

Construction site with piles of gravel and sand, a wheelbarrow, a small white pickup truck, and a lush green background with palm trees.

..and slowly but surely a structure emerged.

A person building a brick wall in a garden with lush green plants and trees.

When the sun came out, it almost didn’t feel like work..

People working on building a brick wall outdoors, with construction materials and scattered bricks in the foreground, surrounded by greenery and a partly cloudy sky.

..but a broken delivery of bricks, promptly reminded us, it is.

Construction site with a partially built cinder block wall, scattered cinder blocks and dirt in the foreground, and green trees and a cloudy sky in the background.

Shortly after starting; a tall, firm structure was standing..

A man working with tools next to a partially built brick wall in a rural area with green plants and trees in the background.

..which just needed some finer touches..

People working on construction or building a wall in an outdoor area surrounded by plants and trees.

..such as creating walkways.

Two men working on building a brick pathway, with one shoveling and another supervising, in a small outdoor area enclosed by brick walls.

Next it was onto planting coco yams and other cover crops..

A person planting seedlings in a garden with dark soil, surrounded by a brick wall, with some green plants growing nearby and a white bucket containing harvested root vegetables.

..while a beautiful plantain sapling grows..

A small, outdoor garden space enclosed by concrete block walls, with young banana plants and newly tilled soil, under a cloudy sky.
A backyard garden with various green plants and young tree saplings planted along a brick wall.

..and the farm develops into a green and lush home for our snails.

With the coming of the rains, it was time to pick snails..

Two blue buckets filled with harvested snails placed on dirt ground outdoors, with a partial view of a dog and a person's footwear near a vehicle in the background.

..and picking we did.

A man standing next to a white vehicle on a dirt path, holding small objects in both hands, with greenery and trees in the background.

The first set of snails are settling in their new home..

Close-up of green houseplant leaves with water droplets and a brown snail on one of the plant stems.

..while we worked on completing the factory house.

Under construction brick building with open windows and wooden support beams, construction materials scattered around, and a clear sky in the background.

Ready, steady, here we flow..

A house exterior with a small porch, black metal railing, pink columns, and a wooden ladder leading to an open door, with a window and some greenery in the background.

..well, the only thing flowing is water for the local community..

Group of children playing outdoors near a building with a concrete wall, some standing and one lying on another child's back, in a yard with bushes and scattered items.

..and that includes all members of the community :)

A young man in a red shirt bending down, petting a small black and tan puppy outside near a brick wall, with a bucket and building in the background.
Freeze Dryer

And after long delays, heartaches and inconveniences..

..the machines are finally installed and operational,..