Go! Go! EscarGrow!
Let’s skip the pitch and get to the facts.
Right now, we are facing the most fragile agricultural supply chain this country has seen in decades. Between rising tariffs, unpredictable climate impacts, and escalating import costs, the cracks in the system aren’t theoretical; they’re hitting everyday people at the register, in school cafeterias, and across our most culturally vibrant foodways.
Eggs at $7- $10 a dozen; deep infrastructure gaps are affecting food access, price stability, and resilience; especially in communities that are already navigating economic precarity. We're addressing these problems by offering a smart, sealed, snail-powered composting system that talks to Alexa.
Because here’s the reality: the U.S. imports over 300 metric tons of snails annually; mostly frozen, mostly flavorless, and mostly routed through long, brittle supply chains that leave little room for transparency or traceability. These escargot are part of the everyday diets of millions of people across African, Southeast Asian, and Caribbean diasporas living right here in Texas and across the U.S.
Add the skincare sector, where snail mucin has grown from a niche ingredient to a global $1B+ product category. The U.S. skincare market alone is valued at $20 billion, with mucin-based products now among the top-selling anti-aging and repair serums.
Meanwhile, we’re still treating snail farming like it’s niche. It’s not.
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EscarGrow is designed for kitchens, classrooms, and community hubs.
It compost, produces escargot and biochemical byproducts such as mucin for skincare. We designed it for real-world use. Easy to maintain, it works offline and runs quietly. . . It closes loops where today’s food systems leave gaps. Most importantly, it gives communities control over their own regenerative systems; without needing acres of farmland or a three-phase electrical setup.
This is what a climate-adapted world looks like in real life.
EscarGrow is part of HHH’s BioCycle ecosystem—modular, community-scalable technologies that:
Divert waste before spoilage
Regenerate soil on-site
Grow culturally relevant proteins
Reduce methane
Train the next generation in STEM and circular thinking
And we’re doing it under a nonprofit model, with philanthropic backing from forward-thinking institutions like The Christopher Reynolds Foundation, who understood early on that we were building infrastructure.
EscarGrow is about reclaiming sustainable farming practices—through design that respects culture, technology that respects scale, and science that respects time.
For funders, this means two things:
You’re funding a system with confirmed community demand, functional IP, and clear use cases—educational, nutritional, agricultural, cosmetic, environmental.
You’re funding capacity. We’ve done the fieldwork, the biostatistics, and now, we’re scaling for implementation—across schools, cities, and small farms who want control over their own food futures.
So if your portfolio includes food sovereignty, climate resilience, or STEM equity, EscarGrow checks all three boxes—and then some.
We’re training composting snails to deliver escargot, soil, and bioproducts—on demand.
We’re teaching students how to measure microbial biomass and harvest their own protein.
We’re helping caregivers reduce grocery costs without compromising culture.
We’re giving schools an entry point to climate tech.
And we’re doing it with a sealed, stackable unit that mists when you say so.
This is the future of food.
Go! Go! Escargot.
We’re ready for your partnership.
Fact check:
📊 U.S. Agricultural Fragility and Supply Chain Disruption
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Economic Research Service
🔗 https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ag-and-food-statistics-charting-the-essentials/farm-and-food-sector-share-of-the-economy/Tariffs, labor shortages, and climate volatility are increasing food prices and destabilizing traditional supply chains.
Source: Congressional Research Service – “COVID-19, Global Supply Chains, and U.S. Agriculture” (2022)
🔗 https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11996Highlights how food systems are now exposed to cascading shocks from global and domestic disruptions.
🐌 U.S. Escargot Imports & Consumption
Source: FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
🔗 http://www.fao.orgEstimates the U.S. imports 300–400 metric tons of snails annually, primarily frozen/canned Helix aspersa and Archachatina species.
Source: International Trade Centre (ITC) – Trade Map: U.S. imports of snails (2020–2024)
🔗 https://www.trademap.org/Provides verified trade volume by country of origin and snail product category.
🌍 Global Escargot Market Growth
Source: Allied Market Research – “Snail Market Outlook 2023–2031”
🔗 https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/snail-market-A11859Global snail market expected to reach $1.2B by 2031, growing at 5.5% CAGR.
Source: Data Bridge Market Research – Snail Mucin Market
🔗 https://www.databridgemarketresearch.com/reports/global-snail-mucin-marketSnail mucin expected to expand rapidly, driven by demand in Korean and U.S. skincare industries.
💄 Snail Mucin in Skincare
Source: NCBI (National Institutes of Health) – “Effect of Snail Mucin on Skin Wound Healing and Anti-Aging”
🔗 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8395568/Describes biologically active compounds in mucin and their growing adoption in cosmetics.
Source: Spate Trends (in partnership with Google Trends) – “Top Skincare Search Trends 2024”
🔗 https://www.spate.nyc/Snail mucin was one of the fastest-growing skincare search terms on TikTok and Google in 2023–2024.
🧪 Climate Tech, Composting & STEM Use Cases
Source: EPA – “Facts and Figures about Materials, Waste and Recycling”
🔗 https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recyclingThe U.S. generates over 63 million tons of food waste annually—under 6% is composted.
Source: National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) – Integrating Compost & STEM
🔗 https://www.nsta.org/Shows how composting systems support hands-on science literacy for K–12 learners.
🌱 Nonprofit Innovation & Circular Systems
Source: Ellen MacArthur Foundation – “Circular Economy in Cities”
🔗 https://ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/topics/cities/overviewDescribes the need for localized, small-scale modular systems to enable circularity in food and material flows.
Source: Stanford Social Innovation Review – “Reclaiming Infrastructure Through Nonprofit Innovation”
🔗 https://ssir.org/articles/entry/reclaiming_infrastructure_through_nonprofit_innovationOutlines how nonprofit models can fill infrastructure gaps in underserved and climate-impacted regions.
