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Artisan Salt - Harvesting and Selling

 
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Hi Folks,

I came across this really neat article about people harvesting ocean salt as a micro-business. This is from coastal Canada, where freezing the harvested ocean water concentrates the brine (and makes drinkable water also -- different topic).

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-salt-sorceresses-of-bush-island-taste-success-in-atlantic-canadas/

Apparently salt from various niches of the ocean have the equivalent of a "terroir" that discerning palates can taste, and chefs will pay good money for the ones they like.

P.S., Let me know if the link is blocked and I'll see what I can do.

 
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Douglas, you or other folks might enjoy this thread:

Wayne said, "So now you have salt. Smoked salt is very expensive.  Maybe you smoke some and sell it at a farmers market. Maybe you sell it to the local deer processing plant, right next to the liquid smoke (still dont understand why that exists, ick!) for jerky in a dehydrator. I see it for sale, but ive never seen it marketed as a jerky salt. That could be HUGE.

If you have sheep, goats, cows you now make your own salt lick. It doesnt have to be in a block. Maybe you put a little salt water right in their water supply.

And theres the ultimate use that makes it viable for everyone with a yard or acreage. Dilute seawater 10:1 and apply it to the ground to remineralize. If its in its salt form, ALL the minerals are there, you could easily calculate a ratio of this salt to water and apply to the ground.



https://permies.com/t/85170/Waynes-solar-salt-factory


 
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I live 5 minutes from the ocean and have been considering making sea salt like Gandhi did, just as another way to be self sufficient. A business could be interesting.

I live on the Treasure Coast… maybe it will taste like doubloons.
 
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