HALEN MÔN BLOG
Expect interesting and delicious articles on everything from how to use our pure sea salt to eco-friendly gift ideas, how to season like a chef to flavoured salt recipes.
A simple way to change children’s eating habits
The problemIn the UK, 33% of children aged 5-10 years eat less than one portion of vegetables a day. In recent years, fruit and vegetable consumption has declined in adults too, with only 31% eating the recommended five portions a day, despite the decades long ‘5-a...
The scent of rain: What is petrichor?
Have you ever stepped outside after a long dry spell, just as the first raindrops begin to fall, and recognised a scent in the air? Earthy. Fresh. Comforting. Not many people realise that scent has a name: petrichor. Coined in the 1960s by two Australian scientists,...
Halen Môn and Oxfam
You can now find Halen Môn on the shelves of your local Oxfam shop as a part of their 'Sourced By Oxfam' range, which brings together the best of ethical, sustainable and brand-new items from around the world. We're very proud to have been included. From the team at...
Three North Wales walks with perfect swim + café stops
Emma Marshall, local insider and author of guidebook, 'Wild Swimming Walks Eryri/Snowdonia’ shares with us her three favourite walks from the book which have great places to eat en route. Wild Swimming Walks Eryri/Snowdonia leads you on 28 walk-swimming adventures in...
Celebrating ethical business: B Corp Month
The ‘B’ in B Corp stands for ‘Benefit for All’ and certified B Corporations, in the simplest of terms, are businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and...
On business: The importance of a sense of place
A sense of place - sharing the unique characteristics and feel of a certain area - is something that has been fundamental to our business success, and is absolutely key, in my opinion, in the food and tourism world. It’s easy for all of us to take our environment for...
Five favourite Anglesey rocks
GeoMôn Anglesey is a place with spectacular geology spanning 1,800 million years and more than 100 rock types including the oldest fossils in the UK. It’s recognised by UNESCO as a Global Geopark. When we asked Doctor John Conway from GeoMôn, to share with us his...
Behind the scenes at Halen Môn
Have you ever wondered how we make our perfect Pure Sea Salt flakes? Photographer Tom Eagar has. He brought his camera behind the scenes here at Halen Môn and caught our salt harvesters working their sea salt magic. Here, on the beautiful isle of Anglesey, we're...
The importance of quiet
While the benefits of seaweed bathing have been well-known for centuries the importance of quiet has often been over looked but it's an important part of our well-being and a welcome feature of life here in Anglesey. When things are quiet, we can focus on the...
How to use rosemary
Herbarium, Caz Hildebrand's stylishly illustrated guide to 100 herbs and their uses, is as useful as it is beautiful. Here, Caz has kindly shared her thoughts on a much-used and much loved herb - rosemary. It's a key ingredient in our brand new skincare range, as...
