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.
Things we can do to help our rivers
The North Wales River Trust are looking for River Ambassadors - volunteers with a love of wildlife and water, who are keen to learn new things and share them with their local community. If you don't have time to volunteer though, there are still plenty of things...
How to use seaweed in the garden
As far as we’re concerned, seaweed is a magical ingredient. Not only can it work wonders for your skin, with deeply moisturising properties, but in coastal areas, it’s been used as a soil improver for generations. Seaweed contains lots of useful plant nutrients,...
A North Wales walk complete with wild swim + dramatic valley views
North Wales is known worldwide for its outstanding walks, lakes, and vistas, with an incredible combination of mountains, rivers and sea. Emma Marshall has written a love letter to Eryri (Snowdonia) in her beautiful recent book, 'Wild Swimming Walks' , which plans 28...
Are seaweed baths good for you?
For hundreds of years, people have been bathing in seaweed for its nurturing, restorative and healing properties. In warm water, seaweed releases its mineral-dense oils, offering rich relaxation and soothing tired muscles. The benefits of bathing in seaweed have been...
On Business: the one attitude you need for success
We are delighted to be sharing the first in a series of blogs on business and entrepreneurship, from our co-founder David Lea-Wilson. First up: what resilience means in business, and why it's crucial for success. Resilience is an overused word, but an important one....
Our Welsh recipes
Prefer your Bara Brith made to a classic time-honoured recipe, or spiked with Negroni like Jack Bevan? Like your Welshcakes sweet as is traditional, or with green olives and herbs, like Anna Jones? We've got plenty of Welsh inspiration below.Classic Bara BrithThis...
What chefs think of our Oak Smoked Water
"One of my greatest discoveries recently was the smoked water that David is producing at Halen Môn, it has a soft smoky finish that many foods and cocktails could benefit from. David and I share a passion for smoke and this is a great example of how his out-of-the-box...
Our most written-about product? Oak smoked water
Our Oak Smoked Water has been making waves for years now, even winning the ‘Best Ingredient’ from the World Food Innovation Awards back in 2018. It is a 100% natural artisan ingredient (unlike Liquid Smoke), made entirely from wood smoke and water, and has a huge...
A Welsh Valentine’s: St Dwynwen’s Day
The end of January can sometimes be a little bleak – dark and cold, with the festive break long behind us. It’s warming then to have a Welsh tradition as a flicker of light at the end of month. On the 25th of January every year, people all over Wales celebrate St...
Why Our Lives Depend on Dark Skies
North Wales is home to the Eryri (Snowdonia) International Dark Sky Reserve where light levels are controlled to protect our night skies, and right here in Anglesey the night sky is much darker here than in many other places across the UK. Dani Robertson has spent a...