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.
We are proud to join the B Corp community
WHAT IS B-CORP? 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 purpose. We are incredibly proud to...
Things to do on Anglesey / Ynys Môn
Ynys Môn has so much to offer this summer, both in and out doors. There are old beautiful favourites that come high up TridAdvisor's listings - like Newborough, Penmon and South Stack - but here we've rounded up a handful of hidden gems on the island, from a sauna on...
The Sandman – a triathlon across Anglesey
Every September The Sandman Triathlon takes place on Anglesey/ Ynys Môn. The race starts and ends at Newborough, a pictureqsue forest and breath-takingingly beautiful beach, which is a perfect spot for your supporters to watch from. The Sandman gets its name from the...
Our co-founder has won an Outstanding Contribution Award
Our co-founder, Alison Lea-Wilson MBE, has been awarded the Outstanding Contribution Award at the national Wales Food and Drink Awards, and was honoured along with 16 other winners from all over Wales at the black-tie ceremony. Judges called Halen Môn a 'global brand...
Five reasons to book a Wild Seaweed Bath
An outdoor bathing experience. This spring at Halen Môn, we are super excited to be offering a modern take on a rather old tradition. For hundreds of years, people have been bathing in seaweed for its nurturing, restorative and healing properties. This year,...
How to season like a chef
Over the past three decades, we have sold to and worked with hundreds of chefs. Big names and lesser known (but no less talented) cooks. We’ve picked up stellar recipes on our salt-selling travels, everywhere from New York City to Barcelona, Singapore to Modena, and...
A guide to buying and using sea salt
Why use sea salt? While table salt is the most common variety of cooking salt found in much of the world, we believe it doesn’t belong anywhere near the kitchen. Though cheap and easy to pour from a spout, it is often laden with anti-caking agents that can impart...
Welsh leeks join the Welsh GI family
Wales’ national vegetable and emblem, the Welsh leek, is now officially protected as it gains PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) UK GI status. It’s the third new Welsh product to achieve UK GI status joining Gower Salt Marsh Lamb and Cambrian Mountains...
Our favourites from CODE’s ’30 under 30 in hospitality’ in 2022
Our cafe, Tide/Llanw, here at Halen Môn has been lucky enough to host not one but two of those named in this year '30 Under 30' CODE hospitality list. Both Sam Lomas, formerly of River Cottage, and Nick Rudge of The Jackdaw Conwy, joined us last summer to cook for...
Gifting well – a B Corp gift guide
At a time of year where thoughts turn to presents, we are trying to choose where we spend wisely – with businesses who want to do good in the world. Here we’ve put together a festive guide highlighting some of our favourite B Corp certified businesses and what they...