Antigonish County / Nova Scotia
Real work. Real salt. Right here.
It started with a gift.
Tidal Salt began on the shores of Nova Scotia, when Colin made Audrey a gift of homemade sea salt. What started as a small experiment became a way to bring the taste and character of the Northumberland Strait into kitchens across Canada.
Audrey, by Colin
Audrey grew up in Maine and started her career on a ranch in Colorado, later spending time studying fine art in Florence, Italy. Now a Canadian citizen here in Antigonish, she brings her culinary experience and creative eye to Tidal Salt and her own private chef work. The food she makes reflects the places she has lived and the ingredients she cares about, including our hand-harvested fleur de sel.
Colin, by Audrey
Colin's path to salt has included political science, mental health services, media, catering, museums and entrepreneurship. He eventually brought Tidal Salt back to his hometown of Antigonish. He is a father, an entrepreneur and an advocate for neurodiversity in small business, and he puts that range of experience into every batch he makes. You can see his other work too in Baile Fios and The Antigonish Reel.
How we get salty
The process is simple to describe. The work takes time.
Collect
We collect Atlantic seawater from the coastline around Antigonish.
Concentrate
The water rests, then slow heat concentrates it into brine.
Filter
We carefully filter the concentrated brine before the crystals form.
Crystallize
As the brine cools, delicate fleur de sel crystals form and are skimmed by hand.
Dry and pack
The crystals are dried, sifted to our preferred texture, inspected and sealed in Nova Scotia.
Every batch moves at the pace of the water, weather and crystals. If you need salt for a particular date, email before ordering.
Small batches. Real work. Nova Scotia.