Surya Salt
Surya Salt
“I want you to enjoy the best ingredients in your cooking.”
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We're so proud to be partnering with the Agariya community, a tribe that has been working in the salt district of Gujarat, India for generations, to bring you this solar-powered, earth-filtered, and hand-pounded salt.
Using solar pumps provided by our local NGO partners, the Agariyas harvest this bright, inland salt from the desert’s underground water table. The salt’s high-mineral content is preserved through a slow-filtration process through the desert soil. In partnership with a local women's self-help group, whose members then hand-pound the salt to the perfect texture for everyday use, we are able to ensure that the salt retains as much flavour as possible.
Our salt comes from the famous desert salt pans in the Wild Ass Sanctuary and Little Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. After Gandhi's Dandi Salt March in 1930, Gujarati salt became a symbol of freedom and an act of nonviolent civil disobedience against the British Empire. We like to think of ours as emblematic of sunshine and freedom alike.
About this gift
Why it works
“I want you to enjoy the best ingredients in your cooking.”
In their life
The recipient uses Surya salt to enhance the flavors of their everyday meals, appreciating its natural quality.
Arrival and deadlines
- Arrives
- 5–12 days
- Planning guidance
- Order at least 12 days before the occasion. Carrier delays can still happen.
- Ships from
- Montreal, QC
If it doesn’t land
- Returns window
- 30 days
- Who can initiate
- Buyer