Product Description:

• Sal del Mar gourmet sea salt is a coarse, moist sea salt that is harvested from the pristine Sea of Cortez. The taste has a rustic, intense flavor making it ideal for every day cooking as well as for crusting the rim of a margarita glass. You will find that it offers a healthier and crunchier experience than traditional table salt.

• Packaged in a hand embroidered muslin bag with multi-colored thread - Sal del Mar’s original design. The bags may vary in color and design details as the artisans apply their own creativity.

One of the best compliments that Sal del Mar gourmet sea salt was ever given was a Facebook posting from a woman in New York who had bought several of their hand-embroidered gourmet sea salt bags. Her Facebook posting said: “Even if you thought you didn't need salt, you would buy a bag of Sal del Mar, hand-embroidered gourmet sea salt. It’s all in the packaging"

Claudia Karafotas started Sal del Mar with that thought in mind. Her prior work as an editor of a regional home and garden magazine in Tucson, Arizona had been centered on an appreciation for design. When she moved to Mexico she fell in love with the art form of embroidery."I was enthralled with it the first time I saw the women in the small village of Álamos, Sonora, Mexico sitting on the street corners embroidering dresses, napkins and bookmarks to sell. " she said. She also made another discovery, a love for the salt from the Sea of Cortez. She realised this could be something that could be “packaged” into hand-embroidered bags. It was not until she was introduced to the women of Sabinito Sur, a small village about 20 miles (and a world away) from the town of Álamos that Sal del Mar was actually born.

The women embroiderers of Sabinito have become the heart beat of Sal del Mar. Their artistic talent of embroidery is of impeccable quality and design. "It is an art form we recognize as a treasure and hope to preserve." Karafotas said. Thus, the partnership with the village women began. They work together as a team. Claudia buying the fabric and embroidery yarn and they cut, sew and embroider the whimsical designs for Sal del Mar’s gourmet sea salt bags and their new addition, hand-embroidered towels. They are able to stay at home with their children whilst earning money for their families from the sale of the products. Their meetings throughout the years have brought them very close, they are much more than business partners. They have gotten to know each others children, many who have come to the meetings with their mothers over time, now attend high school. It is Sal del Mar's underlying belief that by helping each other it helps make for a better world.