Earth Day, which falls yearly on April 22nd marks its 52nd anniversary this year. Last year, we shined a spotlight on our provider, Matthieu Le Chantoux, and his team’s wonderful sustainability efforts, capturing the behind-the-scenes making of your favorite sea salt: Louis Sel.

Spring has begun, and our salt farmers (paludiers) in Brittany, France are preparing the salt marsh to get ready for the summer harvest. While they are using solar energy during the salt hand-harvesting process, we would like to shine another spotlight on their extra efforts to preserve the ecosystem of the delicate salt marsh environment. 

Our paludiers aren’t just focused on protecting their surroundings, but go further and take care of the salt marsh's living organisms too. The salt marsh is a more popular place than one might think. From fauna to flora, many living organisms leave their mark on the salt marsh. Therefore, it is a necessary process for them to take responsibility for this wet and tranquil land before harvest. 

Since they are not the only inhabitants of the salt marsh, our providers make amazing efforts to preserve the ecosystem by creating and following several commitments and methods. To respect their salt marsh neighbors, the only thing they leave in the area is their actual footprints as they don’t use any kinds of pesticides, herbicides, or any other product that could be harmful to living organisms. The Avocette, one of the neighbors of the salt marsh, is a migratory bird that spends its time to nest and breeding in the spring. If you look closely at the Mes Bassin salt marshes, you can easily find the footprints of Avocettes.  They are also a familiar feature on the jars of our products.  

Collaborating with the National Regional Park of Brière, protecting the fauna and flora (plants and animals) allows them to take an extra step in balancing this fragile ecosystem. Likewise, Louis Sel is proud to partner with our providers who play such an important role as custodians in this salt marsh area.