San Juan Island Sea Salt business began with a formative experience: when owner Brady was in college. For Christmas gifts, he made sea salt by boiling seawater on his parents' stove. It took forever, made a huge mess and wasted tons of electricity. But seeing those crystals form hooked him!

San Juan Island Sea Salt currently has 14 evaporation houses, producing 20,000 lbs of salt a year. They have come out with 30 unique products, and continue to push themselves in terms of the flavors they use and the designs they put into their packaging.