Salt Harvesting from Lake Deborah
Before we arrived: The lake has evolved over the last five million years by westerly winds carrying dissolved salt minerals in sea spray 500 km inland and depositing them in old river valleys. Free from modern pollutants, these preserved sea salt deposits at Lake Deborah are created naturally by the Wind, the Rain and the Sun. The creation of lake salt in its purest form is reliant on the seasonal cycles of Mother Nature. In winter, rain dissolves part of the lake’s crust and draws brine to the surface from deep aquifers. As the summer sun evaporates the brine, a new layer...
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