The unwitting winners of France's drought: salt farmers

The unwitting winners of France's drought: salt farmers

LE POULIGUEN, France -- Through blistering heatwaves and drought that have parched the French countryside in recent weeks, one group has emerged a reluctant winner: salt farmers in the northwestern region of Guerande. Guerande's snow-white Fleur de Sel (‘flower of…

The unwitting winners of France's drought: salt farmers

Through blistering heatwaves and drought that have parched the French countryside in recent weeks, one group has emerged a reluctant winner: salt farmers in the northwestern region of Guerande.

The unwitting winners of France’s drought: salt farmers

LE POULIGUEN, France — Through blistering heatwaves and drought that have parched the French countryside in recent weeks, one group has emerged a reluctant winner: salt farmers in the

The unwitting winners of France's drought: Salt farmers

LE POULIGUEN, France: Through blistering heatwaves and drought that have parched the French countryside in recent weeks, one group has emerged a reluctant winner: Salt farmers in the northwestern region of Guerande. Guerande's snow-white Fleur de Sel ("flower of salt"), which crystallises on the water's su

The unwitting winners of France's drought: Salt farmers

Guerande's snow-white Fleur de Sel (‘flower of salt’), which crystallizes on the water's surface, is one of the finer salts on world markets, retailing in the United States at over $100 a kilogram

The unwitting winners of France's drought: salt farmers

LE POULIGUEN, France (Reuters) - Through blistering heatwaves and drought that have parched the French countryside in recent weeks, one group has emerged a reluctant winner: salt farmers in the northwestern region of Guerande. Read full story