Is your salt real? Nature's first sea salt. For culinary use. This salt does not supply iodide, a necessary nutrient. The Real Salt Story. Long ago in what is now Central Utah, Native Americans found a mineral-rich salt deposit from an ancient sea when they saw deer eating the soil. In 1959, Milo and Lamar Bosshardt were struggling to keep their family farm afloat when they discovered that this salt deposit extended beneath their land. They began selling the salt to local farmers for their animals and heard reports the farmers were using the salt to season their own food. People insisted this real salt be made available for everyday use, and the brand was born.