{"id":174396,"date":"2025-01-02T21:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T02:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/?p=174396"},"modified":"2024-12-23T20:53:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T01:53:22","slug":"asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Danielle Hickson, the Maker Behind Asbury Park Sea Salt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"custom_featured_image\" style=\"display:none;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-3-800x533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"asbury park sea salt asbury park nj\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-3-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-3-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-3-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-3-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-3-263x175.jpg 263w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-3.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"custom_category\" style=\"display:none;\">Shop Small<\/div><p>Asbury Park Sea Salt is a female, LGBTQ+-owned company that hand-harvests edible sea salt from the Atlantic Ocean, creating a product that embodies the <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/diners-drive-ins-dives-jersey-shore-restaurants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unique character of the Jersey Shore<\/a>. Whether sprinkled over fresh vegetables, used to finish a perfectly grilled steak, or stirred into a pot of homemade caramel, the salt brings an unmistakable taste of the sea and a touch of Asbury Park\u2019s unique spirit to every dish. The small business is making waves \u2014 and using waves \u2014 to elevate the art of seasoning while representing the creativity and community-centered focus of the diverse Jersey Shore entrepreneurs shaping the local landscape. <b>Read on to learn more about Asbury Park Sea Salt, the artisanal, hand-harvested sea salt that comes directly from the iconic shores of Asbury Park, New Jersey<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-174409\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"asbury park sea salt\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Photo Credit: Jessica Norton<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>About Danielle Hickson<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Danielle Hickson (also known around Asbury Park by her music moniker <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/danomakesmusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dano<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) is the creator and founder of Asbury Park Sea Salt. Danielle is a singer, songwriter, and musician who writes for musical theater, teaches music lessons, and performs her original songs. After falling in love with attending and shopping at the local markets in the <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/best-coffee-shops-asbury-park-new-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asbury Park<\/a> area, she knew she wanted to get involved by selling her own product. She felt drawn to start creating something that she could hold in her hands. As an Asbury Park local and an ocean lover, the idea to harvest sea salt popped into her head and she immediately began to research the science behind it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-174410\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-danielle-hickson-1-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"asbury park sea slt danielle hickson\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-danielle-hickson-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-danielle-hickson-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-danielle-hickson-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-danielle-hickson-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-danielle-hickson-1-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-danielle-hickson-1-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-danielle-hickson-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Photo Credit: Jessica Norton<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI feel like for every big life event for the past few years I just immediately go to the beach,\u201d Danielle told <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Jersey Shore Girl.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u201cI have a strong connection to the ocean and nothing felt better to me than making a product that is directly sourced from the Asbury Park beach.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/generation-women-red-bank-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This Company in Red Bank Hosts Storytelling Events for Women<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The salty singer admits that while she is not a great cook, she <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">loves<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> eating and always uses add-ons, like salt, spices, and sauces, to compensate for her cooking skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Diving Into Harvesting Sea Salt<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-174408\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-danielle-hickson-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"asbury park sea slt danielle hickson\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-danielle-hickson-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-danielle-hickson-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-danielle-hickson-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-danielle-hickson-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-danielle-hickson-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-danielle-hickson-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-danielle-hickson.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Photo Credit: Danielle Hickson<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the help of a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chemistry for Dummie<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s book, Danielle began experimenting and researching all the tools and methods needed to harvest sea salt. Despite not having a science background, she said that the process felt very natural.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA lot of it was just intuition,\u201d she said, \u201cI\u2019m a crunchy person \u2013 I eat all organic. I\u2019m concerned about the quality of our water. So thinking about testing the water for heavy metals, filtering the water, the dehydration process, it was all pretty instinctual.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After Danielle made her first batch of homemade, harvested sea salt in her kitchen \u2014 with just a water bottle full of <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/best-ocean-view-resturants-jersey-shore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ocean<\/a> water \u2014 she was shocked at how delicious it was. The singer-turned-seaside scientist immediately began to take regular trips to Asbury Park Beach with four five-gallon buckets to fill up with salt water, load in her car, and bring home to harvest more. The buckets have since been swapped to 10 two-gallon buckets, as Danielle is currently pregnant and not able to carry that much weight. The mom-to-be loves stepping into her waterproof waders to collect salt water and even though she now has to take more trips back and forth to the car, she finds the process to be extremely meditative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI am not the best person to go to the gym regularly so this is my workout,\u201d Danielle laughed, \u201cI love going to the beach. I am very grateful to the ocean for letting me come out and take this water. I always draw a symbol of gratitude in the sand before I leave. I feel like the ocean is alive and I don\u2019t want it to be mad at me for taking its resources. I am always so grateful to take just what we need. If you ever see a swirly mark in the sand [on the Asbury Park beach] that\u2019s me. You\u2019ll know I was there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-174411\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"asbury park sea salt asbury park nj\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Photo Credit: Danielle Hickson<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The real science project starts once the buckets get to Danielle\u2019s kitchen where she tests for heavy metals and filters the water. The tests and filtering are followed by lengthy processes of boiling, evaporating, and crystallizing. The time from going to the <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/jersey-shore-beaches-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beach<\/a> and collecting the salt water to when it is jarred for consumers is about seven to 12 days. In her current kitchen, using a stove top burner and an Instapot \u2014 which she admitted are both <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">constantly<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> running \u2014 she will produce about 15 jars of Asbury Park Sea Salt from 20 gallons of saltwater.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Take It With A Grain of Salt<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-174412\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-1-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"asbury park sea salt asbury park nj\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-1-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-1-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Photo Credit: Danielle Hickson<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asbury Park Sea Salt is incredibly versatile and can be used in various ways. The more obvious <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/jersey-shore-restaurants-family-style-menus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">culinary<\/a> methods include seasoning and baking. Sea salt also has health and wellness benefits such as salt water gargling for sore throats, nasal rinses for congestion, and relaxing bath soaks for stress relief and aching muscles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy favorite thing to use the sea salt for is veggies. Especially fresh veggies. It just explodes the flavor,\u201d Danielle told <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JSG<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cSalt makes food taste better. A surprising thing to try is salt on watermelon. I can never eat watermelon without sea salt now. Besides the salty-sweet combination, the salt actually dissolves and extracts all the sugars from the watermelon which makes it so much sweeter. I don\u2019t eat meat but I\u2019ve heard that people like Asbury Park Sea Salt on steak a lot..\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>A Seasoned Pro<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-174413\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-2-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"asbury park sea salt asbury park nj\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-2-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-2-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-2-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-2-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/asbury-park-sea-salt-asbury-park-nj-2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Photo Credit: Danielle Hickson<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Danielle is an active seller at the same Jersey Shore markets she loves to peruse. Her shore-born product constantly sells out due to the long production process and demand. The salt alchemist admits that while she is satisfied with the deliciousness, quality, and texture of the salt she harvests, she will never stop tweaking and testing to see how it can improve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the future, she hopes to go commercial \u2014 she currently operates under New Jersey\u2019s Cottage Food License, which allows her to produce the product from her home and distribute it directly to her consumers \u2014 and plans to invest in a more elaborate and efficient set up for harvesting sea salt. For now, her stovetop runs while she teaches virtual <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/music-bands-asbury-park-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">music<\/a> lessons and she is deeply fulfilled by getting to go through the motions of creating a product that is close to her heart and uniquely special to her home in Asbury Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOne of my favorite things when people try my sea salt \u2013 especially the locals \u2013 is when they have a taste and they go, \u2018Oh my gosh, I\u2019ve tasted this before! It\u2019s like when I go to the beach and get a little bit of water in my mouth,\u2019 and I\u2019m like, \u2018Yes! It\u2019s the exact same flavor!\u2019 You can taste the difference in the salt water and you can taste the distinction of the area,\u201d she said. \u201cIf you get ocean water splashed in your mouth and taste it while swimming at the beach here at the Jersey Shore, it&#8217;s gonna taste different than if you get ocean water in your mouth down in the Caribbean, or in California, or wherever!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>See More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobokengirl.com\/green-pear-cafe-reopening-hoboken-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2 Hoboken Firefighters + Friends Step in to Reopen Green Pear Cafe<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asbury Park Sea Salt can be purchased in person at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">market events<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> listed on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asburyparkseasalt.com\/events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>. At this time, online orders are only able to be delivered to residents in Monmouth County. Special discount pricing is available for bulk orders \u2014 for <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/best-wedding-venues-jersey-shore-new-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weddings<\/a>, showers, event favors, etc \u2014 with advance notice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be sure to follow Asbury Park Sea Salt on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/asburyparkseasalt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to see which market they will be vending at next.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/category\/lifestyle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-120157\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/1-e1658249565719-800x240.jpg\" alt=\"read more button\" width=\"300\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/1-e1658249565719-800x240.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/1-e1658249565719-1024x307.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/1-e1658249565719-768x230.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/1-e1658249565719-585x176.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/1-e1658249565719.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shop SmallAsbury Park Sea Salt is a female, LGBTQ+-owned company that hand-harvests edible sea salt from the Atlantic Ocean, creating a product&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":386,"featured_media":174418,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[9644,8833,764,9291,7997,7998,9640,9294],"tags":[9677,9680,9705,9706,9702],"class_list":["post-174396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asbury-park","category-culture","category-food-drink","category-lgbtq","category-lifestyle","category-people","category-jersey-shore-towns","category-women-owned","tag-asbury-park","tag-beach-life","tag-culture","tag-food-drink","tag-lifestyle"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Meet Danielle Hickson, the Maker Behind Asbury Park Sea Salt - The Jersey Shore Girl<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This local music artist has learned how to harvest sea salt from the ocean. 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