Nyoman Warta laboriously carries seawater in two simple containers to the beach of Kusamba, a coastal village located on the island of Bali, in Indonesia. As is the tradition, he balances them on a pole that rests heavily across his shoulders and then pours the contents with deliberate care into the dark sand. As the head of the family, Warta enthusiastically runs the small traditional business and proudly shows interested tourists how salt is produced. His grandmother was involved in the salt business here, in the Klungkung province. The region lies roughly halfway between the popular holiday…