Buy a salt block at a feed store and you might be out $10. But after an animal has licked it? Why, then it becomes modern art. Salt blocks – those 50-pound cubes of salt offered to livestock and ...

Many people cook with salt, adding its crystallized form to dishes in order to enhance the natural flavors of meats, vegetables and other foods. But did you know you can use it to cook on so long as ...

What exactly makes something qualify as a piece of art? For Whit Deschner, nothing is out of the question, especially if it’s a well-licked salt block. For the past 13 years, the retired fisherman ...

Salt is an essential element for all animal life, including humans, who long ago realized the naturally occuring substance was an effective preservative and flavor enhancer. In addition to the ...

This Saturday, the annual Great Salt Lick auction and contest will take place in Baker City in Eastern Oregon. Whit Deschner, a retired commercial fisherman, poet and photographer, created the event ...

This weekend is your chance to take home a one-of-a-kind, tongue-sculpted piece of modern art from one of Oregon’s most unique charity fundraisers. The 15th annual Great Salt Lick Auction returns to ...