Episode 5 - Tru Tallow

August 24, 2026

Welcome to Episode 5 of Salinity Presents!

Behind every present on Salinity's shelves are people with stories! Join SeaEO & host Emily Wilder as she talks with Salinity's suppliers, artists, and friends to find out what kind of presence they bring to the world, and why. Salinity Seafood & More is a locally-sourced gift shop & online store, oyster education center, and sustainable marketing consultancy based on Whidbey Island, WA.

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In this episode, Emily speaks with Callie Sirak of Tru Tallow, a small-batch, hand-rendered tallow skincare business sourcing suet from local, grass-fed, grass-finished animals on Whidbey Island. Callie shares how a mother's search for a natural remedy for her son's eczema turned into a full-fledged skincare line, and walks through the whole nose-to-tail philosophy behind her products, from her bestselling True Blue face moisturizer to Fleece Grease, a beard balm made from sheep tallow. She digs into the ancestral roots of tallow-based skincare, why sourcing and a low-and-slow rendering process matter so much, and why she's committed to staying small and local rather than scaling up.

Come explore the world of ancestral, tallow-based skincare with Salinity Presents!

Host: Emily Wilder, Salinity Seafood & More SeaEO
Special Guest: Callie Sirak from Tru Tallow
Edited by Luc Hagopian
Music by Barbara Dunn