The saffron harvest trek through the Himalayas is more than just a hike - it's a journey into the heart of the world's most ...

Indoor saffron farming is a rewarding long-term investment with each bulb promising a decade of golden harvests. You can grow ...

When the dry weather threatened his livelihood, Karoo farmer Joe Kroon turned to saffron, which proved to be a flourishing business.

An curved arrow pointing right. Harvesting saffron requires a lot of physical labor to get the flowers from the field to final packaging. The harvesting process plus its distinct flavor ...

What did spark joy were the photos from my August trip to Kashmir. October-November marks the saffron harvest season, a time ...

Researchers are testing whether growing saffron, one of the most expensive spices in the world, could help Georgia farms.

So, we prefer to harvest the saffron early morning every day Narrator: 90% of the world's saffron is grown in arid fields in Iran. But harvesting all of that saffron comes at a price.

About 90% of India’s saffron is produced in Kashmir, of which a majority is grown in Pampore, but the small town is under ...

One reason: Saffron from abroad is far less expensive, because the labor needed to painstakingly harvest each flower and remove its three delicate stigmas by hand is much cheaper than in the ...

Saffron is the red stigma of the Crocus sativus. Each crocus has three small stigmas that have to be picked carefully by hand. This minuscule harvest means that the amount you get from each flower ...

because it is so labour-intensive to harvest. Come October, the crocus plants begin to bloom, covering the fields with bright purple flowers from which strands of fragrant red saffron are picked ...