We may earn a commission from links on this page. Crocus is a low-lying flower, grown from bulbs, that usually crops up in early spring. But you’re looking for Crocus Sativus, which will grow and ...

It may sell for almost twice the price of gold but Ellen Higgins from Millthorpe Saffron believes in bringing a bit of quality spice to everyday life. Loading ...

“We’ve accelerated our plans to revolutionize the saffron industry with the arrival of the saffron bulbs from Chile,” says David Freidenberg, CEO of Seedo Corp. “We have an eye on the future and this ...

Palestinian farmer Jaber Bani Taha collects saffron flowers at a farm in the West Bank city of Nablus, on Dec. 2, 2022. Jaber Bani Taha, a Nablus-based Palestinian, has succeeded in leaving a mark in ...

Saffron is a spice that gives food a golden colour and a deep, aromatic flavour. However, because its cultivation process has so many steps, it can be extremely ...

Terry and Nicky Noonan from boutique saffron producer Tas-Saff joined 11 workers planting thousands of bulbs on 0.5ha of prime soil. “We have 50 beds that are 100m long and two lines in each bed, ...

For Avtar Dhillon, living in the Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford meant cultivating his dream to farm the world's most expensive spice in British Columbia. Now his crop of about 250,000 saffron bulbs lies ...

A new project in Afghanistan encourages farmers to switch from cultivating opium poppies to saffron. But Taliban threats keep farmers from planting one the world's most expensive spices on a large ...