Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world — but did you know you can grow it right in your own backyard? With a little effort and patience, Marin home gardeners can cultivate Crocus sativus, ...

The world’s most expensive plant, saffron, is as delicate as it is valuable. Each purple flower blooms for less than three ...

Next month, a group of eager farmers will be attending the second annual saffron-growing workshop held at the University of Vermont in Burlington. The goal? Getting the inside scoop on cultivating ...

Srinagar-Already battered by the effects of climate change, saffron growers in Pampore and adjoining areas of south Kashmir's Pulwama district are facing a fresh crisis as porcupines destroy saffron ...