It’s hard work to harvest, but a growing cadre of small farmers and home gardeners are cultivating the spice for profit, or simply pleasure. Bulb-like corms, at top, produce saffron crocuses.

Saffron has been one of the world’s most prized spices for thousands of years, used by ancient empires to dye clothing, scent ...

But despite the prices his crop fetches, and the weighty comparisons those figures inevitably invite, the life of a saffron grower is not without its trials, travails, and frustrations.

A new agricultural frontier is blooming in South Africa, with saffron offering a highly lucrative opportunity for farmers.

Saffron Queen of Kashmir', has turned a traditional crop into a global sensation, with an aim of women's empowerment. Her ...

Kashmir’s saffron farmers are losing 30 percent of their crop to the rodents as deforestation pushes them into farms. A Kashmiri farming family pick saffron stigmas from the flowers at their ...

The Philipps are part of a resurgence of interest in growing saffron among American small farmers in search of a cash crop, and among cooks and backyard gardeners seeking the thrill of growing the ...

But despite the prices his crop fetches, and the weighty comparisons those prices inevitably invite, the life of a saffron grower is not without its trials, travails and frustrations. As well as ...