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

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

Saffron, often dubbed the 'red gold,' holds the title of the world's most expensive spice. Its hefty price tag is justified by its painstaking harvesting process and its exquisite flavor and aroma. In ...

effort, and crocuses. To produce 1 tablespoon of saffron, you'll need the flower parts (the stigmas) of 50 to 60 crocuses.

Bulb-like corms, at top, produce saffron crocuses. Each purple flower contains three red stigmas, which are dried and cured to make saffron.Credit...Gabriella Angotti-Jones for The New York Times ...

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separate — saffron is dehydrated or dry stigma. The stigma is the female part of flower. You have to separate that stigma, dry that. And for all of these procedures, you need hand works ...

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Used in a wide variety of cuisines, saffron is known for its vibrant red-gold color and distinct flavor. It takes a lot of time and effort to grow, which makes it perfect for a small farm.

And it can take 40 hours of hard manual labor to produce just 1 kilogram of high-quality saffron. Growing the plants isn't exactly easy either. David Smale: They're actually called corms ...