How Saffron, a Precious Import, Became an American Cash Crop

I enjoyed it as well! Interesting to read about why it seems few have made a go of it in California before.

For example “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 United States.”

“agroecologist Arash Ghalehgolabbehbahani”
Is that a long last name, or what?

My son and DIL brought me some from Turkey this visit.

This is from a previous saffron query.

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