Etiket: saffron

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I’ve been following the progress of the pop-up saffron farm in the centre of Croydon over the last couple of months.  This is the scene recently when the volunteer pickers were harvesting the crop.  

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Legend has it that Croydon’s name is derived from the term ‘Crocus Valley’ because hundreds of years ago, it was an area where the Romans cultivated crocuses to give them a supply of fragrant saffron to use in their cooking.  It’s also been said that saffron is worth more gram for gram than gold. Modern […]