Véronique et François Léval - Epices, plantes médicinales et aromatiques

In addition to medicinal and aromatic plants, we grow French crocus sativus bulbs from which the red stigmas are extracted. Did you know that it takes 150 flowers to obtain 1g of saffron? The flowering period lasts about 3 weeks, in October. The harvesting of the unopened flowers, before the first rays of the sun, and the drying process must be perfectly mastered in order to produce a high quality saffron: the gold of Burgundy