Vermont Saffron from Golden Thread Farm
Saffron, long one of the world’s costliest spices, has been cultivated, traded and used for over 4,000 years.
Golden Thread Farm is located in Stowe, Vermont where we focus on the production of the fall-blooming Crocus Sativus. The flower’s red stigmas are called threads, which we collect and dry to produce our Vermont saffron.
Golden Thread Farm grows its saffron organically, and carefully harvests the stigmas by hand. We employ gentle heat to dry the stigmas before we package the spice for use and for sale.
Saffron has a long history. The spice appears to have originated in the Eastern Mediterranean or Western Asia area, possibly in Iran, Greece or Mesopotamia. Currently, most of the world’s saffron comes from Iran.
Historically, saffron has not been widely cultivated in the US. Here in Vermont, however, we are fortunate to have the North American Center for Saffron Research & Development at the University of Vermont. Due in large part to this local resource, interest in growing saffron is strong and results are promising.