Pennsylvanian Saffron

[johnsmith45678]

Anybody know who sells Pennsylvanian saffron (online, or nationwide chains, or local to Denver)? In one of ATK's books they did a tasting of saffron, and Pennsylvanian saffron was their favorite (followed by Spanish, then Indian/Kashmir). It's Pennsylvanian Dutch, IIRC. I checked Penzy's and Savory Spice Shop, but they don't have it.

[GourmetLight$]

Anybody know who sells Pennsylvanian saffron (online, or nationwide chains, or local to Denver)? In one of ATK's books they did a tasting of saffron, and Pennsylvanian saffron was their favorite (followed by Spanish, then Indian/Kashmir). It's Pennsylvanian Dutch, IIRC. I checked Penzy's and Savory Spice Shop, but they don't have it.

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I don't know how you can order it, but I had jotted down the name of the company: M & J Greider Farms. Hope this helps!

Cheers,

[johnsmith45678]

Thanks! I googled a bit and found mention here, which mentions it's sold here, but a search for 'saffron' turned up nothing.

[mrbigjas]

when it's in season, livengood's produce carries it. they're at the reading terminal market on saturdays. i'll keep an eye out for it for you, but i'm not sure when the season is--ok i just googled it and it's sometime around now.

[chezcherie]

a bit of googling (spaces before and after the ampersand) revealed sad news:

jan 2006 article

check page 2, second column...apparently fallow fields adjacent to the saffron crop lured crocus-eating pests into the fields, destroying the crop.

[mrbigjas]

damn, that's a shame.

[johnsmith45678]

Man, that sucks. Hopefully he's able to get it growing again. I'm surprised he was the one and only saffron grower in all the US. Seems like it'd be a lucrative crop to grow here.

[Sancerre]

It's getting late in the season, but you might want to try growing your own saffron, if space and patience allows. Brent and Becky's are already sold out, but White Flower Farm still has Crocus sativus in stock.

http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/910891-product.html

[mrbigjas]

Man, that sucks. Hopefully he's able to get it growing again. I'm surprised he was the one and only saffron grower in all the US. Seems like it'd be a lucrative crop to grow here.

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he might be the only major grower, but i don't think he was the guy who is selling at livengood's.

[johnsmith45678]

It's getting late in the season, but you might want to try growing your own saffron, if space and patience allows.  Brent and Becky's are already sold out, but White Flower Farm still has Crocus sativus in stock.

http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/910891-product.html

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How much saffron can you produce if you grow your own -- say from a couple of pots?

[rlibkind]

Livengood's had their own saffron today at the Reading Terminal Market, $3.50 for a very small group of threads. Mrs. Livengood even brought him some saffron flowers: