Chamechaude 
After a successful trial last year in the garden, the Farm
Brévardière embarks on the adventure of saffron.
the other side of our creek, stands on 800 m2 planting saffron: The Safranière of
Chamechaude , the mountain that dominates. Some
9000 bulbs were planted in late July. The first flower appeared on October 21 and pick s expected to complete in a fortnight.
From saffron chartreuse?
The flower produces the red stigmas of the saffron crocus is a (Crocus sativus
).
The bulb is planted late July and the flower is harvested in late October and November. Hardy, it adapts to our climate, in the village of
Mund (Valais) located at an altitude of 1400 m. We even saw the flowering the following spring when he
had been too heavy snow fall.
now associated with hot countries such as Morocco
, saffron was common in
Savoie and Haute-Savoie
and could serve as currency exchange
(see. "The Peasant Kitchen
Savoy" from Marie-Therese
Hermann ). He apparently disappeared from the Alps due to lack of manpower or cost.
Since the late 80's, many French regions reconnect with that culture.
