Following a successful trial run of its first saffron harvest last fall, Nova Scotia’s Coastal Grove Farm has produced yet another crop of the region’s first and only locally-grown saffron, which is now available for purchase across the country.
The family-run farm is owned and operated by Matthew Roy and Cynthia Bazinet who, since taking up residence in Port La Tour, have become one of the East Coast’s premier providers of organic ingredients for local chefs and home cooks alike.
“I think it’s pretty amazing that we are growing and harvesting saffron here in Nova Scotia,” says Halifax chef and Top Chef Canada Season 8 runner-up Stephanie Ogilvie. “We are always searching for cool and interesting products that we can find locally to push ourselves creatively here at Hop Scotch Dinner Club, as well as introduce and share local ingredients with our dinners!”