The world’s most expensive spice is behind a national award for a Gisborne grower.
Haley Heathwaite, the creative mind behind saffron growing and production company Ziggy Ardor, says a last-minute decision to enter the New Zealand Food Producers Awards was worth it in the end, as she won a silver medal in the earth products category for a unique Saffron Tawari Honey product.
“It wasn’t somethi...
