. >> they call saffron red gold. harvesting saffron is a long and painstaking process.he precious spice is in the stamens of the flowers. the women here work hard all day, but not one of them is complaining. many here in the macedonian plane have been given a new future. >> so this is how it should look -- all three stamens must remain intact. >> it takes 150,000 flowers to glean one kilo of saffron. >> we don't want to deliver damaged goods to our cooperative. >> the head of the cooperative is a saffron farmer who volunteers his time to advise the others on how to get the most out of their land. >> this past year was especially dry, so we will not be able to produce as much, but the main thing is to retain the high quality. that has given us international success. >> the young owner of this field used to be a mechanical engineer. now he is a saffron farmer. some of the women help with the harvest to earn a little extra income. for others, it's the only job they have. they earn 50 euros a day and are grateful for the work. their boss treats them like family. up until a

. >> they call saffron red gold. harvesting saffron is a long and painstaking process.he precious spice is in the stamens of the flowers. the women here work hard all day, but not one of them is complaining. many here in the macedonian plane have been given a new future. >> so this is how it should look -- all three stamens must remain intact. >> it takes 150,000 flowers to glean one kilo of saffron. >> we don't want to deliver damaged goods to our cooperative. >> the head of the cooperative is a saffron farmer who volunteers his time to advise the others on how to get the most out of their land. >> this past year was especially dry, so we will not be able to produce as much, but the main thing is to retain the high quality. that has given us international success. >> the young owner of this field used to be a mechanical engineer. now he is a saffron farmer. some of the women help with the harvest to earn a little extra income. for others, it's the only job they have. they earn 50 euros a day and are grateful for the work. their boss treats them like family. up until a