History of saffron Gâtinais, Normandy, Périgord, Poitou, Provence, and Quercy. Its mysterious decline started during the 18th century, possibly due to pandemic fungal diseases destroying bulbs and crops, to particularly cold winters, and to competing market from the Mediterranean countries. In England, cultivation "persisted" only in the light, well-drained, and chalk-based soils of the north Essex countryside. The Essex town of Saffron Walden got its name as a saffron growing and trading centre; its name was originally Cheppinge Walden, and the culinary name change was effected to punctuate the importance of the crop to the townsfolk; the town's arms still feature blooms from
Walden Township, Cass County, Minnesota Walden Township, Cass County, Minnesota Walden Township is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 405 as of the 2000 census. Walden Township was named after Walden Pond, in Massachusetts. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (93.7 km²), of which 36.2 square miles (93.6 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) (0.11%) is water. The township contains these two cemeteries: Anderson and Maple Hill. As of the census of 2000, there were 405 people, 143 households, and 108 families residing in the township.