Urban Tribe

Thursday, March 02, 2006

Cultivated Truffles


Will someone buy me a truffled tree? :) :) :)

"About 100 truffle farms have been started in New Zealand over the last decade and the trend is catching on in the United States, where as many as 30,000 truffle trees are planted annually, according to Charles Lefevre, an Oregon mycologist. The company Mr. Lefevre runs, New World Truffieres, began selling trees inoculated with truffles four years ago to farmers and, increasingly, to notable vineyards like Turley Wine Cellars. On the last weekend in January, more than 400 people attended tastings, cooking demonstrations and truffle cultivation workshops with European experts at the first Oregon Truffle Festival in Eugene, where the company is based."
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1 Comments:

At 6:55 PM, Blogger Goddess Michelle said...

oh my god, i can't even imagine what that costs...but i guess you're worth it...maybe we can all chip in for your next birthday!

 

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