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Missouri farmers lay groundwork for truffle market - Topix
Missouri farmers lay groundwork for truffle market. Full story: Missourian. Nicola Macpherson grabs a shiitake mushroom out of an oak log inside the greenhouse ...www.topix.com/forum/state/mo/T26UQOVV66DO5U6I6Missouri farmers lay groundwork for truffle market - Shroomery ...
Three farms in Missouri are breaking ground to cultivate black truffles with the help of an MU researcher Thursday, February 9, 2012 Nicola Macpherson grabs a ...www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/15783016Growing Truffles in Missouri.mov
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Johann Bruhn, a research associate professor at the University of Missouri, loves truffles. So much so that he has focused his life work to the study of them. He plans to set up truffiere, or truffle farms, in Missouri. He hypothesizes that these farms ...
 
Truffle Festival Brings Unique Flavor to Eugene
Eugene Daily News
Although we were down to the last hours, an eclectic mix of gourmands, chefs, mycologists and truffle-savvy shoppers still crowded the tables at the Oregon TruffleFestival's Marketplace. Eight wineries and more than 30 vendors are offering samples of...Black truffles: the beautiful ugly fruit Napa Valley Register Which begs the question, in this ongoing dating game of coevolution: What principal technique does the black truffle use to ensnare us to help secure its continued survival? The black truffle, or Tuber melanosporum, plays hard-to-get — an unlikely ... 

It'd take a real pig to eat that: World's biggest black truffle goes on sale
Daily Mail
By Damien Gayle What could be the world's biggest black truffle was sold yesterday in the south of France. The 1.3kg black Périgord truffle (Tuber melanosporum) went on sale in the farm market of the French south-western town of Sarlat. ..

Truffles: '60 Minutes' Looks At The Most Expensive Food In The World (VIDEO)
Huffington Post
Last night, "60 Minutes" aired a fascinating segment on the state and fate of truffles (the fungus, not the chocolate). It is widely known that these French and Italian delicacies are extremely expensive; perhaps it should come as no surprise that ...

Truffle fans gathering in Napa this weekend for second annual Truffle Festival
Napa Valley Register
The second annual Napa Truffle Festival is scheduled to take place at venues throughout the valley this coming weekend, Jan. 13-16. “Truffles a la Carte” intends to build on the inaugural event, with scientific cultivation, economic and culinary ... 

The Great Truffle Debate | The Shiksa Blog
By The Shiksa
On Sunday I watched a story on 60 Minutes about the most expensive food in the world– truffles. They talked about how European white truffles can sell for up to $3600 per pound. Due to the increasing scarcity of European truffles and inflated ...