News
Prof. Paul Thomas (our Managing Director) has appeared on several TV programmes, radio shows and in many written articles. Specific areas of expertise include the biology, cultivation, hunting and cooking methods of the wide range of truffle species. If you would like an interview or require information for an article then please use our contact form and we would be very happy to help.
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June 13, 2015
Whilst northern hemisphere truffle hunters are busying themselves in the summer truffle season, July is harvesting time for the Perigord truffle (Tuber melanosporum) in the southern hemisphere.
June 1, 2015
This year the truffle-dog-training-school (Truffle Hunters) is planning the first ever Great
May 24, 2015
We have just finished the yearly analysis of the root system of our winter truffle (Tuber melanosporum) plantation in Devon, UK. The results were excellent, with 80% of the 3-5cm root samples showing a thriving truffle fungus. The results are extremely encouraging. Whilst most of the UK has a suitable climate for the summer truffle, it has previously been thought that the UK climate is unsuitable for the winter truffle. These early indications suggest that it may be possible to grow this species outside of its natural habitats.
