Cultivating truffles in Sonoma County? It has been an intriguing idea since Henry Trione first explored it with his friend J. Ralph Stone in the 1970s. But growing truffles in Sonoma County didn’t ...

This year, skip the master gardening class about how to keep whiteflies out of your orange trees. Forget the annual pilgrimage to the nursery for zucchini starts. Plant your own truffle trees and grow ...

BEAVERCREEK — Paul Bishop Sr. used to joke that his ancestors spent all their time clearing trees from — and he spent all his time replanting them. Bishop, who died June 19 at 83 after a yearlong ...

FRUIT OF FAITH: This black truffle is one of about 40 unearthed early this month at the Mountain Research Station pilot truffle orchard in Waynesville. Established in 2011, this is the first year the ...

Oregon joins a trend in which dogs sniff out the fragrant fungi while keeping the surrounding area intact By LAURA McCANDLISH Special to The Oregonian Until last year, Gusto, a 6-year-old ...

First things first, let’s clear up a common misconception: truffles are not mushrooms. They are a fungus, and while they are ...

KEITH and I have just come back from a week’s walking holiday in the Luberon, in Provence, south-west France. It was our first visit to this beautiful region and we managed to time it just right, the ...

Nathan and Chloe Carter run Gembrook Truffles, where an annual average rainfall of 1000mm and well drained soil provide an ideal environment for the fungus to thrive. “We really emphasise giving ...