Recommended Resources
Chateau Des Fleurs
www.chateaueagle.com- Reminiscent of old France, the Chateau brings to life aspects from a variety of architectural ages and cultures. Located in Idaho with local Truffles provided by Neighboring Bella Vista Farms. www.bellavistafarms.com
Mushrooming Tours
Roaming Exotic Places in the search of Nature and Culture. Tours for Curious Travelers with an eye on Mushrooms. Specializing in Tibet, Columbia and the Oregon domestic Truffle Tour: Wine, Dine and Truffle Time www.mushroaming.com
Mycoventures
Adventures in Travel and Wine lead by a truffle and edible mushroom expert and wine aficionado, current president of Mycological Society of Marin County, David has been leading forays of fungi-centric gourmet and wine tours in Northern Italy and Croatia for over 9 years. www.mycoventures.com
Napa Truffle Festival
Bringing together two complementary aspects of European truffles: the best chefs in the world known for their truffle cuisine, and the best truffle experts/scientists in the world recognized for their expertise and data on truffle cultivation. Gourmands and aspiring truffle growers alike will find a bounty of activities throughout the festival weekend to satisfy their appetite and curiosity for the flavor and knowledge of one of the world’s most prized and delectable foods. www.napatrufflefestival.com
Oregon Truffle Festival
As the first truffle festival in the English-speaking world, and “one of the top 5 destinations in the world for truffle lovers,” the Oregon Truffle Festival offers a culinary experience that simply cannot be found anywhere else. This is an international event that joins truffle fanciers and truffle experts from all over the world in three days of celebration, educational seminars, and hands-on experiences with Truffle Tree Growers,Truffle Dog Training, Truffle Growing Education & Research, and Truffle Dog-Lagotto Romagnolo Resources www.oregontrufflefestival.com
Field Guide to North American Truffles
This complete field guide shows chefs and fungi aficionados how to forage for and identify the wide variety of truffles that grow in temperate forests throughout North America. Written by expert horticulturalists who have studied, classified, and enjoyed truffles for decades, the FIELD GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICAN TRUFFLES makes these celebrated underground jewels accessible to all. www.penguinrandomhouse.com
Truffle Farming Today
A comprehensive World Guide, is more than just a manual of the theory and practice of truffle farming. It is intended as a fully up-to-date compendium – as it goes to press – of experiences in this field from all over the world, cove- ring everything from the optimum conditions for setting up, culti- vating and managing plantations to the conclusions to be drawn from the most recently published scientific papers. www.micofora.com