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Unraveling the Journey: How We Got Here - Our Full Story from truffles to skincare
The French dream. Such a romantic idea that we, like many others, have always been drawn to: a small stone-built farm; a few outbuildings,..
Bianca
Mar 244 min read
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Truffles at Christmas: The Ultimate Festive Indulgence
Why and how truffles should be a delicious part of Christmas festivities in every household.
Bianca
Dec 11, 20244 min read
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Calling in the reinforcements!
Re-seeding truffle trees step by step to boost yields of truffles
Bianca
Aug 14, 20242 min read
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Truffle Forager Podcast
Chris and Ben discuss truffles
Bianca
May 31, 20241 min read
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Our address just got a serious upgrade - Le Haut Repaire, Route des Truffiers.
Only the other day, I was making use of Google Maps to find some directions when I noticed something rather odd. The small lane that...
Chris
Mar 25, 20245 min read
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Bringing the Truffière home
How to simply plant a truffière in your own back yard
Bianca
Jan 23, 20245 min read
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Siting out a truffière
So you have all of your inoculated trees in excited hands, raring to go. Spade at the ready. But where should you plant them? How can you...
Bianca
Nov 12, 20233 min read
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Black Diamond Truffle Trees is expanding!
As our truffle business began to pick up steam it seemed logical to look at ways of expanding. Our current truffière is around 1 hectare,...
Chris
Jul 29, 20234 min read
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To prune or not to prune?
Visions of dark green pompom clouds bob on the rolling hills of the tranquil Perigordian countryside. A perfect marriage of untouched...
Bianca
May 28, 20234 min read
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Poached truffles: a recipe for disaster
The truffle industry spans continents due an ever growing obsession with this illustrious delicacy. Let us start our journey into the...
Bianca
Mar 14, 20235 min read
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The price of the Black Diamond
Famed for mystery, quality, scarcity - how will your investment in truffles fare in 2023?
Bianca
Jan 12, 20232 min read
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Ten reasons to love your lagotto
As if you need any more reasons! Duggy the truffle hound has been part of our pack for just over a year now and we couldn't imagine life...
Bianca
Nov 14, 20222 min read
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Truffle Brûlée
No delicious recipes here, but a closer look at mysterious burnt patches of ground - a tell tale sign that truffles are lurking. Beneath...
Bianca
Apr 30, 20222 min read
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How to: prune a young 'truffle' tree
When I say a young truffle tree, I really mean the Quercus Ilex inoculated with the Perigord Truffle at 1-4 years. When we travel around...
Bianca
Apr 9, 20224 min read
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Sniffing out the UK's Truffles
Truffle hunting in The Cotswolds: the gastronomic treasures laying right beneath your feet. 11am, December 25th 2021. “What have you got...
Bianca
Apr 7, 20224 min read
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How to train your Truffle Dog
"Well, has he found any yet?". Hopefully this is a question on many of your minds. "He" referring to Duggy of course and "any" meaning...
Bianca
Nov 14, 20217 min read
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Doing the Truffle Snuffle
The power of the supersnout - will Duggy be a truffle finding machine?
Bianca
Sep 17, 20214 min read
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Business is Blooming!
Orchids - The flowers that provide even more encouragement for the future prospects of the truffière at Le Haut Repaire. As spring turns...
Chris
Jun 27, 20214 min read
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Very noire
The mysterious and filthy underground life cycle of the Black Diamond. It is May and the world outside is waking up. My senses are...
Bianca
May 29, 20215 min read
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