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The Truffle Hunter’s Tale: A Day in the Life with Duggy
The Truffle Hunter’s Tale: A Day in the Life with Duggy
At first light in the Périgord, our Lagotto Romagnolo, Duggy, bounds into the truffière with his nose to the ground. His job? To gently uncover the hidden jewels of the forest—the Black Périgord truffles.
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Bianca
Oct 83 min read


From Our Farm to Your Skin: The Journey of a Truffle
Beneath the dappled light of a quiet forest in the Périgord, something extraordinary begins to stir. Not seen, not heard—only felt by those who know where to look. This is the secret life of the black winter truffle, tuber melanosporum, one of nature’s rarest and most exquisite offerings. And it all begins in the soil....
Bianca
Jun 42 min read


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


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


Calling in the reinforcements!
Re-seeding truffle trees step by step to boost yields of truffles
Bianca
Aug 14, 20242 min read


Truffle Forager Podcast
Chris and Ben discuss truffles
Bianca
May 31, 20241 min read


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


Bringing the Truffière home
How to simply plant a truffière in your own back yard
Bianca
Jan 23, 20245 min read


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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 13, 20217 min read


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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