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Re: OK, I'll take Jerome's suggestion. (none / 0)

I know somebody who works for Netafim... and I know truffles producers in Valréas (France) where a truffles market takes place every wednesday from November to March...

"Ne te courbe que pour aimer..." René Char

by Melanchthon on Wed Nov 12th, 2008 at 05:07:02 PM EST
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Re: OK, I'll take Jerome's suggestion. (none / 0)

Question: Their source of truffles?

And thank you for the Netafim ... reference. Will bookmark and explore.

The music's over. I've turned out the lights. Bye Bye.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Wed Nov 12th, 2008 at 05:11:47 PM EST
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Re: OK, I'll take Jerome's suggestion. (none / 0)

80% of French truffles come from plantations (ie not "wild"). Wikipedia.

When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Wed Nov 12th, 2008 at 05:16:41 PM EST
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Re: OK, I'll take Jerome's suggestion. (none / 0)

Ooooh, they're going to hate seeing me coming. They can take their live trees and shove 'em. OLD TECHNOLOGY!

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by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Wed Nov 12th, 2008 at 05:20:25 PM EST
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Re: OK, I'll take Jerome's suggestion. (none / 1)

Which, for the moment, has the advantage of working ;)

When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Wed Nov 12th, 2008 at 05:23:25 PM EST
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Re: OK, I'll take Jerome's suggestion. (4.00 / 2)

Hold tight. The fun has just begun.

Gotta go. Megan tutoring in about 30 minutes for 2-3 hours. Brain like Swiss cheese after one of those sessions. Laptop going back to the manufacturer tomorrow for a new one. Won't be back on line till next week.

Don't burn the place down while I'm gone.

The music's over. I've turned out the lights. Bye Bye.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Wed Nov 12th, 2008 at 05:41:22 PM EST
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Re: OK, I'll take Jerome's suggestion. (none / 0)

The Valréas area is the biggest truffles producing area in France. It has been so for centuries. AFAIK, they have mainly oaks.

"Ne te courbe que pour aimer..." René Char

by Melanchthon on Wed Nov 12th, 2008 at 05:19:50 PM EST
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Re: OK, I'll take Jerome's suggestion. (none / 0)

Any idea about the current tonnage produced per year?

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by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Wed Nov 12th, 2008 at 05:21:26 PM EST
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Re: OK, I'll take Jerome's suggestion. (none / 0)

Yearly production in France: 20 to 50 tons, 80% in the Vaucluse and Drôme area.

Here are some websites:

truffle-and-truffe

Trufflefrance

"Ne te courbe que pour aimer..." René Char

by Melanchthon on Wed Nov 12th, 2008 at 05:40:26 PM EST
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Re: OK, I'll take Jerome's suggestion. (none / 0)

Very Nice. Thank You. Plenty of room to bleed a "small" mount of tonnage onto the market without it causing a stir.

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by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Wed Nov 12th, 2008 at 05:43:30 PM EST
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Wednesday Open Thread | 84 comments (84 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)