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tree root and the deer which are determined to nibble the new shoots and bark of the trees have to be deterred. We also have to be careful about deterring any amateur (two legged) hunters.
Do you use pigs or dogs to hunt for your truffles? Nowadays dogs rather than pigs are used to hunt truffles. Dogs are less likely to eat their find! A trained chien truffier is a very valuable beast.
Who has adopted your trees so far?
People from every walk of life in 37 countries. Royalty, a top pop star, two double Oscar winners, TV presenters, a brace of multi-billionaires, Michelin chefs, a lord and a lady, several knights, loads of business leaders and hundreds of ordinary people, all united in their love of truffles and their willingness to wait a few years for the fun of enjoying their personal harvest.
How can people share in your truffle experience? The idea behind Truffle Tree is that people can have the opportunity to adopt their own truffle- producing oak tree in a French truffle plantation. Tree owners are able to choose between pooling their truffles for sale in the market and receiving a cheque at the end of the season or having them send by post as they are harvested. We encourage owners to take a personal interest by visiting their tree, doing a little pruning or helping during the harvest season.
Featured in many articles and even on the BBC’s Money Programme and Farming Today, this interesting idea may make a perfect present for someone with gastronomy leanings; someone looking for fun investments or perhaps simply someone with an interest in rural matters along and a love of France.
The cost of a tree (199 Euros) includes the first year’s maintenance charge. The ongoing maintenance cost is 49 Euros per annum. Readers of The Quercy or Gers Local magazines can receive a 20 Euro discount on the initial cost of the tree (valid until the 31 January 2012) by quoting the
media code LOCAL when completing your order.
You can register for a newsletter by visiting
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progress of the printed Gers Local and about any features or articles that my be of interest to you.
We happily mail out The Quercy Local and this will soon be possible with The Gers Local. The magazine is free, there is a small charge to cover the postage. It can be mailed to a French or other European address.
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The Truffle Tree website (
www.truffle-tree.com) explains the adoption scheme and enables adoption
‘on-line’.
dick@truffle-tree.com
The Truffle Tree is expecting a unique and exciting visitor during September. Sadly this will be happening after this magazine has gone to print. We will endeavour to get a photograph and an update for the next edition in February. Watch this space!
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