Archive for 2006
Truffle News
A world record of the while truffle cost was topped at a Sunday auction in Italy. A large mushroom was sold for 125,000 euros, while last year’s record was 95,000. The truffle was purchased by a Japanese citizen, whose bid was larger than 120,000 euros offered by French actor Gerard Depardieu. That’s $160,406US. The auction […]
Personalized Mexican Mushroom Tours
Mexican Mushroom Tours introduced the personalized tour this year. This is a new option for flexible fungi excursions - fully planned and guided, mycological/cultural tours to places in Mexico that interest you and your group for whenever and for how long you can stay. The personalized tours were designed to accommodate fungi fanatics whose schedules […]
El Niño = Mushrooms
Scientists at the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center reported on that El Niño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific and are likely to continue into early 2007. Typical El Niño effects are likely to develop over North America during the upcoming winter season, including warmer-than-average temperatures over western and central […]
Truffle News
The white truffle that Jeff Crump purchased for $3,000 in Alba, Italy, almost slipped through his hands en route home to Canada. Airline loses bag that contained the 10-ounce treasure. Read more at The Times-Colonist.
If you want to attend the white truffle dinner provided by LaStrada (Palo Alto and Vittoria in Los Gatos, California) might […]
One More for the Morel
Yeah, I’ve been talking a lot about truffles lately, but it’s the season. I have this gut feeling, though, that morel fans are getting a bit jealous. So I’ve devoted my entries today to the mighty morel.
This first little note has to do with Morel Mushroom Evolution and Biology. The author’s research and photographs on […]
Who is Chris Matherly and What’s His Gig?
One look at the front page of the Morel Mushroom Hunting Club Website, and you know that you’ve landed on a site filled with enthusiastic morel-ness. One click on the “Next” button below the graphic, and you’re transported to a page filled with glowing buttons that point you to anything from DNA studies on morels […]
random flickr fungi
Categories
Recent Comments
- Mycological Society of America Meetings 2007 » FUNGIFEST on IWEMM5
- Dread Pirate J on Can’t Say I’m Not Determined
- nfrith on Brigitte Wins Right to Pick
- Kathie on Did you notice that I was missing?
- morel delimma on Crested Butte Mushroom Festival
archives
