Hello, I have been reading a lot about truffles and truffle hunting which generally takes place in Europe and also in Oregon. It turns out that there is a truffle species native to Michigan, the Yellow Furrowed Truffle (also called the Michigan Truffle). Is there anybody out there that is...
I'm at a local park by the Grand River and this car pulls up, a gal and her dog get out. Turns out it's a mushroom hunting dog. It's called a Lagotto Roman**** something I didn't understand. Looks like a poodle. Real tight curled hair. But this dog hunts truffle mushrooms. It's some kind of...
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