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- PROFESSOR PAUL THOMAS: How To Cultivate Truffles In Your Garden, Woodlice Poo Truffle Experiment With The Kids During Lockdown, The Climate Change Effect On Truffles And Truffle Dog Training Tips
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In this video podcast episode, I speak with one of the global leading experts on truffles and truffle cultivation, Professor Paul Thomas.Timestamps👇00:01:56 - Welcome and UK Truffle Festival Chat00:03:24 - Paul's toy poodle future truffle dog00:05:53 - Tuber Rufum truffle smells like bacon00:06:57 - Paul Thomas on Dragon's Den00:09:55 - First Successful Cultivation of Perigord Black Truffle (Tuber melanosporum) in UK00:14:36 - Threats and opportunities for the truffle industry00:16:40 - Climate change will cause truffle supply to collapse00:22:00 - French truffle supply now 80 tonnes/year vs 1000 in 1970.00:22:40 - How many truffle farmers are in the UK? 00:24:14 - What projects are exciting you right now? - Truffle Museum00:25:16 - Truffle and insect home experiment for the kids during lockdown00:29:23 - Truffles, Sex and DNA00:34:42 - The process of truffle cultivation00:36:50 - How to grow truffles at home in your garden00:38:28 - How to correctly test your soil PH for truffle cultivation00:42:05 - The Napa Truffle Festival00:42:58 - Using a microscope to identify truffles00:46:58 - How much do different truffle species vary under the microscope?00:49:10 - What truffle dog training is Ben doing right now?00:55:00 - How to develop drive in your truffle dog?00:59:02 - How to you build a dogs drive toward a tennis ball?01:06:25 - How truffle hunters can contribute to Paul's truffle research projects01:07:30 - White truffles switching on and off their aroma within 24 hours01:20:25 - White truffle cultivation progress update🍄 ABOUT PROFESSOR PAUL THOMAS----------------------------------------------------After pitching his truffle cultivation business plan on Dragons Den back in 2005 (and winning), Professor Thomas founded Mycorrhizal Systems Ltd and 12 years later became the first successful cultivator of the famous Black Winter Truffle in the UK (Tuber Melanosporum). He has gone on to publish more than 30+ scientific articles and has contributed significantly to what we now know about truffles around the world. He was also kind enough to volunteer his time and be a headline speaker at our first UK Truffle Festival in Sussex in November 2022 → https://trufflefestival.co.uk/You can contact Paul via Twitter @SummerTruffle or visit his website: https://plantationsystems.com/🎁 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙚𝙂𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚: 7 Truffle Hacks To Turn Your Dog Into A Truffle Hunting Machine - 👉 https://truffleforager.com🍄 ABOUT TRUFFLE FORAGER
----------------------------------------------------Hi, my name is Ben Sweet (aka The Truffle Forager) I'm 33 and live in the UK with my partner Danni and my truffle dog, Buddy. I'm the co-founder of The UK Truffle Festival and The UK Truffle Dog Championships and I'm totally obsessed with foraging for truffles and mushrooms and dog scent training. I'm on a Quest to hunt and feast on truffles and document that journey with you on this channel. I also host the Truffle Forager Podcast where we interview real truffle hunters, dog training experts, and foraging enthusiasts. On the show, we talk all things truffles, dog training and foraging.👋 FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA 👋----------------------------------------------------📸 INSTAGRAM: @TruffleForager🐦 TWITTER: @TruffleForager⏰ TIKTOK: @TruffleForager💧 FACEBOOK: @TheTruffleForager----------------------------------------------------LEARN MORE @ www.truffelforager.com1 hr 30 min - NATE SCHOEMER - Master Dog Trainer Talks Scent Detection, Truffle Dog Training And The Science That Will Help You Succeed!
In this video podcast episode, I talk to master dog trainer, Nate Schoemer about truffle dog training, scent detection training and many other foundational principles to do with dog training including; free shaping, obedience training tips, positive punishment, rewarding your dog and much more.
Please consider leaving a review of the podcast on iTunes if you're enjoying this content (it helps a lot, thanks).Nate has a fantastic YouTube channel, which you should definitely check out. His dog scent training video series are amazing and I highly recommend them.If you enjoy this episode, let me know in the comments and I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have.Join the Truffle Forager email community - 👉 https://truffleforager.com... PLUS when you join the newsletter you'll also receive a nice FREE Gift from me 🎁00:00:00 Introduction00:03:09 Who is Nate Schoemer? - His dog training background00:19:32 Nate’s decision to start YouTube00:22:32 Ben’s passion for truffles and dogs00:27:22 Scent Detection00:35:30 Positive Punishment and the Four Quadrants of Operant Conditioning00:40:55 Correcting your dog the right way00:49:15 Search and Rescue dog training00:50:50 Rewarding your truffle dog00:54:50 When to start scent detection work with puppies01:02:29 What should you reward your dog when it finds truffles?01:06:25 Physical cues and putting behaviors on command01:09:16 Teaching the indication when truffle dog training01:10:50 When should you move your dog training into the field?01:12:39 Shadowing an experienced truffle dog01:18:30 Rushing your dog training progress01:24:00 What is free shaping in dog training?01:38:00 Repeating the command multiple times🍄 ABOUT TRUFFLE FORAGER 🍄Hi, my name is Ben Sweet (aka The Truffle Forager)I'm 33 and live in the UK with my partner Danni and my truffle dog, Buddy.I'm the co-founder of The UK Truffle Festival and The UK Truffle Dog Championships.I'm totally obsessed with foraging for truffles and mushrooms, dogs and self-improvement.I'm on a Quest to hunt truffles and document the journey with you on this channel.1 hr 43 min - JESPER LAUNDER - UK Mycologist Talks Truffles, Fungi Foraging and DIY Medicinal Mushrooms
In this podcast interview, I talk with mycologist and herbologist, Jesper Launder.
Jesper is a super knowledgeable guy and also shares a particular fascination with truffles. We cover a wide range of mushroom-related topics including, 90 species of truffles found in the UK, how to spot the signs of truffles in your local village or park, medicinal mushrooms and how to prepare your own, and a lot more besides.
2 hr 7 min - ADAM HARITAN - Learn Your Land, Endo and Ectomycorrhizal Fungi, Maitake Prep and Boiling Your Mushrooms
In this podcast interview, join me and the founder of Learn Your Land, Adam Haritan as we discuss his journey into foraging and mushrooms and a lot more besides. We dive into tree identification and its importance to the forager. We get his view on invasive species and how he views them... Maitake mushroom prep and also boiling your mushrooms instead of frying them... who knew!
I was very grateful to speak with Adam, and his knowledge and enthusiasm for wild foods is infectious.
I hope you enjoy watching and listening as much as I did talking to him.
Check out more from Adam here 👉 https://learnyourland.com
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1 hr 29 min - JULIE STOPFORTH - Inside The Life of A REAL White Truffle Hunter
Welcome to this Episode of the Truffle Forager Podcast, where it’s my job to chat with Truffle Hunters, Mushroom Experts and Enthusiasts from around the world and tease out their stories of Inspiration and Wisdom with you... helping you to deepen your connection with mother nature.
Special guest: Julie Stopforth
Since 2015, Julie and her family have been hunting for white truffles professionally in an undisclosed location in southern Europe. A retired truffle hunter took them under their wing and was able to give them the key information to get started truffling. Now they sell the white truffles they find direct to the consumer in 24 hours from ground to table to maximise freshness and quality.
Julie's website: https://pelagaggia.com/
YouTube: Pelagaggia Truffles - The Ultimate Truffle Guide
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1 hr 23 min - MELISSA WADDINGHAM on Truffle Hunting Without Dogs, Finding Extinct Truffles, and Much Much More
Welcome to this Episode of the Truffle Forager Podcast, where it’s my job to chat with Truffle Hunters, Mushroom Experts and Enthusiasts from around the world and tease out their stories of Inspiration and Wisdom with you... helping you to deepen your connection with mother nature and your dog.
Special guest: Melissa Waddingham
Since 2011, Melissa has been a professional truffle hunter in the UK. Together with her dogs, she respectfully and sustainably hunts for truffle mushrooms. She's a student of forestry and woodland management, which has, along with her quest for truffles, developed a profound respect in her for the associations between truffles, mushrooms and the woodlands they can be found in. 10 years ago, she later turned this passion into a career, launching her mushroom foraging business; Truffle and Mushroom Hunter. For anyone interested in truffles, Melissa does it all... from leading truffle foraging courses, training truffle dogs, carrying out woodland surveys and collaborating with landowners to nurture environments for truffle cultivation. She's a member of the British Mycology Society and sat on the board of the Professional Foragers Association for several years.
You can visit here website http://truffleandmushroomhunter.com/
Instagram and Facebook @TruffleAndMushroomHunter
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1 hr 46 min - GARETH RENOWDEN - UK Expat and Author of "The Truffle Book" Shares His Story Growing Truffles In New Zealand
Welcome to this Episode of the Truffle Forager Podcast, where it’s my job to chat with Truffle Hunters, Mushroom Experts and Enthusiasts from around the world and tease out their stories of Inspiration and Wisdom with you... helping you to deepen your connection with mother nature.
Special guest: Gareth Renowden
Despite being a photographer, writer, magazine editor and publisher, over the last 25 years Gareth Renowden has turned himself into a truffle grower. Born and raised in the UK, Gareth now lives in New Zealand on his farm, Limestone Hills, based in the Waipara Valley (near Christchurch on the South Island). His truffle farm is unique in that, they are the only farm in New Zealand to produce four different speicies of truffle. His award winning book on truffles, The Truffle Book, is a perfect introduction into the pleasurable and mysterious world of truffles. He’s a truffle grower because he likes eating them, and perhaps he’ll explain why… ;-)
You can learn more about Gareth by visiting https://limestonehills.co.nz/
Also please follow him on Twitter and on Instagram @grenow
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1 hr 46 min - JAMES FEAVER - on Finding Massive English Truffles and Working With Truffle Dogs
Welcome to this Episode of the Truffle Forager Podcast, where it’s my job to chat with Truffle Hunters, Mushroom Experts and Enthusiasts from around the world and tease out their stories of Inspiration and Wisdom with you... helping you to deepen your connection with mother nature.
In this first episode, James Feaver is our special guest, where he talks about finding massive english truffles and shares some great tips for training your truffle dog, and much more.
More about James:
Since 2012, James has been the owner of The English Truffle Company - where he not only sells truffles to Michelin star chefs, private individuals and truffle dealers but he also sells truffle inoculated trees, unique truffle hunting experience days and much more. James and his truffles have been featured on Radio 4, BBC News, ITV, a host of newspapers & magazines including The Guardian, Financial Times, CountryFile and the Great British Food magazine (just to name a few)... He's also been featured on an "Insider" video series titled "21 Jobs You Probably Never New Existed" as well as a "Business Insider" video all about Truffles, which went viral and now has more than 14M views. Also, James and his truffles have been used on a number of special occasions over the years, including a dinner cooked at the 2020 BAFTA awards.
Learn more about James at: www.englishtruffles.co.uk
Follow him on Twitter @EnglishTruffles
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About The Truffle Forager Podcast
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On this podcast, we talk all things truffles, foraging and dogs.
Helping you connect to nature and deepen your relationship with your canine companion.
Hear from experts and enthusiasts as they share their inspiring stories and bits of wisdom with you.