At least here in Italy, it is something like 30 (thirty) years that someone claims to know how to farm (black) truffles (through this or that "new" procedure an

At least here in Italy, it is something like 30 (thirty) years that someone claims to know how to farm (black) truffles (through this or that "new" procedure and/or "scientific finding") but at the end of the day the only money that changes hands is the actual cost of the plants (and the expenses for planting and irrigation) that is paid by the farmer. It is not at all clear (to me) what the partnership provides, seemingly (just like all the others before them) they do sell the actual plants and delay to when the farmer get the profits the payment of their "training" and "ongoing assistance". Their UK company sells also single trees online (which you can also conveniently pay via PayPal): http://plantationsystems.com/shop/ http://plantationsystems.com/shop/ It is an interesting investment, considering how global climate change in only 35.7 (please note the .7) years will make Spain unsuitable for growing truffles: http://plantationsystems.com/climate-change-truffle-supply/ http://plantationsystems.com/climate-change-truffle-supply/ >However, within just 35.7 years for Spain, the climate will fall outside of the known parameters for truffle fruiting. P.S.: BTW I would have expected, if not fact checking, as if it was difficult to check Dr. Paul Thomas linkedIn page, at least to doubt that someone that is 35 in 2016 was: >working on his Ph.D. in 1996