Source: Lydian Bernhardt Averitt, GREENSBORO NEWS & RECORD, 9/20/21

 The trouble with truffles — the pricey, edible soil fungus synonymous with nose-to-the-ground dogs and flavorful dinners in five-star restaurants — is that they’re hard to grow. Soil and water conditions must be managed. The weather must be moderate. The tree host must be in good health. If it’s too hot, too wet, too dry, too cool, or any of an assortment of more nebulous conditions that even experts can’t always pinpoint, they won’t grow. With so much effort — and money — required to get into the truffle business...

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