Truffle Farming

yes, but my point was that no one had done it before and the native type of Irish snail is not normally edible.
 
Hi Peanuts

From time to time people tell me that they have a fantastic internet idea. I listen patiently and tell them it's nonsense. Their response is always the same "But people thought that Facebook was nonsense. Facebook succeeded. Therefore this is a great idea."

The vast majority of internet ideas are nonsense and fail.

I am worried that you are giving support to a mad idea.

The conditions in Ireland are not favourable to truffle production. There is no history of it here. It is a ten year project.

There is no comparison with snail farming. It would have been clear within a short while whether that was going to work or not. I have no idea whether she had to buy the land or not, but it was a risky venture. But she was probably able to manage the risk.

Brendan
 
I'm not giving support to a mad idea. What I did say, is that other people with out of the box ideas have succeeded and what I also said is what I would say to anyone with a business idea, reach out to your local LEO for advice.

Incidentally, other people are doing this in unlikely places

Truffles worth up to €900/kg grown in Ireland for first time - Agriland.ie

Black truffles - one of the most expensive ingredients in the world - have been successively cultivated in Ireland for the first time ever.
www.agriland.ie

Welcome - The English Truffle Company

The English Truffle Company sells truffles from southern England as well as running unique truffle hunting days and dog training workshops.
www.englishtruffles.co.uk

Périgord black truffle cultivated in the UK for the first time

The Mediterranean black truffle, one of the world’s most expensive ingredients, has been successfully cultivated in the UK, as climate change threatens its
www.cam.ac.uk

Truffle economy: how a UK scientist sniffed out a culinary opportunity

The prized fungus has has long proved difficult to grow outside its natural habitat — until now
www.ft.com
 
Turns out that the Irish climate is perfect for truffles...

Irish truffle hunters: The secretive harvesters looking to unearth a small fortune

A new documentary, The Truffle Hunters, follows a group of professional foragers as they search the damp forests of Piedmont for tuber melanosporum, or winter black truffle.
www.independent.ie

This guy leases existing farmland and enhances the naturally growing truffles.

“Irish truffles used to be very poor — only 20g, very small, with no smell or taste,” he says. “We have spent a fortune developing them over the past decade. We use organic natural ingredients in powder form as a fertiliser to enhance the mineral content of the soil around the trees where the truffle nests occur naturally. It takes 10 years for a large truffle to develop. Year by year, the size, quality and flavour of the truffle improves. It is a very slow process, like watching a child grow.
 
Thanks everyone for all the responses. It has been very interesting to read and get people's opinions. I appreciate all the feedback. I will do more research.
 
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