2011 Oregon Truffle Foray
2nd Annual!
Info And Registration
Where:
To be held in 2-3 Locations near Salem, Oregon (mainly all private land)When:
Friday Night February 4th, Saturday 5th, Sunday 6th, 2011Update as of 12-24-2010: Only 4 spots left! Hurry and register today!
Come and join Chris Matherly, for the 2011 Morel Mushroom Hunting Club Member's 1st Truffle Foray. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity so make sure you register immediately, as it will be on a first come first served basis, and limited to the first 15 registrants
. Bring your dog and train him if you like! You will get hands-on experience in the technique of harvesting truffles! The utmost care will be taken in our harvest methods, and on the environment! It is also very important that we harvest only "ripe" Truffles. We go by the rules and any permits that are needed is included with your registration fees. Quite a learning experience! Best of all- taste a special mushroom dish enhanced by the taste of these truffles!Update!!!
Newly added activities on this trip will include a trained search and rescue dog that can find ripe truffles! There will also be a special presentation on truffles given by one of the top truffle experts in the country! There will be wine sampling and truffle cooking demonstrations, and many other interesting things on this trip..
Optional Mushroom Dinner at Jack and Chris Cerzecki's Restaurant!
Skip holds a Black truffle he was lucky enough to find under his first tree! He attended the 2010 Truffle Foray!
Above were found at the 2010 Truffle Foray!
The 2010 Truffle Foray group! Two trained dogs helped find the truffles!
Three distinct and edible truffles that were found at the 2010 foray...
Oregon White truffles
Oregon Black Truffles
Italian White Truffles can be huge!
Two main types of Oregon truffles are currently harvested in the state, the Oregon white truffles (Tuber oregonense) and (Tuber gibbosum). The while truffles are actually two of the three species that fruit at different times of the year, but are often sold as the same truffle
.What is included?
* Friday Night Meet and Chat at the Hotel.
* 1 1/2- Days of guided Truffle hunting.
* Lunch and drinks for Day One.
* A very nice Morel Club T-Shirt, "I Dig Truffles".
* A DVD movie of our foray and events.
* A Truffle presentation /
Questions and answers/ slideshow, snacks!* And best of all- A Steak and Mushroom Cooked-Out Feast! with A Sampling of one of Chris' Unique Pasta/ Fettuccini Alfredo and Truffle Recipe on Sunday.
* Assistance with Camping/ Park Lodging/ or finding a Hotel.
Email me if you have any questions about this event.
Dogs are sometimes trained to hunt them!
Photo Scrapbooks:
2008 Chanterelle Foray - Georgia
2008 Matsutake Foray - Washington State
Newsletters:
Newsletter April 2006
Newsletter April 2005
Newsletter May 2005
Truffle-Infused Pasta!
An appetizer with Truffles!
Deadline for registration: January 25th, 2011 (full payment must be received by this date)
Costs:
Per Person Cost- $225.00
To Register, please call me on my cell! 478-318-2794Or you can click link below and register online with a Visa or Master-card Through Paypal.
Prices: (Covers costs of facility rentals/ food/ T-Shirts/ DVD's)
Discounts for multiple persons! Best value!
If interested, I would be glad for you to just call me and I can answer any questions and register you right over the phone! 478-318-2794
Requirements: Simply be a current member of the Morel Mushroom Hunting Club-
If you want to attend and are not a member yet, simply click the button below, fill out the join form, and I will immediately process your membership. Then come back to this page and make your payment below through Paypal, and you are registered! If mailing in a check, you will need to email me, and I will call you and get details over the phone! See you in the WOODS!
You can mail a check, but Paypal is preferred. If mailing a check, email me first to let me know your situation, so that I can go ahead and get you registered. I must have your telephone number so that I can call you.
Questions? You can call me on my cell at (478) 318-2794, or email me.
This event will book rapidly so I urge you to not delay and register now!
