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		<title>Truffle mania</title>
		<description>Discuss Truffle mania</description>
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			<title>Oregon Truffles Unsustainable, for Now</title>
			<link>http://www.oregonbusiness.com/articles/113-april-2012/6953-truffle-mania#comment-2542</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I found this to be an excellent article on Oregon’s “emerging” truffle industry. However, as a recreational truffle harvester for the past seven seasons, I have seen first-hand the damage done to private and public property by unscrupulous people. This article, as well as Lefevre’s coauthored feasibility report, downplays this scourge on the industry. Most of this damage comes from commercial harvesters not harvesting in ethical ways. Meth-heads and commercial crews are there for one thing: to harvest as many truffles as they can, in the shortest amount of time, and with the least effort. Money is all that matters; to hell with ethics and the environment – as well as quality truffles. NATS, the Oregon Truffle Festival organization, the State of Oregon, chefs, and consumers share the blame for this atrocious act. As it stands right now, the Oregon truffle industry is unsustainable, and those wanting to promote (i.e. make money) this industry ignore this fact.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Michael Vaughn</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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