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Here is a discovery of the latest news, initiatives, and relevant information regarding Laumont, the Spanish company specializing in truffles and mushrooms.

Marcos Morcillo: The Science of Truffles

Marcos Morcillo: The Science of Truffles

  Marcos Morcillo, who serves as the director of Micofora (Forest and Applied Mycology), provides an insightful look into the profound transformation within the truffle world. Leveraging three deca...

Elisa Megan, the new generation of trufficulturists

Elisa Megan, the new generation of trufficulturists

In a conversation that takes us to the heart of Spanish trufficulture, 23-year-old Elisa Megan shares her story. The daughter of a truffle grower, she tells us how her life took an unexpected turn,...

Searching for wild truffles with Alberto Pascual, a Laumont collector with over 30 years of trust

Searching for wild truffles with Alberto Pascual, a Laumont collector with over 30 years of trust

Alberto Pascual has been searching for wild truffles in Soria and its surroundings for over 25 years. For him, this profession is much more than a job: it's a calling he inherited from his father a...

Jaime Montaner: Secrets of a Laumont Truffle Farmer

Jaime Montaner: Secrets of a Laumont Truffle Farmer

Jaime Montaner is a unique truffle farmer. Truffles have always been his great passion, and ever since he was a young boy, he enjoyed going up into the mountains to forage for truffles. Today, he i...

Clemente, a life dedicated to truffles

Clemente, a life dedicated to truffles

Clemente Aliaga Hoyo is 77 years old and has been involved in the world of truffles for practically half a century. He knows all the secrets of this fungus that we adore so much, and he remembers v...

“As a professional mushroom hunter, what I appreciate most about Laumont is that they’re always there for you”

“As a professional mushroom hunter, what I appreciate most about Laumont is that they’re always there for you”

We could say that Rubén Monforte was practically born in a field of mushrooms. Nature has always formed a big part of Rubén’s life and, even as a young boy, one of his favourite things to do was to...