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Planting Trees for Future Generations
It was the weekend that was …
My daughter called me on Friday night to ask if I’d go to the markets in the morning to buy some truffles, about $100 worth.
Saturday would be the first day of planting 350 holly oaks already inoculated with truffle fungi.
Given the early morning temperature, I quickly found the deli, and sure enough, they had fresh truffles that had just arrived that morning from a well-known truffle farm.
I asked for around $100’s worth. Two small truffles (maybe twice as big as chocolate truffles) were weighed.
Price?
One hundred and twenty dollars!
Gulp!
But this was no ordinary truffle purchase. This represented a remarkable occasion, a celebration of the future with truffle treats to share with family and hard-working friends, as well as planting trees of hope for the planet.
We all need to cling to hope right now!
