Photo Gallery Margaret Townsend (right), Luca (center), harvesting Tuber melanosporum Newtown Truffiere, KY Spore amendment trenches. Newtown Truffiere, KY Truffles marked for harvest in Newtown Truffiere, KY Ideal truffle depth in a Truffiere in Newtown, KY Half-pound of truffles discovered by Luca in a Truffiere in Newtown, KY Tuber melanosporum and other truffles harvested during the holidays, and guarded by Luca. Ken Fry and daughter Audrey Fry holding first truffles (T. borchii) at Homer Fry orchard. Pre-dawn pressure bomb readings in a truffle orchard. Soil coring for DNA turns up a truffle in a T. borchii hot spot at Bella Vista Farms in Idaho.