THE TEAM

WOODFORD TRUFFLES SA

We are a Farming Partnership Company, bringing together knowledge from around the world for the commercial agricultural production of The Black Winter ‘Perigord’ Truffle, Tuber Melanosporum, in the Southern African region. Fresh Local Truffles are available from our Cape Town office in season from June to August. 

THE TEAM

VOLKER MIROS. S.A.S.C   

The driving force, and person you should contact for all the low down on the Joint Venture Project in South Africa.The ‘Truffle Guru’ of South Africa.

PAUL MIROS. S.A.S.C   

Second in command, and in charge of advertising and marketing.

RIAAN VAN ZYL. (Bsc) Silviculturist. Arborialist,   

Our in-house forester, will give advice on pruning and tree health to maintain the condition of the truffle trees.

KATHI BULLARD
Truffle sales

ANGELA MIROS
Woodford Financial Director.

TONY FRITH
CA(SA) Accountant

SPECIALIST CONSULTANTS

PROFESSOR ALLESSANDRA ZAMBONELLI 
Mycologist.
Co-author of the Truffle Bible “Taming the Truffle”, Bologna University, consults and willingly shares all her secrets.

Dr. RONEL VAN ROOYEN
Mycologist – Our in-house consultant

Dr. RENEÉ PRINS
Geneticist.
Renee does all the DNA testing for Woodford Truffles to make sure only “Melanosporum” spores are used for inoculating our seedlings.

NURSERY TEAM 

BRIAN BULLARD
Farm & Nursery Manager

BEN ZIMRI
Staff Co-ordinator

DOG TRAINING TEAM

TREVOR & MARDA NORRIS.
Dog Trainers

PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT TEAM

CHEF GARTH STROEBEL

CHEF PAUL HARTMANN.
Associates in the Chefs Academy responsible for development  of truffle products for Woodford Truffles (Pty)Ltd

CONTACT
WOODFORD TRUFFLES SA

Harvest Season in Winter  –   from Late June through to August.

We are also bringing in European Truffles during Northern hemisphere’s season, our February

Contact our distribution office in Cape Town on 021 7901610 to be added to our mailer listing  and be the first to know when truffles are harvested and inn stock.