Farm Report Links

This week's Farm Report recommendations for further reading are: A discussion of the Fibonacci Numbers in nature. The Tournesol Guerilla's known as Brussels Farmers. Here, I get you started on a search of the International Vegetarian Union Recipe Pages. Just enter "Sunflower" in the search window on the upper left of the page. And a sunflower recipe page from about.com.

Pollution Report

All of this week's items on the Pollution Report and more can be researched further on the DEQ website.

9/8: DEQ seeks comment on proposed permit to construct and Tier II air quality permit for Woodgrain Millwork, Nampa.

9/15: DEQ seeks comment on draft guidance on point of use drinking water treatment systems in Boise.

9/15: Public comment period extended on draft wastewater reuse permit modification for the Amalgamated Sugar Co. operation northeast of Paul. The draft permit modification would allow year-round irrigation of wastewater at the sugar beet processing facility.

9/25: DEQ is seeking public comment on a draft partial-permit regulating radioactive waste storage and closure activities at an Idaho National Laboratory (INL) facility. The draft partial-permit outlines the procedures for storage of calcined solids and closure of its Calcine Solids Storage Facility.

Andrea Alday's Vegan "Fish" Pate Recipe

This week's Sagebrush Variety Show Farm Report on dill references a recipe for a vegan "fish" pate, which was used as the vehicle for the Sagebrush Players to taste their dill. Here is the recipe from Andrea Alday (host of RadioBoise's Snow and Thunder show):

1 lb firm or extra firm tofu, drained
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh dill leaves
juice of 1 lemon
1 T capers, rinsed and drained
1/2 sheet sushi nori, crumbled
salt to taste

Put all the ingredients into a food processor, reserving a small chunk of the tofu (about 1/4) and process till the tofu is creamy. Season with salt as desired. Add the remaining tofu and buzz till worked in but small pieces remain. Chill in refirgerator and serve cold with raw vegetables, bread, crackers, etc.

Character Profiles: Linden and Marteline

This week on Ukiah Digby for Coroner, opponent campaign managers Linden Cuttown and Marteline Mascarpone finally meet face to face. Despite their mutual distaste for each other's politics, they have something in common: they are both Trekkies -- oops, no, Trekkers. And yes, the numbers Linden rattles off to denote which episodes Q appeared in were actually researched by... us. This theme is present throughout the series, so if you have a background in science fiction, there are lots of details to look out for! The inspiration for Linden and Marteline's characters are political consultants James Carville and Mary Matalin. Carville was Clinton's campaign manager and Matalin was deputy campaign manager for Bush W, and since they were both doing exactly the same job for different people, it's really no surprise that they eventually got married. Oops--I hope that doesn't spoil the suspense of our story.

Red Trees

In this week's Voyage to the Bottom of the Barrel, the Gratzbys observe and comment on the red pine trees. Kelli explains it's a result of heat stress and says she read about it on the NASA website. Here's a link to that report.