KLAMATH SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

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Our middle name is "Sustainable". What's that mean?

"If you make a decision and wonder how it will affect your children, then you are thinking sustainably."
Founder, Klamath Sustainable Communities

Take a look at this video:

Our brochure has some good words on the subject.

As one of its main thrusts, KSC is working to implement the Klamath 2020 Vision statement, which our members helped to develop. This statement contains a "Vision for Sustainability", which is a kind of working definition of sustainability.

This document also contains several sections that describe the directions in which we need to move in order to live more sustainably in the Klamath Basin. These include:

• Agricultural issues

• Energy issues (embedded in some of the other areas)

• Natural resources and the environment
• Sustainable or "Green" building
• Economics
• Transportation
• Urban water issues
• Solid waste issues

Newsletters

Our Winter, 2011 newsletter is now available. It (as well as previous ones) can be found here. Newsletters contain important regional and global news and tips on sustainable living. To subscribe to this free newsletter, click here. To suggest an item for the next newsletter, contact:

Coming Events

• Science of Food

  On January 26, 2012, from 4:00 - 7:30 PM, KSC and KOSS (Klamath Outdoor Science School) will present "The Science of Yeast in Food" at the Riverside School in Klamath Falls. This open house is an opportunity for grade-school teachers to learn easy ways to introduce food science in the classroom. Teachers will learn about --

  • yeast and its importance in breads and other baked goods
  • making sourdough pancakes
  • making several easy and nutritious toppings for pancakes

  Suzy Field, Charlotte Opp, and Leslie Lowe are providing the following instructional materials:

  • "What Would We Do without Yeast?" a teaching package about yeast in food;
  • Recipes for Pancakes and Toppings;
  • "Yeast Balloon Blowup," a handout describing an entertaining way to learn about yeast.

  For more information, contact

New Highlights

• Miscellaneous

  • A new section of 'local foods' books under 'Food/Bookshelf' (1/12, Food)

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