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Gingerhawk Construction Update – October 2019
Adam with our contractor Thad Vaughn of JT Custom Homes Hey friends. You may have seen the post we shared earlier where we introduced you to the 25-acre property we bought in Washington State called Gingerhawk Mountain Retreat. If you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to check it out to get up to speed.…
Read MoreIntroducing Gingerhawk Mountain Retreat – The Plan
Hey friends. You may have seen on Instagram that we’ve been sharing some sneak peaks and photos from the property we purchased in Washington State earlier this year, but today we’re going to be revealing a whole lot more! We’re going to show you how we plan to transform this space into a beautiful mountain…
Read MoreProtected Bike Lanes
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS | More According to the 2015 Urban Mobility Scorecard, in 2014, congestion caused 6.9 billion hours of travel delay and 3.1 billion gallons of wasted fuel, equaling a cost of more than $160 billion. Put another way, our cities need to build infrastructure that supports…
Read MoreLooking back at 2018: The Year in Sustainability
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS | MoreAt Live to Sustain we hope you had an amazing 2018! If you have not listened to any episodes yet, our last episode for the year, “Looking back at 2018: The Year in Sustainability”, is a great place to start. In this episode we…
Read MoreLife in San Diego – 2 Years Later
I can’t believe it’s been two years since I moved to San Diego after living in New York City for over a decade. I left New York at a time when I was really depressed, dealing with a difficult break-up, and searching for a new direction in my career and life. Two years later, I’m happy to report that things have worked out really well, and I’m loving life on the West Coast. I’m about halfway through the Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine program at Pacific College, newly engaged, and starting to feel more at home here in San Diego.
Read MoreThe interesting results from a year of meditation
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS | MoreAt the start of 2018 Laura and I set a goal to meditate everyday in 2018. Listen to our latest episode to see if we hit our goal. Everyone should give meditation a try. It is much easier than you think. At the end…
Read MoreThe Surprising and Innovative Secret Behind San Diego’s Drinking Water
Clean water is something we often take for granted, but the reality is that this is one of our most precious resources. Cape Town South Africa is in the midst of a water crisis, and faces the possibility of running out of clean water in 2019. Here in San Diego, California we import 85% of…
Read MoreInterview with Two Ponds Farm. From NYC to Wisconsin.
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS | More Have you ever wanted to leave the city to live in the country? Matt and Marissa of Two Ponds Farm did just that when they left New York City for a simpler life on over 60 acres in central Wisconsin. In our interview…
Read MoreA Colorful Walking Tour of Creative Tijuana
Colorful dancers at Festi Arte in Tijuana. Did you know that the Mexican border is only 20 minutes south of San Diego? You can apply for a SENTRI pass to expedite the drive across the border, otherwise you can expect long wait times to make the crossing. But there is also a pedestrian crossing that…
Read MoreInterview with Bassist Corey McCormick of Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS | MoreOur latest podcast features Corey McCormick from the band Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real. Corey talks with us about how he maintains his personal sustainability as a touring musician. As music fans it’s important we remember that the awesome music our favorite…
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