June Issue is Out!
Ultimate Green Home, Marin's Green Acres Shine in SF Hot Spots, a Rocker with Heart, Summer Suits and much more!
On our cover is the gorgeous and almost zero net energy (LEED Gold–certified) home of Kiki Goshay, photographed by Tim Porter. Writer Nate Seltenrich shares both Goshay's successes and challenges during the six-and-a-half year journey of building the ulitmate sustainable home. The article is a must read for anyone inspired to be part of the solution; Quest for Zero.
New in Town this month introduces 11 newish business in Marin. From the latest work out craze, to not one, but two new fresh juice business to keep us looking good when we shop at the uber hip Intermix at the Marin Country Mart. Speaking of fashion and fitness, we take a look at Marin's own yoga label, Zobha. Back to the green room with Mill Valley's Brad Sykes's answer to the super toxic surf boards he had been riding, breaking and buying for years. He and his brother-in-law have created a non-toxic, long lasting, surfboard that looks good too! Read about his technique in The New Wave. I'm adding a "Brad Sykes" SUP to my wish list! Now for what to wear on a SUP, at the beach (or pool) this summer, Veronica Sooley has handpicked her favorite suits of the season in Crazy for Prints. Planning to suit up in Tahoe? Book a flight on Marin's first airline!
You know that guy who lived in Maui back in the day – played music at the local bar, saluted the sun in his birthday suit and ended up playing music on stages around the world? That jump-first-and-trust-there-will-be-a-net guy. Here in Marin, his name is Jimmy Dillon. He's not only a popular musician, and music teacher, but he has also started an internationally known music camp for the next generation of musicians.
Heading into San Francisco for a delicious farm-to-table meal? We traced six ingredients back to their Marin county roots, literally the farms here in Marin that harvest much of the bay area's produce, cheese and artisan meats. My original title was Marin Produces, get it? However, greater minds converged and changed it to Marin's Bounty. Regardless of the name the message is clear -our farmers are appreciated by chefs and diners throughout the bay area. Looking for the lastest in wine releases, where to catch a festival in the wine country or an intro to a fun new sangria label, Calin Van Paris pulls together all things wine and spirits in this issue's Appellation department. Speaking of amazing food and wine – I loved Matthew Poole's first paragraph in his piece on how to forage for a meal in Tahoe in The Comfortable Caveman.
What is the opposite of Costco? If you’re thinking Whole Foods, try harder. Much harder. Instead of aisles, think trails. Instead of Smucker’s jam, picture wild mountain currants and gooseberries. Farmed salmon becomes whatever is tugging on your fishing pole. Frozen lobster tails? Uh-uh. Try fresh crawfish. Literally millions of them, scampering around the shallows of Lake Tahoe, so many you can catch them with two-liter soda bottles (true).
He also wrote and photographed his journey to Kenya, a place he'd like to return to soon as anyone's personal tour guide.
And last but not least, Laura Hilger's College Planning Guide is a humurous yet helpful look at how get prepared for sending kids off to the right college. Hint: it starts much earlier than you might expect.
Enjoy – and as always we LOVE feedback.
