The Low Density Lifestyle Out at Sea, Part 1

This is the last week for this series on sustainable/green living, and for this last week I have one last 3-part interview.

During this series, I’ve interviewed the actor and environmental activist Ed Begley Jr., and the author of the best-selling book No Impact Man, Colin Beavan.

This week I have an interview with people, although not famous, that have something really great to discuss.

They are Andrea and Karl Matson-Dekay, they are old friends of mine, and I thought it would be cool to hear from them because of the life they are living.

They are living a Low Density Lifestyle out at sea.

Andrea and Karl, along with their two boys, Casey, age 16, and Patrick, age 11, have been living on their sailboat for the last 5 years.

They hail from Southern CA, and one day 5 years ago they sold their house, bought a sailboat and set off to sail. For the first 1 1/2 years they actually stayed in California, living in Northern CA.

But for the last 3 1/2 years they’ve been out to sea and primarily living in Mexico.

They live a simple lifestyle and a sustainable one. It’s fascinating to hear of how they do it, and how they got away from the rat race to live, not an alternative lifestyle, but a sane lifestyle.

So listen today to part 1 of the interview, and come back this week for the next two parts. You will be thoroughly inspired to take stock of your life and wonder how you too can live a simple life, a sustainable life, a happy life, and ultimately, a Low Density Life.

You may not do it by setting sail and heading out to sea, but in your way you too can do it.

No Impact Man: An Exclusive Interview with Colin Beavan, Part 3

Today is the third and last installment of this 3-part exclusive interview with Colin Beavan, author of the book No Impact Man.

In case you missed the first two installments, here’s the link to them:
Colin Beavan interview, part 1
Colin Beavan interview, part 2

As you well know by now, No Impact Man, which has also been made into a documentary of the same name, tells the true story of Colin Beavan and his family’s experiment in making no impact on the earth for one year.

In this final segment, Colin talks about what it takes for people to develop a commitment to our planet; he further discusses his current environmental work and also talks politics.

I hope you have enjoyed this entire interview. See you next time.

No Impact Man: An Exclusive Interview with Colin Beavan, Part 2

Yesterday was the first part of this exclusive 3-part interview with Colin Beavan, the author of No Impact Man.

We continue today with the second installment. As I mentioned in yesterday’s article, No Impact Man, which has also been made into a documentary of the same name, tells the true story of Colin Beavan and his family’s experiment in making no impact on the earth for one year.

It’s an enlightening story, and also entertaining and funny, as the Beavan family learns to adapt to life without TV, electricity, taxis, take out meals, and consumerism.

Besides the positive impact on the earth that resulted from their experiment, Colin and family also found it transformed his life in many ways, from the physical – he and his wife’s health improved – to the spiritual, in that by curtailing consumerism, he was able to develop a greater sense of connection with others and a greater understanding as to what values in life were most important.

The story is such a fascinating one that Columbia Pictures has optioned the book in order to make it into a feature film.

In today’s segment, such topics discussed include:
***the beneficial health consequences of the one-year No Impact experiment, and how it has transformed his life since
***the general rules of the experiment
***his work with No Impact Project and how he’s integrating sustainable living education into high school and middle school class curriculum
***what he tells audiences as he speaks around the country
***what role technology plays in creating change and creating community

Enjoy this second installment. I’ll be back next time with the third and final part of the video interview with Colin Beavan.