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Name
Trevor Probert
Title
Program Services Specialist, StopWaste
Bio
Trevor Probert is a Program Services Specialist at StopWaste in Alameda County. He facilitates StopWaste's public workshops on composting and carbon farming, partners with urban farms to support on-site composting, and coordinates soil testing to gather data on carbon farming practices. He has worked as an elementary school garden teacher, classroom teacher, and landscape contractor, and has bachelor degrees in Geography and Environmental Science and a master's degree in Education.
How local government can support carbon gardening: education and partnerships
StopWaste is a public agency in Alameda County that provides outreach to residents on the benefits of compost and mulch. Trevor will share the agency's experience educating the public on carbon farming through an array of partnerships with community groups, urban farms, cities, and other public agencies. Efforts range from working with urban farms to provide soil testing and on-site composting technical assistance, hosting public workshops at urban farm sites to educate home gardeners on soil health, encouraging new working relationships with non-profits through grants and events, and engaging citizen groups already invested in sustainable gardening and composting with city efforts codified in Climate Action Plans. StopWaste's partnership with the Alameda County Resource Conservation District (RCD) provides an additional layer of support for urban farms as well as the creation of the agency's own Carbon Farming Plan, and the StopWaste Environmental Educator Training (SWEET) expands the agency's capacity for outreach by creating an active group of volunteers to educate residents.
How local government can support carbon gardening: education and partnerships
StopWaste is a public agency in Alameda County that provides outreach to residents on the benefits of compost and mulch. Trevor will share the agency's experience educating the public on carbon farming through an array of partnerships with community groups, urban farms, cities, and other public agencies. Efforts range from working with urban farms to provide soil testing and on-site composting technical assistance, hosting public workshops at urban farm sites to educate home gardeners on soil health, encouraging new working relationships with non-profits through grants and events, and engaging citizen groups already invested in sustainable gardening and composting with city efforts codified in Climate Action Plans. StopWaste's partnership with the Alameda County Resource Conservation District (RCD) provides an additional layer of support for urban farms as well as the creation of the agency's own Carbon Farming Plan, and the StopWaste Environmental Educator Training (SWEET) expands the agency's capacity for outreach by creating an active group of volunteers to educate residents.
