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CRRA2021

The Tentative CRRA2021 Program is now available for viewing. Please note that more information will be added in the coming weeks.  All scheduling is subject to change.

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lundi 16 août 2021 à 14:30–16:00 PDT add to calendar
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Session Description

We get it.  Most jurisdictions have been overwhelmed thinking about collections and edible food recovery, and are just now realizing that procurement requirements are real and they're going to be a really big lift.  Given the lack of availability of 1383-eligible RNG and electricity from biomass, most jurisdictions will have to rely on compost and mulch to meet procurement targets. Beyond financing procurment of these materials, finding the space to apply compost and mulch every year is a challenge all its own.  This session will attempt to make SB 1383 requirements clear, and achievable.  This session will NOT present an overview of the requirements, but instead provide tools and strategies that your city can use to contribute to procurement requirements directly by your city and, indirectly, through direct service providers.  Attendees will also learn about one innovative method to help jurisdictions meet the requirements, while helping to support carbon farming and climate goals.

Speakers

Michele Young, County of Santa Clara
Title

Senior Management Analyst

Speaker Biography

Michele Young has worked in agriculture and solid waste industries for over 30 years, and currently works for the County of Santa Clara.   She has applied her BS in Agricultural Business, and a Master’s in Environmental Science to diverse programs including large scale organics collection and composting; home composting and sustainable landscaping; energy from organics; recycled water; and storm water management.   Michele recently returned to solid waste management to be part of the SB 1383 transition and is now living the adage: be careful what you wish for!

Abstract Title

Preferred Practices for Procurement Policy

Speaker Abstract

Michele Young has worked extensively on developing compost and mulch specifications, as well as marketing strategies with public and private agencies.  In this session, attendees will learn about the procurement strategies being employed by the 15 independent cities in Santa Clara County, as well as the procurement policy samples that were reviewed to inform local decisions.  This multi-layer case study will provide examples and strategies for developing procurement specifications, policies, and ordinances that meet 1383 procurement requirements.

Kelly Schoonmaker, StopWaste
Title

Program Manager

Speaker Biography

Kelly is a Program Manager at StopWaste working on compost and mulch market development, carbon farming, management of the agency's rangeland property, and SB 1383 implementation, specifically procurement. Her interest in organics started as a child with a back yard compost pile that was frequently visited by a pair of ducks. She is a licensed landscape architect, with a degree in ecology, and is a proud graduate of the USCC's Compost Operations Training Course.  Her favorite mulch is screened overs, pit bulls are her favorite dogs, and her least favorite thing is inert contamination.

Abstract Title

Innovative strategies to meet your procurement target

Speaker Abstract

How are we going to pay for it every year, and where are we going to put it every year? With finite green space and budgets, cities are struggling with how they will meet SB 1383's ambitious procurement targets. Large cities have the highest targets and the least green space, and while small to mid-sized cities might have an abundance of areas suitable for annual compost application, they may not have the budget or staff to apply it. This session will cover the nitty gritty about meeting procurement requirements, and discuss different strategies to leverage partnerships with direct service providers to make city budgets go further and provide more opportunities for compost application.  Tracking systems, agreement templates and other tools will also be presented.  Note: At the time of this writing, it is not known which strategies will be acceptable to CalRecycle--so this presentation is likely to be as much about what you can't do as what you can't.

Anthony Myint, Zero Foodprint
Title

Director of Partnerships

Speaker Biography

Anthony Myint is Co-Founder of Zero Foodprint, a 501c.3 leading public-private collaborations in California and Colorado to scale agricultural climate solutions. ZFP is the winner of the 2020 James Beard Humanitarian of the Year Award, as well as the 2019 Basque Culinary World Prize. Anthony is also the Co-Founder of the award-winning restaurants Mission Chinese Food (NY Times Restaurant of the Year - 2012, Bon Appetit Most Important Restaurants in America) and The Perennial ("The Country's Most Sustainable Restaurant" - Bon Appetit). 

Abstract Title

How cities can support carbon farming and meet procurement requirements

Speaker Abstract

Anthony Myint of Zero Foodprint (ZFP) will present Restore California, a public-private collaboration with CARB, CDFA, and the CA RCD’s, which offers solutions for jurisdictions who are interested in meeting SB1383 procurement targets while implementing beneficial regenerative farming (carbon farming) practices.  In conjunction with the Restore CA program, ZFP can help governments operationalize their Climate Action Plans, as well as fulfilling their SB1383 requirements, by facilitating and crowdfunding the transportation and spreading of compost onto farms and ranches with the highest sequestration potential.  Anthony, will provide examples of how regional governments can work with ZFP to mobilize private sector funding for carbon farming projects, including the purchase of compost from regional governments.

Moderator

Kimberly Cook, Agromin
Title

Central/Northern California Business Development Manager

Moderator Biography

Kimberly’s manages Agromin’s business in Central and Northern California. She fosters sustainable partnerships with, and provides solutions to, strategic partners throughout the region. She manages the company’s composting facilities in the North, markets the finished products, and inspires others to compost and cool the planet. From humble beginnings as a 4-H student teaching composting to her community, she went on to serve 6 years as a Naval Officer, before coming full-circle to rejoin the industry of organics recycling. Kimberly is an active member of CRRA, serves on the SWANA board, and is very involved in the agricultural community.

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