Locals Share Green Action

Vanessa Robertson is currently the Executive Co-Director of Envirolution which works with teachers and students, K-12 for "youth leadership development, and community outreach programs centered around energy efficiency, sustainability, and Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) career development."

Over the years Vanessa has used her environmental studies degrees to work with environmental non-profits and a community garden project to create a cleaner and greener community both in Northern Nevada and Monterey, CA.

Josie, originally from the Midwest, traveled to Reno, NV to participate in the Americorp program and ended up making Northern Nevada her new home.  After Americorp she went on to found a non-profit called Urban Roots.  Now working as a Montessori teacher, she looks back and shares the story of how she took her university education, Americorp training, and Permaculture training and used it to create something wonderful to share and inspire a love of organic, sustainable farming with children in the community.

Tanner Petrilla has been working as a farm intern at four different organic farms learning what works best with various growing conditions, types of crops, and holistic land management methods.

Kasey Crispin shares her and her partner Zach Cannady's successful 1.5-acre, organic no-till farm north of Reno, NV.  They share how they live their green values to care for people and the planet as they supply nutrient-dense food to northern Nevadans while equally caring for nature and the soil on their farm. 

Rebekah Stetson has worked in her Northern Nevada green community as a connector, leader, passionate activist, and as an organic farmer. She has been practicing advocacy at a local, regional, and national level in a variety of areas including organic agriculture, public health, environmental protection, and wildlife habitat.