I went to New York this past weekend, Rockaway Beach to be specific, to meet with Toby, also known as Clarance Tobias, or TocoToby.\u00a0 I first contacted Toby back in July.\u00a0 I’ve been trying to find more Trini\u00a0 partners for the Trinidad Bicycle Osmosis Project, and when I read his Workaway\u00a0 profile, about the work his foundation does with youth, sports, and the environment, I contacted him.\u00a0 He said Yes, he’s interested.\u00a0 He’s been in NY working for the summer, so not only did we get to meet in person to talk about the project, but he also hooked me up with a wetsuit, surfboard, and little surfing lesson through the surfshop where he works.\u00a0 (I don’t think I’ve ever even touched a surfboard.)\u00a0\u00a0 And, he let me interview him for the show. \u00a0 Toby shares about growing up in a rural coastal village,\u00a0 the role bicycles can play in rural areas in Trinidad, his passion for sport, and enabling youth to have some of the same opportunities that he has had.\u00a0 Tobiasfoundation.com<\/p>\n
So, we’re moving forward on the project together.\u00a0 We both plan to return to Trinidad in Oct\/Nov, and continue working out details from there.\u00a0 Toby has represented Trinidad and Tobago as a triathlete, and has connections in the biking community there.\u00a0 The plan is to ship bikes in the spring.<\/p>\n
The second half of the show is an interview with Serene Nembhard.\u00a0 Serene is going into her junior year at Hampshire College.\u00a0\u00a0 She is coordinating expansion of compost collection at Hampshire College, and came to visit Pedal People to share inspiration.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C’mon and compost, people!\u00a0 give it back to the earth.<\/p>\n
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I went to New York this past weekend, Rockaway Beach to be specific, to meet with Toby, also known as Clarance Tobias, or TocoToby.\u00a0 I first contacted Toby back in July.\u00a0 I’ve been trying to find more Trini\u00a0 partners for the Trinidad Bicycle Osmosis Project, and when I read his Workaway\u00a0 profile, about the work … Continue reading #165: TocoToby(TBOP), Serene Nembhard (HampshColl Compost)<\/span>