Stefano Daza Arango was born in Venezuela and migrated to Canada as a refugee when he was six. During his time in college at the University of Rochester, he studied and worked for various organizations that took him to some amazing places like the Amazon Rainforest, Southern Africa, and the Galapagos Islands. Stefano currently lives in Alpine Wyoming and works for the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance as the Development and Communications Coordinator. He recently started a new venture that is taking local composting to a whole new level. Stefano Daza Arango is the Worm Cowboy. In this episode, Stefano shares the life-altering events that led him and his mother to seek a new life in Canada. He goes into where his passion for conservation came from and how it led him to Wyoming. Stephan and Stefano talk about all that goes into composting and how the Worm Cowboy is changing how we compost locally. Find out more about The Worm Cowboy at TheWormCowboy.comFollow The Worm Cowboy on Instagram @thewormcowboyThis week’s episode is sponsored in part by Compass Real Estate, the region's largest and most dynamic real estate company in the valley. For more information and to view current listings visit COMPASS.com or at @compassjacksonhole

Support also comes from Teton County Solid Waste and Recycling, announcing the new commercial Curb to Compost Program for restaurants and other commercial food waste generators. More at TetonCountyWY.gov or at @RoadToZeroWaste.JH on Instagram

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