About

Emily Jubenvill grew up on the North Shore of Vancouver, and Bowen Island. Spending weekends exploring tide-pools and studying biology at the University of Victoria, Emily had intended to make a career in marine biology. A second-year environmental science class that deconstructed the current state of environmental and social issues of North America’s food system sparked in Emily a deep interest in sustainable agriculture. Soon after, she made the decision to transfer to Royal Roads University’s environmental science program in order to gain a deeper knowledge of the science behind the planet’s environmental issues with the hope that she could apply this to her new found passion in food systems. While at Royal Roads University, Emily discovered her inner geekiness for all things related to climate and oceangraphic science. She hopes to pursue a Masters degree somewhere in this field sometime soon.

While at Royal Roads University, she got her hands dirty in her first community garden plot. This was the first time she had been able to grow her own vegetables, and was hooked!  Fast-forward two years, and Emily is the Community Gardens Coordinator for the Vancouver Public Space Network; spending her free-time helping community groups start gardens across the city.  She has started a community garden in her hometown, Bowen Island, and also participates in a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program on one of Bowen Island’s historic farms. She currently lives in Vancouver’s West End, and grows most of her own vegetables in a windowsill container garden and a community garden plot at Nelson Park.

In the Spring of 2008, Emily entered 3rdwhale.com’s Greenest Person on the Planet Contest. Her ecological footprint score put her in the Top 10 Contestants for Canada; after the voting finished she placed second in the world. Emily enjoyed participating in the contest, and feels she was successful in it because of her ability to communicate how she lives her life, and why she cares about the environment in a positive way that was easy for people to relate to and be inspired by.

At the conclusion of The Contest, Emily was offered a job with 3rdWhale.com, and now she manages 3rdwhale.com website content, and organizes outreach campaigns like the PodMob. Emily is also a co-founder of Small Feet Inc., which is a carbon and sustainability consulting firm. Through her work, Emily follows her passions in community outreach, communication, and consulting.

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