Climate Workshop: Season That Food
Climate Workshop: Season That Food
Date & Time
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
1:30PM – 3:30PM PT
Location
Embark Studio (SUB 1310)
About the event
Join us for a beginner-friendly workshop on growing organic herbs at home!
Are you interested in gardening at home but don’t feel like you have the space, tools, or experience to get started? Living in a dorm, apartment, or other small urban space doesn’t mean you can’t grow healthy and flavour-packed food right at home.
Growing at home is not only easy but affordable, reduces food waste, and brings fresh flavour to everyday cooking. Having accessible ways to grow and prepare nutrient-rich food is especially important as we face a climate crisis that continues to impact our food systems. So let’s ditch those expensive, store-bought herbs that always seem to spoil overnight and learn a few simple tricks for growing long-lasting, re-harvestable herbs instead!
Get ready to:
- Explore how herbs and spices make experimenting with flavour easy and accessible
- Make your own herb salts and lemon balm tea packets
- Pot chives that you can take home and continue growing
- Leave with the knowledge and skills to start growing at home, on your own
Whether you’re interested in gardening, cooking, saving money on groceries, reducing food waste, adding more flavour to your meals, or all of the above, this workshop is designed to make growing at home accessible and practical for everyone, regardless of gardening experience. By learning simple ways to grow, use, and enjoy food at home, we can take small steps toward more affordable, sustainable, and equitable food practices.
AGENDA
- Welcome & Grounding
- Presentation: How to Grow Herbs at Home
- Q&A
- Hands-on Activity
- Lemon Balm Tea Packets
- Sage, rosemary, oregano herb salts
- Potting chives
- Closing
Land ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This event takes place on the unceded homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and kʷikʷəƛw̓əm (Kwikwetlem) Nations.
ABOUT THE FACILITATORS
Pablo Vimos (he/him)
Meet Pablo
Pablo is a dedicated garden educator whose work cultivates both green spaces and young minds. With a focus on teaching children and youth how to grow food, care for garden beds, and create habitats that support local wildlife, Pablo brings ecological learning to life. Since 2015, he has served as the Garden Manager for Embark Sustainability, where he leads hands-on gardening programs for students at Simon Fraser University, grows fresh produce for Embark’s community kitchen, and oversees a range of community-driven initiatives. Passionate about sharing his expertise, Pablo finds joy in helping others take their first steps into the world of gardening.
Marie Haddad (she/her)
Meet Marie
Marie is an SFU graduate student and Coptic Egyptian who serves as the Director of Engagement at Embark Sustainability Society, where she develops and leads inclusive, community-focused initiatives. Before taking on this role, she spent five years as a student organizer dedicated to advancing equitable and sustainable education, uplifting marginalized communities, and championing intersectionality, anti-oppression, and anti-racism. As the inaugural VP of Equity and Sustainability at the SFSS and a former SOCA Executive, Marie helped drive landmark joint campaigns such as the creation of the Black Student Center, 15 Black Faculty Cluster Hiring initiative and SFU’s multi-million-dollar fossil fuel divestment campaign. She also led B.C.’s first unanimously passed policy on Palestinian Liberation and BDS at the SFSS, which was later adopted as a bylaw.
In her Master’s research in Communication Research for Social Change, Marie is committed to documenting and preserving the histories, stories, and organizing legacies of marginalized communities at SFU, ensuring their contributions are remembered and accessible to future generations. She remains deeply committed to building strong communities and fostering transformative change.
Event Accessibility
Embark Sustainability events are free and open to Embark members which includes Simon Fraser University undergraduate and graduate students, as well as Embark Associate Members.
This event will be held indoors at the Embark Studio, room #1310 of the SUB Student Union Building (SUB), SFU Burnaby. Please review the following accessibility details:
- Attendees are free to opt in and opt out of activities as suits their needs throughout the event, including exiting and re-entering the event space.
- The event space is wheelchair accessible.
- All-gender and wheelchair-accessible restrooms are located on the same floor.
- We welcome all gender identities and expressions.
- We provide access to a quiet space for personal meditation, reflection, or prayers.
- The event space is a tree nut and peanut-free zone
- The event space is a scent-free zone.
- Unfortunately, we are unable to provide ASL interpretation at this time.
We strive to make our events accessible to as many of our community members as possible. If you have accessibility needs you’d like to share, please contact our Director of Engagement at engagement@embarksustainability.org.
Health & Safety
Participants who register are agreeing to release Embark Sustainability Society from any liability related to COVID-19. Masks are optional but encouraged.
Community Agreement
By registering to attend this event, you are agreeing to be respectful when listening to and communicating with others, and be mindful of the space you are taking up amongst your peers.
Embark Sustainability does not tolerate violence or aggression against others on the basis of race, ethnicity, place of origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious affiliation, or ability. Please also refer to people using the introductions they provide and do not assume pronouns/gender/knowledge based on someone’s name or appearance.
If these agreements are broken by someone, we will have to ensure the safety of our community members by removing them from the event.
Questions
If you have any questions about this event, please contact our Director of Engagement at engagement@embarksustainability.org.