After years of fundraising, planning, and building, the new agroeducational centre infrastructure at the Roulant farm in Senneville is almost ready to fulfill its purpose. This means that, in lieu of our usual community open house celebration in July, we will instead be hosting you, the community at the farm for the official inauguration of the centre! Mark your calendars …
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Plantons Terasses Roy!
Kick off spring at the Roulant with a community planting party, Plantons Terasses Roy on Thursday, May 28th from 2 to 6 PM. Give us a call at 514-284-9335 to volunteer at this event and help get it all rolling in the gardens – or just drop by to meet this summer’s agriculture team, buy solidarity priced seedlings, play fun garden games …
Transitions in the Meals-on-Wheels team
The sun is finally shining to brighten our days, and with spring comes some changes to the Santropol Roulant meal delivery team. Team manager Béatrice will be taking a sabbatical for the next six months, thanks to an innovative policy at Santropol Roulant designed to support employees in their personal projects and professional development. Béatrice is utilizing this policy to …
Welcome (and welcome back) agriculture workers
This season, the farm and urban agriculture program are welcoming new agriculture workers; Jez, Nadia, Lucy and Cleo. New farmhands Jez and Nadia will be facilitating volunteer shifts, pulling weeds, and harvesting beautiful fresh vegetables at the farm all summer long, while Lucy and Cleo will be joining the Roulant doing the same in our three urban gardens. Jez is …
Volunteering at the Roulant Farm
It’s official: spring is back, and so are agricultural volunteer shifts at the Roulant! As part of the Roulant’s mission of creating a more inclusive and just food system, we call on volunteers to help cultivate the Ferme du Roulant‘s 3-acre plot of agriculturally zoned and organically certified land in Senneville. This will be the first season in which the …
Volunteering in Urban Agriculture
It’s official: spring is back, and so are agricultural volunteer shifts at the Roulant! This is your chance to get involved in social agriculture with community impact. To kick off the season, we’re organizing a bilingual volunteer information session on Monday, April 20th at 11am with a special focus on the agricultural programs. Sign up here. You can find information …
AGM 2026 Recap
On April 26th, more than a hundred Roulant members – Meals-on-Wheels clients, representatives of partner organizations, past and present staff, volunteers, and donors – gathered together for the Annual General Meeting (AGM) to elect a new Board of Directors for 2026. The evening was also marked by an exceptional Korean-inspired meal courtesy of the kitchen team and a special announcement …
How to access the Carte Proximité
If you are a resident of the Plateau Mont-Royal and are looking for more affordable access to fresh, local food, the Carte Proximité program might be for you. The Carte Proximité, a project of Carrefour Solidaire CCA, is a food voucher program that allows participants to shop at accredited local food stores and markets that are committed to sourcing from …
Community sector strike
Following the initiative of community groups in Shawinigan, we invite you to join the “Le Communautaire à Boutte” strike, which will take place from March 23rd to April 2nd. The aim of this service strike is to put pressure on the provincial government to: These demands are directly in line with the values that drive Santropol Roulant: mutual aid, solidarity …
Community Bonds: Join the Adventure!
For more than ten years, the Ferme du Roulant has been educating and inspiring Montreal communities by providing organic agricultural and educational programs that pass on the knowledge and practices of small-scale farming. Today, Santropol Roulant is taking the next step with its agroeducational centre, which began construction in 2025 and is already 85% complete, nearly ready to welcome its first visitors. This unique space will bring together production, education, …
AGM 2026: You’re Invited!
Santropol Roulant officially and warmly invites you to this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on March 26th. Every year, we host the AGM to elect our Board of Directors and to invite our community to look back at last year’s activities and see what’s to come. We can’t wait to see you and celebrate all that we’ve been able to …
AGM 2026: Presentation of Candidates
We are excited to introduce to the community 4 skilled individuals who have applied to fill the 3 open seats on the Roulant’s Board of Directors in 2026, keen to oversee its governance and further its mission. You’ll also recognize a familiar face among them: Noémie, who is standing for re-election after her initial two-year term. Below are the profiles …