The Roulant’s kitchen has been running at full capacity for several weeks now, exceeding our projections for 2024 by producing, with the help of our volunteers, around 140 meals a day for delivery, in addition to frozen meals for our community partners. This growth in the Meals-on-Wheels is part of a series of reflections and adjustments that began more than …
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The Roulant’s new strategic plan
We are thrilled to present Santropol Roulant’s new 2025-2028 strategic plan! This document was made possible thanks to months of diligent work: staff and board visioning retreats analyzing the successes and lessons from the 2020-2023 strategic plan, reflecting on who our services currently benefit and what should be prioritized in the coming years; feedback from the Roulant community and partners …
A Team in Rotation
As we transition from fall into winter, so too are the seasonal agricultural staff at the Roulant transitioning from field to new horizons. We will miss our beloved farmhands Frankie and Leda dearly, but we have exciting news: Evangeline is changing roles at the Roulant from Urban Agriculture Facilitator to Fundraising & Communications Officer while Katya is on maternity leave! …
Winter campaign: ’tis the season
Dear friends of the Roulant, The Roulant’s heart has been beating to the rhythms of Montrealers’ lives for nearly 30 years: graduations, new arrivals to the city, retirements, hospitalizations… and even that final transition towards end of life. Staff and volunteers are intimate witnesses to those Meals-on-Wheels clients living their last days in the comfort of their own homes. The …
Mushrooms galore in 2024
The Mycollective is one of five autonomous volunteer-led collectives at Santropol Roulant. We produce mushrooms for the Roulant’s kitchen and educate on all things fungi and spread our love of mushrooms – through production, experimentation, and teaching – to the greater Montreal community. This year, the Mycollective cultivated oyster mushrooms at the Rouland farm in Senneville. Harvests early in the …
Community Farm Day: Garlic Planting
Our final community farm day of the season will be taking place on Friday, October 11th! Join the farm team for a beautiful day of garlic planting, communal fun and delicious food. Bring food to share for lunch (optional – desert, snack, meal or drink), warm/rain layers, a water bottle, hat, and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty (closed shoes …
A bouquet of gratitude
Calling all agriculture volunteers from the 2024 season… that’s right, you! If you have volunteered at the Roulant’s farm and urban gardens, or have participated in any of the agricultural collectives in 2024, we warmly invite you to the 2024 agriculture volunteer appreciation party at Santropol Roulant on October 24th. Mark your calendars! There will be food, including dishes made …
The buzz with the bees
The Santropol Roulant Beekeeping Collective is a non-hierarchical group of volunteers with the values of care and self-directed learning that looks after the 2-3 hives of honeybees (Apis Mellifera) nestled in a corner of the rooftop garden at Santropol Roulant. This summer, 20 passionate members have been looking after the Rose and Tournesol hives (distinguishable by the designs hand-painted on …
Rue Fermier: The lowdown
On July 18th, the Roulant celebrated its 29th anniversary at Rue Fermier, an open house event showcasing the work of the programs and volunteer collectives. Basking in a perfect summer’s day, the Terrasses Roy were able to welcome over 400 people over the course of the evening. People enjoyed both sweet and savoury delights prepared with love by the kitchen …
Garlic pre-orders are now open
It’s almost the best time of year: farm garlic time! Our beautiful garlic has been harvested, cleaned, and trimmed and will be curing for the next few weeks. We know that the garlic-loving members of the community will be thrilled that the garlic heads are almost ready! Although the garlic will be ready in a few short weeks, you can …
Thank you Magali!
Dear Roulant Community, With a heart so full (it feels a bit heavy), I’m sharing with you that I’ll be leaving the team. At the end of the month, I’m off to Spain to complete a Master’s in Artistic Mediation for Social Transformation! This marks the end of 5.5 years invested in the wonderful world of the Roulant. With countless …
Récits du Roulant: a storytelling event
Join us for the second annual Récits du Roulant: a storytelling event! Don’t miss this opportunity to be swept into stories from an exciting variety of close friends of the Roulant. You’ll have a taste of the community’s past, insights into what’s new in our work in food systems and social inclusion, and an appreciation for how all of this …