Can you say awesome? Last Thursday evening, from 5pm onwards, hundreds of food lovers, chefs, and community members turned out to celebrate good food and good company at our third annual Iron Chef. Hit the bottom of this post for the slideshow! — Things kicked off well at 5pm, with food and drinks flowing past appreciative palates, each bite or …
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Youth Food Group
The Youth Food Group ( YFG) will connect kids with food. Geared towards high school students who have a passion for food, the YFG will learn the ins and out of being in a kitchen, find out why it matters to know where our food comes from, and how to make healthy and delicious food choices. On the Menu: Food Systems: Where does food …
The Gazette: An Iron Chef competition where everyone wins
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Looking for Board Members
We are looking for three Board Members! Santropol Roulant’s 9-member Board of Directors is responsible for overall policy-making, general governance, and the supervision of our Executive Director. Like many Boards, the Roulant Board ensures that we are doing our utmost to be faithful to our mission. This doesn’t mean being involved in day-to-day tasks, but rather supporting the staff team in …
Press Release: Iron Chef
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 5th, 2012 Local Restaurants Go Head to Head in Support of Urban Agriculture Montreal — The battle of the beets is back as local restaurants face off in support of Santropol Roulant’s Urban Agriculture Program. The 3rd annual Iron Chef Competition will take place on Thursday, September 6 th from 5-10pm at the Edible Campus Garden …
Volunteer – Help us with our Facebook presence
Do you have Facebook skills? …and not just the friend-stalking kind? We’re working to improve our Facebook presence but —quite honestly— our day-to-day needs are limiting our capacity to give Facebook the attention it deserves. So… we’d love to get some support from a few volunteers who can help us put the social back into our media! We’re looking for support …
First Annual Froot Cup Champions Crowned!
A heartfelt thank you to all the teams that came out and braved the tropical heat and participated in the 1st Annual Froot Cup. We want to congratulate Telus FFC who narrowly beat the McKibbins team in the final to hoist the coveted Froot Cup trophy. In other announcements, the best cheer and best uniform awards both went to the Wyld Stallions. The …
Iron Chef 2012 – 1 part bucolic, 2 parts adrenaline
This is it! Our Iron Chef competition is back for a third year! It’s going to be huge! This year, six teams of chefs will have one hour to harvest fresh produce from our Edible Campus Garden and cook up a feast LIVE on location. Chefs from Rumi, Holder, Sala Rosa, La Khaïma, Fabergé, and a community team (Gabriel Couture and Cai Rintoul) …
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Ambassa-who? Dancing Dan
Dan Douek is the picture of a Santropol Roulant ambassador. Involved in all aspects of the Roulant, there’s nothing this guy can’t do. Check out how he organized the Reggae Jam Down in April 2012 to raise $900 in support of the Roulant. Name: Daniel Douek What is your connection to the Roulant? Long-time volunteer, former employee, donor, current board …
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Job Posting: Director of Urban Agriculture
The application period for this position closed on September 10th. Thank you to all of those that applied! Interested in shaping the future of Santropol Roulant? We are hiring someone to guide the continued development of our Urban Ag work. This is a unique opportunity. Please, check out the file below for more information and forward the job posting widely. Thanks! …
The Good Food Revolution: An Evening with Will Allen
Save the date! If you have even the slightest interest in urban agriculture, the following event is for you! Will Allen is a leading figure in the ever growing urban agriculture movement. Come hear him speak. Get your tickets now. What: The Good Food Revolution: An Evening with Will Allen Who: Will Allen is the author of The Good Food …
Film Screening: Grown in Detroit
“As a documentary about hope, the tenacity of the human spirit, and the silver linings in even the darkest of clouds, the Poppenks’ tale of The Motor City and its less-privileged residents is excellent, stunningly shot and well-devised.” Don’t miss your change to see Grown in Detroit under the stars and surrounded by lush greenery on our wonderful roof. The film is …