A huge welcome to Jenny and Tristan who join our Board of directors! Jenny brings her expertise as a human resources advisor to contribute to Santropol Roulant’s mission of using food and agriculture as tools bringing together the Montreal community. Tristan joins the family serving as a board member at the Roulant, and will use this opportunity to learn from …
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Community Crowdsourcing Session
Join us on Wednesday February 20th starting at 6:15pm at the Roulant for an opportunity to help shape the future of the organization! We want to hear from the community about your visions and needs for the right strategic directions in the years to come. Your input is invaluable to making a better community for all. Snacks will be provided.
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Workshop : LEARN HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN SEEDLINGS
We’re launching our Urban Agriculture Workshops for 2019 with our annual seedlings workshop. Learn how to start your own seedlings indoors before the warm weather arrives. This workshop will be in-part theory and part hands-on. Participants will go home with their own trays of seedlings to get their seasons started. Please note that the same workshop will be offered twice, both will be bilingual. When: Tuesday, February 26th OR Wednesday, March …
Kitchen workshop: Tibetan cuisine
We’re back for the 2nd workshop of the year in the series Recipes from our community, where we invite the members of our community of all ages to share their recipes and culinary successes. Tenzing, community member and returning Recipes from our Community workshop facilitator, will share with you some of her favorite Tibetan recipes. When: Wednesday, February 27th from 5 …
Free workshops by The Zero Waste Project
We would like to invite members of our community to a series of free workshops hosted in our kitchen by The Zero Waste Project with support from la Génératrice, an initiative of Forum jeunesse de l’île de Montréal (FJÎM) and Concertation Montréal – CMTL Add a little sunshine and warmth to your daily life by learning to cook simple and …
Volunteers and workshop participants related to urban agriculture: we want your opinion!
We have put together a small survey to better understand our community related to our urban agriculture program and especially to be able to always better improve the activities that we propose to you in connection with our urban gardens! It will only take 3 minutes of your time to fill out the online form right here. It is also …
WOMEN, TRANS* & FEMME DAY AT SANTROVELO
On the last Saturday of each month from 1pm-4pm, our community bike shop SantroVélo hosts a Women Trans* Femme (WTF) day. We welcome people who identify as female, transgender, non-binary, femme, genderqueer, trans-masculine, trans-feminine or feel that their socialization or treatment as a woman, transperson*, &/or femme has impeded their participation in bicycle mechanics. If you self-identify as such, you …
PLANNING YOUR 2019 AGRICULTURE SEASON!
Although we have just experienced our first big snowstorm of the year, it is good to warm up by thinking about your next gardens! Here are some tips from Marie-Anne, the manager of the urban agriculture program, to help you plan your new garden. Step 1: FIND YOUR GARDENING OBJECTIVES! Is it more for pleasure, such as greening your yard …
Thank you for your contribution in 2018
It’s hard to believe another year has flown by. To close off 2018, we send a very big thank you to the many partners and donors — individuals, companies, organizations, institutions and foundations — who generously contributed to food security and social inclusion through donations, grants, in-kind gifts and partnerships. We could not have done it without your immense support! As a donor or …
Urban Agriculture Workshops for 2019
Whether you have planned to do more gardening in 2019, or want to learn more about our food systems or simply dream about growing your own tomatoes … Our series on urban agriculture workshops for the general public is made for you! Whatever your motivations, it’s the beginning of a new year and, with it, our ideas to prepare you …
Film screening “Sortir du désert” & discussion
What: Come and discover this short film “Sortir du desert”, produced by SUCO Solidarity Union Cooperation and L’OEUVRE LÉGER with the partnership of Funambules Medias, co-directed by six young people from the CJE Southwest with the help of Josué Bertolino, seasoned director. In a nutshell, it’s a film featuring young adults from South West Montreal who are wondering about the …
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The beekeeping collective is recruiting!
Are you passionate about all things bee related? Do you want to make a lasting impact in your community by saving the bees? Santropol Roulant’s Beekeeping Collective is seeking new volunteers to build a collective that will keep our urban hives healthy and happy! How to Apply? Attend one of two open house workshops being offered at Santropol Roulant for …