While you might encounter some of the veggies from the farm of Santropol Roulant in the meals-on-wheels recipes, in the organic baskets or at the Farmers’ Markets, you rarely have the opportunity to touch the soil where they grow. Community farm day is your opportunity to visit the farm, enjoy the calm of the countryside and discover the secrets of organic agriculture on the island of …
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Tomato sale
PRICE: 3$/lb 35$/flat (15 lb) To get your tomatoes, please fill the form to make an order. When we have enough tomato, we will give our customers a call. The pick-up location is on Thursdays at the Farmer’s market from 4:00pm to 7:00pm at our office on 111 Roy East, between Coloniale and De Bouillon. First one to order, first one to …
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Garlic Sale
PRICE: 11$/lb and 10$/lb for basket partners Please fill the form to make an order. When the garlic is ready, we will give our customers a call. The pick-up location is on Thursdays at the Farmer’s market from 4:00pm to 7:00pm at our office on 111 Roy East, between Coloniale and De Bouillon. First come, first serve!
Seed library Resources
To accompany the inauguration of the seed library here at Santropol Roulant, we’re launching a new webpage with seed saving resources! On our Seed Library Resource page, you will find more information about what a seed library is, our seed catalog, some basic biology, and links to how to collect and store different kinds of seeds. Despite being still under …
The Terrasses Roy is alive!
As all our gardens slowly reach their peak of production, we’d love to have you join us in the Terrasses Roy for info sessions on How to Harvest. In these workshops, we will walk through the gardens and speak about what is ready to harvest directly in the Terrasses Roy. We will also cover topics surrounding Crop Planning, How to …
Outdoor Film Screenings in the gardens
Join us on our rooftop garden this month for outdoor film screenings! We’ll be moving aside our self-watering containers and setting up a mini theatre to share some ground-breaking documentaries related to the ethics of agriculture. Come out to get cozy and learn more about the politics of our food systems. Also, our space is now wheelchair accessible. And, all …
Recipes from the Roulant: Tomato Gazpacho
Have you seen our huge tomato and garlic sale? Nothing beats a cold, light and refreshing summer soup during the hotter months of the year. Why not try this delicious Tomato Gazpacho soup by Ricardo Cuisine. Make sure to fill out this form to receive your garlic and/or this form to receive your tomatoes! The pick-up location is on Thursdays at …
Santropol Roulant is Hiring: Farm Hands Wanted!
We’re looking for temporary full-time help at our farm in Senneville to finish off our agriculture season at the end of October. Do you have an interest in farming? Do you like working outdoors? Do you live in the West Island, or perhaps you’re looking for short-term summer work? If you answered yes to even some of these questions, we’ve got …
Success and Assured Accessibility – Rue Fermier 2018
*** Make sure to fill out our survey at the bottom of the blogpost There were so many smiles and lovely people at last week’s Rue Fermier event on July 19th, we can still feel the good vibes in our space this week. Perhaps it is because our goal this year has been officially achieved; that everyone has access to …
In the media, urban gardens at the farm
On Thursday, July 19th, the morning of Rue Fermier, CTV news and Métro Journal de Montréal attended the press conference that occurred on the second-floor terrace. The press conference inaugurated the accessible rooftop gardens, giving people with all levels of mobility access to the urban agriculture program. As many of you might already know, an elevator was built in March …
community farm day 2018
While you might encounter some of the veggies from the farm of Santropol Roulant in the meals-on-wheels recipes, in the organic baskets or at the Farmers’ Markets, you rarely have the opportunity to touch the soil where they grow. Community farm day is your opportunity to visit the farm, enjoy the calm of the countryside and discover the secrets of organic agriculture on the island of …
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Reminder: Plastic bags
At the Roulant, we are always in need and in search of plastic bags. If you have any lying around at home collecting dust, and want to give them a second life, please come by to see us at 111 Roy St. East. The reason for this is that during meal deliveries, we sometimes have to leave our fresh and delicious …