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Learning in the gardens: an invitation to youth educators

Agriculture, Urban Agriculture, Youth

School may be out for summer, but learning in the gardens never stops! While the urban agriculture team is busy now welcoming day camps including Camp Cosmos and Camp ARMP (Association Récréative Milton Parc), we’re ready to look ahead to the coming school year to ensure more youth of all ages can learn about and participate in the food cycle. …

Calm After the Storm: Rue Fermier 2023

Events

If we had to describe this year’s Rue Fermier in three words, we would say it was cozy, sweet, and a whirlwind. The huge thunderstorm and tornado warning on July 13 made for unexpectedly tumultuous weather, but the event happened as promised: rain-or-shine! Despite the storm, over 200 people of all ages and levels of mobility gathered in celebration of community, …

Summer Recipe: Strawberry Rhubarb Popsicles

Recipes

Popsicles have been the name of the game at the Roulant this past month, with the sweet frozen treat being shared with the community at Rue Fermier in July, and leftovers spilling over into the past few weeks to the delight of volunteers, community members and staff. While the primetime for strawberries at the Roulant farm has passed, some strawberry …

Plant Wisdom Workshops, Hosted by Diasporic Herbalism

Community Workshops, Events, Kitchen Workshops, Partners

Diasporic Herbalism presents their Plant Wisdom workshop series, a dream project led by Barbara Saldaña (she/they) and co-coordinated with Sapphire Woods (they/them). Funded by Chantiers Jeunesse, this 5-month program is built to connect folks who are at least second or third generation of immigrants, newcomers, and QTBIPOC in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal with our herbal and food traditions, despite many of us being …

Community Farm Day: Garlic Harvest

Agriculture, Volunteering - Personal

The high season is in full swing at the farm as we are inviting you to come get your hands dirty for the second Community Farm Day of the summer! This year again, the farm is opening its fields to the Roulant community for a massive group garlic harvest on Friday, August 4th! We look forward to having you, your family and friends …

Tics and parsnip poison: rules to follow while at the farm

Agriculture

Ticks and parsnip poison are gaining ground in Quebec. The West Island of Montreal is now considered an endemic zone, and the Roulant farm has proved to be affected by the presence of parsnip poison and the possibility of ticks. Parsnip poison, with its harmless flower-like appearance, is an invasive exotic plant that can cause epidermal reactions, often benign. The …

Volunteer in agriculture this summer

Agriculture, Volunteering - Personal

We’re approaching the mid-season rush, and need your help in the gardens and at the farm! Sign up now for one of our special agriculture information sessions and come lend a hand in the fields. AGRICULTURE SPECIAL WELCOME SESSION We will be talking about the history and goals of our programs, what to expect, and answer any questions you may …

Revisiting the Strategic Plan

Featured, Governance

Three years ago, we embarked on a new strategic cycle, shared with you in this plan. We’re well into the final year of the 2020-2023 timeline, and thought it timely to share our progress with a succinct summary of our achievements, illustrated by a few examples. It will give you, at a glance, an idea of our ups and downs. …

Revisiting Cultiver Terrasses Roy

Agriculture, Events

For the Cultiver Montréal Festival, Terrasses Roy reopened its doors (and gardens!) to celebrate the start of the gardening season together. From seedling sales to the distribution of free mulch and the dancing rhythms of LaFHomme, the event was a success for the Roulant community and neighbourhood! As we look forward to more events on the Terrasses Roy, we’d like …

Rue Fermier 2023: garden and community

Agriculture, Events, Volunteering - Personal

Join us on Thursday, July 13 for the 2023 edition of Rue Fermier! Santropol Roulant’s most anticipated event of the year, Rue Fermier is our annual open door celebration of community and agriculture. To celebrate the first summer season of the permanent installation of the Terrasses Roy, this year’s celebration will be held amidst the gardens in front of the …

The Question That Got Me Thinking

Featured, Fundraising, Planned Giving

Someone recently asked me how I wanted to be remembered, and the first thing that came to mind is “as someone who cared.” As a friend of the Roulant, you have an important impact on the food security and social inclusion of those around you, and likely care deeply about the impact of your life on others. You are a …

The Roulant’s Kiosque alimentaire / Friday Hang

Events, Urban Agriculture, Volunteering - Personal

Starting Friday, June 30, 2023, the Roulant will be hosting a weekly Kiosque alimentaire / Friday Hang on the public space of the Terrasses Roy. With the current context of disproportionately high food prices and eco-gentrification, which is putting citizens in the Plateau at increasing risk of financial precarity, food insecurity and homelessness, the Roulant’s agriculture and kitchen teams have …