Farm co-manager Samuel Bergeron brings news from the farm in Seneville! With all the heavy rains this spring, many people have asked about its impact on the fields at the Roulant farm. Don’t worry, the farm was hardly touched! We had more rain than usual, but our schedule wasn’t affected much. Already our greenhouse is full of young tomatoes. Our caterpillar …
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Job Offer: New Kitchen Position open for a Social Entrepreneur!
Apply now to join our team of kitchen co-management super-stars! We’re looking for a confident cook or chef to lead our community members in making preserves for sale, creating beautiful catering menus, and taking our social entrepreneurship programs to the next level. The application deadline for this position is Monday, June 26th at 9:00 am. The anticipated start date is early …
Volunteer Call-Out – Summer Celebration Picnic
Calling out to all our amazing volunteers! To celebrate the arrival of Summer, The Meals-on-Wheels program is hosting an intergenerational picnic on rue Roy on Thursday June 22nd, from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm. The event is intended to bring together our meals-on-wheels community for a day of sunshine, yummy food and live music, with a special focus on providing our …
Workshop: Colombian cooking
We’re back for the 13th workshop 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. Sergio, a community member, will share with us some of his favorite Colombian recipes! When: Wednesday, June 14th, from 5:00 – 8:00 pm Where: The Roulant’s kitchen, 111 Roy East Cost: …
Welcoming the newest members of the team
With the spring comes lots of change at the Roulant! We are excited to introduce you to the newest additions to the team. You can read about our entire team on the staff page. Thanks to Alex Tran for taking the beautiful portraits of our team below! Urban agriculture Jumping into the 2017 urbain agriculture season, you’ll see Anastasia (UA intern), Marie-Anne (UA …
Preserves on Sale Until end of June
You love eating Montreal-grown food all year long? Perfect! From now until the end of June 2017, all in-store preserve purchases are 25% off. Since a new harvest season will be upon us shortly, we’re eager to make space for new preserves and give back to our community. How does it work? Come into our General Store at 111 rue …
Calling all pick leaders for Les Fruits Défendus
Les Fruits Défendus is looking for motivated and autonomous individuals to lead our urban fruit harvests throughout the summer! Training dates: Wednesday June 7th, Saturday June 10th. Les Fruits Défendus is Montreal’s volunteer-led urban fruit harvesting collective. Our project connects local fruit tree owners with volunteer harvesters and in doing so helps to reduce food waste. What is a pick leader? Pick …
A super sweet intergenerational outing
Each year, members of Santropol Roulant’s community come together to celebrate the arrival of spring. This past April, the Roulant’s team invited our clients and volunteers to share a wonderful meal at Érablière Charbonneau. (Photos below!) On that sunny day, a group of close to 70 people headed to St-Grégoire in Montérégie form all corners of Montreal. There, a royal …
A big thanks to corporate volunteers from RGA and AOL
As part of our volunteer program, we offer unique team building opportunities to companies looking to provide their employees with meaningful experiences in the community. We recently welcomed two groups of corporate volunteers to help us out with our Meals-on-Wheels service. On April 21st, 7 employees from RGA came to lend a hand, delivering meals on foot and by bike to …
Cherry lovers, unite!
Sweet and sour cherries are on their way, and Les Fruits Défendus needs you to help save as many as possible this summer! Beginning this month, we will be preparing for the arrival of your favorite red fruit. Come join the team that helps make the cherry season possible! We are looking for collective members to help with pre-season planning. As a …
2017 Monthly Giving Campaign – Roulant Roots!
We are excited to launch our second annual monthly giving campaign – the Roulant Roots. No matter the amount you can afford to donate to the Roulant Roots, you can ensure that the Roulant community has access to good food and valuable connections throughout the year. Above: Watch a short video featuring two current monthly donors, reflecting on what the Roulant means to them. Thanks …
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Opportunities in Agriculture are coming your way!
Calling all green thumbs – our Agriculture Program will begin accepting volunteers for the 2017 season as of early June. This is a preliminary call-out to inform you of when and where volunteer shifts will be taking place and to gage your interest and availability for different tasks and shifts (ex: gardening, farming, markets). Whether you’re a current or brand new volunteer …