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 …
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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 …
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Gardening 101 workshop
Come join the next workshop in our agriculture workshop series, Gardening 101! In this workshop, you will learn everything you need to know to be a good gardener. Please note that the same workshop will be offered on two dates. Both will be bilingual. When: Friday May 26th AND Tuesday May 30th, both from 5:00 – 7:00 pm Where: Santropol Roulant, 111 rue Roy East Cost: 10$ – …
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Recipes from the Roulant: Spinach and feta pie
We are happy to bring you our fifth recipe in the new series Recipes from the Roulant! These monthly recipes allow you to get to know the different activities of our organization. In this post, we share with you a recipe featuring delicious greens that are being grown at our very own farm in Senneville and that will be available shortly in our Organic …
Workshop: Eastern European cooking
We’re back for the 12th 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. Yevgeniya, a community member and meals-on-wheels volunteer, will share with us some of her favorite Eastern European recipes! When: Wednesday, May 31st, from 5:00 – 8:00 pm Where: The Roulant’s kitchen, …
Seeking Your Used Supplies!
Every year, when it comes time to get our hands dirty in the soil, we take stock of our inventory of gardening gloves, rubber hoses, watering cans and pruning shears to see what needs to be replaced. We are seeking donations of the following supplies to help us maintain our urban and peri-urban agricultural sites: new or used gardening gloves …
100 Mile Meal 2017
On June 11th, join us for a gourmet feast featuring ingredients grown within a 100 mile radius of Montreal! This fabulous fundraising dinner will be prepared using veggies from the Roulant farm, in collaboration with chef Étienne Huot of La Récolte. Come celebrate the start of the growing season and support the Roulant community. When: Sunday, June 11th 2017 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm Where: …
Job Offer: Meals-On-Wheels Coordination Internship
Here’s a chance to work with our client members and volunteers, learn about the daily operations of our Meals-on-Wheels (MoW) program, and participate in our collaborative management structure. The MoW internship is an enriching way to spend 6 months at the Roulant! Read the document below for the full job posting. Please note that to apply for this position you must be …
Job Offer: Market and Food Accessibility Coordinator
As part of our work towards building a healthy, just and sustainable food system, the Roulant is offering for the first time a full-time position with the goal of improving the distribution of our farm’s produce to people with limited financial means. This person will develop and promote a variety of solidarity models to increase the accessibility of our produce, …
2017 AGM: A record community turnout elects new board members
On March 30th, Santropol Roulant’s headquarters was transformed for our 2017 Annual General Assembly (AGM). In total, 169 participants filled the room, including voting members (clients, volunteers and donors) and non-voting guests, to enjoy tasty food, to review the year behind us, and to select the next Board of Directors. Special thank yous Thank you to everyone who came out and contributed to the evening’s vibrancy and success. Your invaluable …