Come help out at our annual intergenerational sugar shack outing! Join staff, volunteers and meals-on-wheels clients on Thursday, April 27th for this maple syrup feast at Érablière Charbonneau, located just 45 minutes south of Montreal. There will be lots of laughter, fresh air, and (hopefully) gorgeous sunshine to enjoy together. To make this event possible, we’re seeking volunteer support in the following areas: Client buddies: Each of …
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Stories of Santropol Roulant – François-Xavier
For me, there’s something magical, or even spiritual about composting: it’s the wheel of reincarnations turning; the warmth of the sun that was stored in plants, freed one last time in a pile of compost as it heats up; the odour of finished compost that promises fertility for a garden… After a few deliveries and volunteer shifts in the kitchen, …
SantroVélo’s Annual Spring Bike Tune Up is Back!
On Saturday, April 29th, SantroVélo (our community bike shop) will hold its annual spring Tune-Up event. This is a great chance to fix up your bike and support the Roulant! When: Saturday, April 29th from 12:30 – 5:00 pm Where: In the alley next to the Roulant at 111 Roy East At this event, volunteer bike mechanics offer a basic check-up (brakes, shifting, bottom bracket, headset, wheel …
Recipes from the Roulant: Vegan Chili
We are happy to bring you our fourth recipe in the new series Recipes from the Roulant! These monthly recipes allow you to get to know the different kitchen-related activities of our organization. In this post, we share with you a recipe from last month’s Recipes from the community workshop: Vegan chili. Recipes from our community is a series of volunteer-led cooking workshops that was launched …
Kitchen workshop: Korean cooking
We’re back for the 11th 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. Mie, a community member, will share with us some of her favorite Korean recipes as well as teach us how to prepare delicious fermented foods. When: Wednesday, April 19th, from 5:00 …
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Seedlings 101 Workshop
We’re kicking off this year’s Agriculture Workshops with our annual indoor seedling-preparation workshop. Come and learn how to start your own seedlings, including the 1001 details that will help your seedlings grow strong, and ensure a fruitful gardening season! Please note that the same workshop will be offered twice, both will be bilingual. When: Tuesday March 28th, OR Monday April 3rd, both from 5:00 …
Agriculture Workshop Series 2017
Are you eager to deepen your knowledge of agriculture and hone your gardening skills? This year we’re happy to reboot our educational urban agriculture workshop series that will equip you, our community members, with all the knowledge and hands-on experience you’ll need to get your gardening growing green! As you may remember from our recent urban agriculture update, our hope …
Job Offer: Urban Agriculture Internships
Get your hands dirty with the Santropol Roulant urban agriculture team this summer! We’re hiring 2 students to care for our rooftop and campus gardens and support our intergenerational community of knowledgeable gardeners. Please note that, to apply, you must be a full time student (during the winter semester of 2017) and intend to return to full time studies in the …
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It’s time for seedlings!
Even though the ground outside is still frozen, we are already growing seedlings in the greenhouse at the farm, including onion, leek, tomato, herbs, and other cruciferous vegetables. At home, you can do the same on the edge of a sunny windowsill! Here are some tips and tricks for starting your own seedlings from our Farm co-manager, Samuel. Four key elements to …
Soil and Seeds for Sale
Spring is here! It’s time to get your garden on. Whether you’d like to grow your first batch of lettuce or a bumper crop of tomatoes, the Roulant General Store is stocked with all of the things you need to get going! What’s available? Come choose from 56 varieties of organic, locally produced flower and vegetable seeds from Ferme Co-operative Tourne-Sol ($3.50 per …
2017 AGM: Seeking volunteers
Help us make the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on March 30th a success! The AGM is Santropol Roulant’s most important governance event of the year, where our members elect the Board of Directors. Last year 143 members came out to vote! To make things run smoothly, we need lots of volunteer help prior to and during the AGM, so we are …
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Workshop: Italian Cooking
We’re back for the 10th 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. Maria and Betina, a community member and regular Meals-on-Wheels volunteer and her friend, will share with us some of their favorite Italian childhood recipes and show us just how easy and …