Santropol Roulant’s Senneville farm is located on the western tip of the Island of Montreal. The farm not only produces the bulk of our agricultural yield but plays an important role in educating Montrealers on the importance of organic and local agriculture. The farm is co-managed by Adam and Clémence, two passionate individuals who work tirelessly with farm staff and …
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Volunteer Knife Skills Workshop
Are you an active member of our volunteer community, such as for a collective, the urban or peri-urban gardens, or the Meals-on-Wheels program? If so this workshop is for you! Come join us for our monthly volunteer workshop. This September, our kitchen co-manager Jeremie will be sharing his knowledge about proper and safe cutting techniques as well as cooking up some yummy …
Beekeeping Collective Hosts Screening of La Reine Malade
Santropol Roulant’s Beekeeping Collective cordially invites you to a projection of La Reine Malade (the Ailing Queen). The film focuses on Anicet Desrochers, a Quebecois beekeeper and international authority on sustainable agriculture. The director, Pascal Sanchez, captured the work of passionate artisans in the quest to understand colony collapse and the effects it will have on beekeeping. Watch the trailer …
Thanking our farm volunteers
We are so grateful to have so many volunteers come and join us at our peri-urban farm in Senneville and at the organic basket drop-off. Every Monday and Wednesday morning, volunteers take the train to Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue station and take their bikes out to the farm. They come and help us harvest. It’s a precious exchange we have with them. It is always interesting to see …
Starting Seeds in the Fall
Did you have big plans to grow veggies this summer? It’s not too late! Fall is a great time to start seeds and certain vegetables actually prefer the cool nights. For avid gardeners, planting is not just a springtime activity. They often create a seasonal plan that involves seeding certain veggies on a weekly basis, so as to lengthen the …
Corporate volunteers: Thank you Morgan Stanley, AMEX, and LRMM
Throughout the summer, we were fortunate to have the help of several enthusiastic and motivated corporate groups. We would like to highlight three of them. In June, the Montreal office of Morgan Stanley sent us a total of 50 participants to help prepare and deliver fresh meals for our Meals-on-Wheels client-members, and to get their hands dirty in our McGill Gardens. …
Seeking Volunteers for Community Lunch
Calling out to all our lovely volunteers! We will be hosting a Fall community lunch for our Meals-on-Wheels client-members and would love your help. We are looking for gentle hosts, drivers/passengers, decoration aficionados and of course kitchen volunteers to make this gathering as warm and inviting as possible. The event will take place at Santropol Roulant, 111 rue Roy Est, on Thursday September …
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McGill Students on Wheels – Seeking New Executives
Santropol Roulant is seeking new McGill University student representatives to be in charge of the McGill Students on Wheels association beginning in September 2016. Another school year is around the corner, and our Volunteer Program is preparing for the arrival of many new student volunteers. McGill Students on Wheels is a student association that helps recruit volunteers on campus to help …
Katimavik internship opportunity at Santropol Roulant
Katimavik will be offering an Eco-Stage internship hosted at Santropol Roulant in the Food Preservation Program. Come work with Isabelle this fall to build your skills in canning, dehydration, lacto-fermentation, and volunteer coordination! You’ll contribute to building food preservation skills among members of the Roulant community, reducing food waste and allowing the Roulant to increase the volume of local food that …
Salsa Canning Workshop
Come learn to make preserves at Santropol Roulant! Salsa is a great beginner project as it’s fairly quick to prepare. It’s also a good way to learn all the steps of safe water bath canning. When: Wednesday, August 24th, from 6:30 to 9:30 pm Where: Santropol Roulant, 111 Roy street East Who: Anyone who would like to learn to make …
Stories of Santropol Roulant – Atabak
Atabak – Volunteer I moved to Canada five years ago from Iran. I didn’t know anything about Montreal at the time that I decided to move, not even that it was a French city. I chose to move to Montreal simply because I had a few friends here and when you immigrate to a new country and leave your family …
August Farm Update & Stories
From your farmer, Clémence. August has arrived! We are so impressed by how quickly the summer is unfolding. We welcome August to the Sennevile farm with a bittersweet feeling. It seems like just yesterday we were putting our greenhouse up. July was a very busy month, especially the last two weeks as we finished the last wave of seedlings and planting of storage …