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Holiday Brunch: Seeking Volunteers!

Events, Seniors, Volunteering - Personal

As Christmas approaches, we are getting ready to host our annual Holiday Brunch for our meals-on-wheels client members, and there are many opportunities for you to get involved! The event will take place on Thursday December 8th from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, at the Roulant (111 rue Roy E.). This is by far the most popular event for our meals-on-wheels clients …

Sliding scale in the General Store

Food Preservation, General Store, Volunteering - Personal

Hello volunteers! Did you know that you can now purchase the Roulant’s preserved goods from the General Store at a reduced price?  We’ve implemented a sliding scale to make the Montreal-grown canned and fermented food that is sold in the General Store more accessible to volunteers on a restricted budget. This change will allow you to pay anywhere between 50% …

Volunteer workshops: Culinary improvisation

Community Workshops, Kitchen Workshops, Volunteering - Personal

Shout out to our Volunteer community (collectives, meals on wheels, food preservation etc.). We are organizing various free workshops for you! For the upcoming workshop, come learn how to improvise with ingredients and make a delicious meal without a recipe. During this Culinary Improvisation participants will work in teams to create delicious dishes that we will enjoy together after the workshop! …

Giving through Gifting

Food Preservation, General Store

We love local food and homemade gifts any time of year, but especially during the holidays! Here are a few items that are currently available in the Roulant General Store. They’re perfect for holiday gifts or to serve with a nice spread of cheeses or charcuteries; hello apple butter, chutney and ground cherry jam! Bonus: every purchase supports our work. …

The Gala was glorious thanks to you!

Events, Fundraising

Complete with magical performances, delicious food and friendly faces, the Enchanted Garden Gala on October 27th was a great success. Thank you for making this night wonderful and for supporting the work of the Roulant! Over 300 attendees joined us that evening for incredible live music and acrobatics, a beautiful spread of delicious food, an array of great prizes, and …

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Food Ecosystem Workshops

Collective - Compost, Community Workshops

Come deepen your knowledge of the agricultural and food cycle ecosystems. This series of workshops is the occasion to invite science to your table. Ecology, microbiology and genetics are on the menu! Francois-Xavier Dessureault of the Roulant’s Composting Collective, and biology student at Université de Montréal, invites you to explore food and agriculture through the eye of a biologist in …

Canning and Fermenting swap!

Community Workshops, Events, Food Preservation

Want to trade a few jars of your preserves or kraut for someone else’s? Here’s your chance!  The Roulant is hosting its first ever canning/fermenting swap as a part of our upcoming preserve and catering menu tasting 5 à 7 next Thursday, November 10th.  Yes, you’ll also have the opportunity to taste many of the Roulant’s homemade delights too! When: …

End of the season at the farm

Agriculture, Senneville Farm, Stories

An update from Clémence, Farm co-manager It has been another great season at the Senneville farm! Thank you to our incredible farm volunteers, and to those who embarked on the CSA adventure with us this season. Thank you for supporting local agriculture and your farmers! As a farmer, it is a real privilege to know the families and individuals who enjoy our produce. …

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Kitchen Workshop: Tibetan cooking

Community Workshops, Kitchen Workshops

We’re back for the 7th 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. Tenzing, a community member, will share with some of her favorites Tibetan recipes. When: Wednesday, November 23rd from 5pm to  7:30 pm Where: The Roulant’s kitchen, 111 Roy East Cost: By …

Stories of Santropol Roulant – Julia

Fruits Défendus, Stories

Julia, Les Fruits Défendus Collective Core Member Originally from Minnesota, I came to Montreal to complete my undergraduate degree in Cognitive Science and then my Master’s in Neuroscience. I didn’t know what I wanted to do for the longest time, but then I discovered these fields in a happy coincidence. I am really interested in human behaviour and motivation, as …

Countdown to the Enchanted Garden Gala

Events, Fundraising

Santropol Roulant’s Enchanted Garden Gala is just one week away! We are really excited to share more details about what’s awaiting you on Thursday, October 27th. Don’t forget to buy your ticket! Supporting the Roulant The Gala is not only an incredible evening of good food and fun; it’s also a great way to support the Roulant’s work: growing, preparing and delivering …