Christian Scott, Urban Agriculture Apprentice Although I like to grow food, I am primarily interested in the link it has with community building. Working in the urban agriculture program is a great summer job: you sweat, work hard, and meet lots of people. It’s the perfect mix of community organizing, development, and getting your hands dirty. I completed my undergraduate …
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Thanking Our Spring Partners
As the summer is now in full swing, we’d like to take a moment and thank all the individuals and organizations who have helped us through donations, grants, in kind gifts and partnerships between April and June. These contributions allow Santropol Roulant to pursue our mission, and help our vibrant community to grow and flourish. Thank you!
A Successful Monthly Giving Campaign!
This spring 28 new monthly donors signed up to the Roulant Roots, our monthly giving program. Thanks to our new donors, we have gone from receiving $1949/month to $2623/month. With these funds, we can subsidize 125 fresh meals for individuals living with a loss of autonomy, filled with veggies we grow, and delivered to the clients’ doorstep by caring volunteers. Monthly giving …
Dill Pickle Workshop!
Do you dream of making yummy local veggies into savory pickles? Not sure where to start? We’ll help you get going! Come learn the basics of vinegar pickling with our food preservation team in our community kitchen. When: Tuesday July 26th, from 6:30 to 9:00 pm (pardon the erroneous date in the newsletter!) Where: Santropol Roulant, 111 Roy street East …
Cherry Jam Workshop
Do you dream of making yummy local fruit into summery jam? Not sure about where to start? We’ll help you get going! Come learn the basics of jam making with our food preservation team in our community kitchen. When : Wednesday, July 13th, from 6:30 to 9:00 pm. Where : Santropol Roulant 111 Roy street East, Montreal Who : Anyone …
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Stories of Santropol Roulant – Ruth
Ruth – meals-on-wheels client I am from New York and I moved to Montreal in 1992. I was born in the South Bronx but lived in different parts of New York as I grew up. I worked at the Saint Vincent Hospital for a while as a student nurse, but decided that nursing wasn’t for me. For some time, I …
News from the Farm & Recipe
June at the Farm From your farmer Clémence There has been very little time to stop and appreciate the landscape, fresh strawberries and yummy greens at the farm lately. June is one of those months where field preparation, weeding, plantings, greenhouse seeding and harvest collide. But last night, I was worried that the wind gusts might pull the anchors that …
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Rue Fermier – Seeking Volunteers !
Hello volunteers! Our community picnic event will take place July 21st and we need your help to ensure the success of this day! So come by lend a hand, then stay for the party and enjoy the activities. Volunteer tasks before July 21st Decorations (boards, banners and other fun stuff to make the street look great) Handing out flyers Food prep and …
Invitation to Rue Fermier
We invite you to come celebrate FOOD – PEOPLE – COMMUNITY and the Roulant’s 21st birthday with a community picnic and block party. This year, the third edition of our summer community celebration: Rue Fermier, will take place in two steps. The first one will be a community picnic where volunteers, clients, neighbors and others are invited to join us …
From the Roof to the Sidewalk – A Growing Installation at the Roulant
Hello handypersons! ‘From our front door to the sidewalk’, is a new summer project to extend the Roulant and its roof garden beyond the building into the 2 parking spots out front. This timing coincides with an opportune invitation from the city to create a green space on Roy. Invitation: Makers – we need you! Experienced carpenters and gardeners are …
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The New Crew
You may have noticed that over the past few months our newsletters have been riddled with job postings and internship offers. Now it’s time to meet the fabulous folks who have brought a fresh wave of energy and inspiration over the past several weeks. All of their bios can be found on our Staff page. The Urban Agriculture (UA) team: …
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Stories of Santropol Roulant – Laurine
Laurine – Volunteer I am a political science student on exchange from France for six months. It’s the first time that I have been away from Europe, but I decided to come to Montreal so that I could try courses in urban planning at the Université de Montréal. I chose to study political science because it allows me to touch on …