Above photos by Alison Slattery Last Thursday, hundreds of clients, volunteers, supporters, staff and neighbours joined together to celebrate Santropol Roulant’s 21st anniversary. Complete with a community picnic and BBQ, live music, workshops, and tours of the organization, Rue Fermier was a fantastic success. (More photos below.) This event was more than a celebration – it was an opportunity to …
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Summer catering launch at the Roulant
The Roulant is excited to introduce our new Summer Catering Menu! We invite you to come sample the newest menu during a 5@7 tasting and community event on August 11th. More details are available on our Facebook event. Keeping in line with the Roulant’s healthy and seasonal food philosophy, our catering service now changes to offer the best of each season throughout the …
Stories of Santropol Roulant – Jean Fred
Jean-Frédéric, volunteer When I was nine years old, I was in a very serious car accident. Following the accident, I was in a deep coma for three weeks. It took me a year and a half before I was functional again. When I was sixteen years old, I began feeling depressed and asking myself why I had survived the accident. I …
Rue Fermier: Community Picnic Countdown!
Rue Fermier, Santropol Roulant’s 21st anniversary community picnic, is just around the corner! Come join our volunteers, clients and neighbours around the table, with activities for all ages and a vegetarian BBQ and potluck. When: Thursday July 21st, from 3pm to 9pm Where: Outside of the Roulant (111 Roy East) between Colonial and De Bullion Cost: Free entrance, drinks and food for sale at affordable prices …
Kitchen workshop: Simple homemade pasta
We’re back for the 5th workshop in the series Recipes from our community. Tavish, a dedicated meals-on-wheels volunteer and community member, will share with us his love for making homemade pasta and show us how to make Cavatelli, a simple Italian pasta that can be made without a pasta machine. When: Wednesday July 27th, 5:00 to 7:30 pm Where: The Roulant’s kitchen, 111 …
Stories of Santropol Roulant – Christian
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 …
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 …