Valentine’s day is just around the corner and our General Store is well-stocked with local preserved food that is made with love! Perhaps a jar of Montreal-grown and made apple butter is just the token of appreciation you were looking for? Want to go all out? We can help you put together a 6 pack- of preserves. We’ve also laid out some …
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Haitian Cuisine: Three Colourful Recipes
Back in June, Camille Chevalier, long-time Roulant meals-on-wheels client, taught a workshop on Haitian cooking with the assistance of his friend Witnicia. This was one of the intergenerational workshops that was part of the Learning From Our Elders series. Packed with colour and flavour, these dishes are sure to warm you up: Pork Griot, Sticky Rice and Fried Plantains.
Our Volunteers in the News!
We recently had the opportunity to host Myriam Fimbry, a journalist from Radio-Canada’s Desautels le dimanche, at the Roulant. Myriam interviewed Halia Flores, Lola Montes and Andrea Strom-Rancourt, three of our Meals-on-Wheels volunteers, about their involvement in our Volunteer Program. In particular, the radio piece focused on how newcomers use volunteering as a way to integrate into their new home and …
Job Offer: Apprenticeship in Urban Agriculture
Here’s an opportunity to take your urban agriculture skills to the next level, while building a resilient food system with us! This new, 6-month position at Santropol Roulant will enable an pro-active urban farmer to take on the challenge of managing our 3,000 sqft of cultivation on the McGill campus and producing organic, local vegetables for our meals-on-wheels clients. Read …
Job Offer: Internship in Peri-Urban Farming
This year, spend 6 months on our farm in Senneville, deepening your knowledge of organic farming and growing organic food for Santropol Roulant’s food security programs! This position is specifically targeted towards applicants with 1 year of previous experience on a rural or peri-urban farm. There is also currently an opening for an Urban Agriculture Apprentice.* The application deadline for this …
Women & Trans* Day at SantroVélo
Did you know that SantroVélo, our community bike shop, is opened the 1st Saturday of each month from 1-4pm to welcome people who identify as female or transgender? This is an opportunity for women and transgender folks to feel empowered in a space traditionally defined as masculine! If you self-identify as such, you are invited to come work on your bike, lend a …
A Holiday Thank You
Volunteers, donors, clients and friends, we were truly touched by your generosity, kind gestures and gratitude this holiday season! Over Christmas and New Years, you didn’t skip a beat dear volunteers, as you poured through our doors, serving up turkey dinner and tourtière, and delivering good food and cheer to clients who were eagerly awaiting a special holiday meal. Your …
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A Look Inside the 2016 Meals-on-Wheels Calendar
(Calendar pdf below) The 2016 meals-on-wheels calendar has arrived! Each year, we re-vamp our menu, based of survey feedback from clients, vegetable seasonality, and inspiration from our chefs and community members. We like to try a few new recipes each year, balancing vegetarian, meat and fish dishes, and tossing in a few fresh salads during the summer months. A meal …
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Info Session: Vermicompost Collective
In the new year the Vermicompost Collective is planning to take on new projects and increase its capacity: both in terms its worm population and compost produced. In order to achieve these goals the collective is looking for new members and will hold an information session on January 16th to boost its ranks. If you’d like to get involved in a …
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Recipes from our new cookbook!
In December we launched our 20th anniversary cookbook: Learning From Our Elders. This book is the result of a series of workshops held in 2015, where seniors from different cultural backgrounds shared cooking techniques, recipes and their love of food with community members. Watch this interview about the project with coordinator Léa Maude. Over the next several weeks we will share some of …
A Big Thank You to Our Corporate Volunteers!
Towards the end of 2015, we were fortunate to have the help of several enthusiastic and motivated corporate groups. In November, three employees from Dream came to help prepare fresh meals for our client-members. They worked as part of a crew of six volunteers to cook the meal of the day (vegetarian chili), as well as the side dishes of fruit …
Seeking Your Plastic Bags
Do you unwittingly, and unwantingly, collect plastic bags until they overflow under your sink or in your cupboards? Fret not; they can have a second and even a third life. During meal deliveries, we sometimes have to leave our fresh and delicious meals at our client’s doors, hanging in plastic bags. You see where this is going, eh? Please bring your extra plastic bags to the …