Join Nina and her mother Hémélia for an intergenerational Iranian cooking workshop. Nina and Hémélia will present three typical recipes from Iran, a country with rich culinary traditions that go back thousands of years. When: Monday November 2, from 5 to 7 pm Where: Santropol Roulant’s kitchen at 111 Roy East Price: By donation Reserve you spot with Léa Maude. Photo: Lizz Willcock
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Rent our Loft This Holiday Season
Dear event planners, The Roulant has a loft space for rent: Ideal for conferences, workshops, training, employee retreats or a special Holiday gathering between colleagues or friends! The loft is located on the second floor of Santropol Roulant’s building. It is a spacious and bright space measuring over 1000 square feet, with a green wall. We also offer the option of …
Moisson Montreal Pickups: Volunteers Needed
Are you up for a fun excursion? We have the solution! Every Wednesday morning, we head to Moisson Montreal to pick up food donations at their enormous, well-stocked warehouse. We’re looking for new drivers to help us go “shopping” for fruits and vegetables. We’re creating a list of interested volunteers, so please let us know if you can help out once in …
Sneak Peek of the Harvest Moon Gala
On October 29th, the Roulant will be holding it’s magnificant annual gala, and here are some details to get you excited! On the Menu The Roulant kitchen is getting ready to prepare a great feast, with delicious produce from our gardens as well as: Guinea foul, Home-made pizzas, Gravlax, Oysters, Brownies, and more! Entertainment and Dancing Our musical guests will keep you dancing until the morning …
Winter Veggie Baskets
Wondering where to get your organic, Quebec-grown produce this winter? For the first time, this winter Les Bio Locaux is offering a winter vegetable basket in Montreal. Partnering with 25 local farms, 1000 baskets will be available throughout the winter months. The season runs from mid November to mid-April with pickups every two weeks. There are several pickup points around …
Contest: #PasBesoinDe
No need to be a top chef to make great meals; No need to be a bike courier to deliver meals-on-wheels at the Roulant… You just need to be passionate! Launched by our friends and partners at the Volunteer Bureau of Montreal, the contest #PasBesoinDe (NoNeedTo) aims to promote volunteer action for young Montrealers 18 to 35 years old. We invite the Roulant’s volunteers to participate and …
Sweet Fall Harvest
Rejoice! Santropol Roulant’s Beekeeping Collective‘s sweet fall harvest has arrived. You can purchase one (or many) of our little golden jars at our General Store as of now. They come in different sizes: 84g for 4$ 350g for 10$ 700g for 18$ This time, we have a few samples of creamy honey that comes in small jars only (84g). Only a few …
A Fruitful Week
This past week Les Fruits Défendus, the urban fruit harvesting collective, had its most successful week of 2015. The collective harvested 1138 lbs of fruits in just 8 days from all over the city (Cote des Neiges, Ahuntsic, Rosemont, Villeray, Plateau Mont Royal, Mercier Hochelaga Maisonneuve and Ile des Soeurs). 6 pick leaders and over 25 volunteers visited 13 tree owners during over …
Deep Democracy Training Opportunity
Our partners at CoResolve, Aftab and Sera, will be offering 2 days of training about Deep Democracy at the end of October! All the details below: CoResolve: Deep Democracy Training for Leaders When: Mon Oct 26 (9am-5pm) and Tues 27 (9am-noon) Where: Santropol Roulant Loft Space – 111 Roy East, Montreal QC Cost: Full Registration: $700, Non-profit rate: $350 Longtime …
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Harvest Moon Gala: Volunteers Requested
We’re looking for volunteers to help out at our annual Gala coming up on October 29th. We particularly need volunteers to help with the following tasks: – pre-event setup – driver / buddy for Meals-on-Wheels clients – bus person / dishwasher Please contact Ben if you’re interested in volunteering at the event. Want to get crafty and help with the decorations in …
Turkey & Thanksgiving Vegetable Baskets
We are once again offering a Thanksgiving basket and turkey this year. You can order an organic turkey accompanied by your favorite thanksgiving veggies. The Thanksgiving baskets will be delivered this Thursday October 8th between 4 and 6pm at 111 Roy East. The turkeys vary in price, depending on weight. The price is 12$/kg and they vary between 5-7 kg each. Here …
Job Offer: Community Collaborations Kitchen Co-Manager
If you’re passionate about the food security needs of the elderly, love working with volunteers in the kitchen, and are excited about community engagement and social entrepreneurship activities in the kitchen, you might just be the person we are looking for. The Kitchen Co-Manager’s main role is to enable community members to develop and share their cooking skills through our meals-on-wheels …