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Meals-on-Wheels Calendar: A Taste of our Program

Communications, Food, Meals-on-Wheels, News, Seniors

Over the holiday season, we sent a new meal calendar to our meals-on-wheels clients, like we do every year.  The meal calendar is a critical tool that enables our client-members to maintain their autonomy over their food decisions. It allows each client to be more informed about what they eat, and to choose the days that they want to receive a meal …

Check-Up: A Look Under the Hood of a Meals-on-Wheels

Food, Meals-on-Wheels, News, Publications

We are delighted to share with you the results of a three-year project in food safety and nutrition to improve our Meals-on-Wheels service and to ensure that our work has a growing impact on the well-being of elderly Montrealers. As part of this project, we developed a website called Check-up. Here, health professionals (and everyone else) can freely access tools, …

Volunteering in the New Year

Food, Kitchen, Meals-on-Wheels, News, Volunteering - Personal, Youth

As the new year begins, our volunteer program is in full swing. Throughout January, we are recruiting volunteers to help us with our meals-on-wheels service, in the kitchen, administrative tasks and especially on deliveries. If you have excellent hand writing, the fundraising team would love your help during office hours (9am-5pm). Email Meghan for more info. As a reminder, the …

Job Offer: Farm Co-Manager

Job Postings

After 9 fruit-and-vegetable-ful years at the Roulant, Tim Murphy is moving on to new adventures and the Roulant is looking for a new Farm Co-Manager to work with Samuel to develop our peri-urban farm in Senneville, Quebec. The application deadline is Wednesday, January 14th at 9am. Please note that the position for Apprentice in Small Scale Farm Management is also currently open. …

Job Offer: Apprenticeship in Small Scale Farm Management

Job Postings

Calling all budding farmers! An amazing opportunity to take the next step in your development towards managing a small-scale farm is available at the Roulant for next season. The Apprentice will work side by side with the Farm Co-Managers from April until November on our farm in Senneville, Quebec. The application deadline is January 26th, 2015. Please note this position is …

The Roulant’s Gardens: A Playground for Young Gardeners!

Youth

Have you ever wondered how many  veggies come from our gardens, including those downtown and from our farm? You might not be surprised to hear that most of our veggies come from our peri-urban farm while our urban gardens produce a considerably smaller quantity. To know more about how much produce was grown and a full debrief on the 2014 season, …

Job Offer: Entrepreneurship and Marketing Coordinator

Events, Frozen Meals, Fundraising, Job Postings, News, Offices, Staff

A great opportunity for a social entrepreneur is opening at the Roulant! This is a full-time position focused on developing our capacity to generate revenue internally through activities such as the rental of our community space, our catering service and selling frozen meals. The deadline to apply is Friday January 9th at 9 am. Here is some information about applying …

Looking Back on Our Growing Season

Stories

Now that the cold of winter has set in and that  the new year is almost upon us you may ask yourselves “what are the Roulant’s gardeners up to?” Are they hibernating? Not quite… It’s true that our gardening work is now far behind us and that the team is now cozied up inside. That being said, the gardeners are …

Help Us During the Holidays!

Meals-on-Wheels, News, Volunteering - Personal

Looking for a way to give back over the holidays? Come give us a hand in the kitchen or on deliveries throughout December and early January. No matter if you’re available for just one day or several, we would love to have you! Ask us about family volunteering for meal deliveries too! As a reminder, the meals-on-wheels schedule runs from …

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Thank you, Tim!

Agriculture, Staff, Stories

After nine wonderful years with the Roulant, from the kitchen to the farm, Tim Murphy has contributed to the growth of our organization at crucial moments in its history. The edible campus garden at McGill University, the garden project on the rooftop of our building on Roy Street, the expansion to the farm, the introduction of the internal decision method based on …

Welcome Jeremie!

Meals-on-Wheels, News, Staff

We’re delighted to announce that Jeremie will start this week as Santropol Roulant’s Kitchen Co-Manager with a focus on the Meals-on-Wheels program. You may have already met Jeremie at the Roulant while he was sharing his skills as an urban farmer, a dedicated meals-on-wheels volunteer or a welcoming workshop facilitator. Now you’ll find him in the kitchen, preparing delicious and …

We’ve Got Your Holiday Gifts

Food, Frozen Meals, Fruits Défendus, Fundraising, News

Looking for holiday gifts that reflect your love for food and community? We’ve got ’em! Thank a dinner host with a big shiny jar of tomato sauce and a Roulant apron!  Looking for a party favor? Why not bring some delicious salsa made from organic Montreal-grown veggies to the party! Does your cheese platter need some apple butter? It’s all in the …