“As a documentary about hope, the tenacity of the human spirit, and the silver linings in even the darkest of clouds, the Poppenks’ tale of The Motor City and its less-privileged residents is excellent, stunningly shot and well-devised.” Don’t miss your change to see Grown in Detroit under the stars and surrounded by lush greenery on our wonderful roof. The film is …
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A Midsummer Night’s Organic Wine Tasting
Come all yee merry wanderers of the night to the next event in our latest line-up of evening tastings. Spend the night with Etheliya Hananova, sommelier at Montreal’s Lawrence for a special presentation and tasting of organic wines. Attendees will be able to enjoy a refreshing lineup of four organic wines (2 red & 2 white) and four delicious appetizers. All this with the …
Summer Brunch 2012!
Our delicious and delightful client brunch took place on Thursday, July 26th at McGill University beside the Edible Campus gardens.In attendance were 20 clients, 35 volunteers, and 15 staff – a big crowd of folks who all contributed to making the event a success! Many dishes were shared including magnificent mushroom and spinach quiche, gorgeous grilled veggie wraps, quintessential quinoa …
Froot Cup Amateur Video
The Roulant’s first-ever annual Froot Cup soccer tournament is a little over two weeks away and we couldn’t help ourselves from sharing this doozy of an amateur video with you, complete with British sportscaster voice-over. Watch it, enjoy it, and send it around to your friends so they can get stoked and laugh too.
Our New Client Newsletter! Summer Edition.
Words-On-Wheels is back with a great, new design! Check out all the news, stories, and updates from the Santropol Staff, Clients and Volunteers! Words-On-Wheels is a quarterly newsletter sent out to our clients with their meal. Many of our clients may not use the internet and our newsletter allows us to keep in touch, informing them on events, news and …
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Your Friendly Neighbourhood Pocket Market !
This summer, make sure to drop by Santropol Roulant’s Pocket Market which will be running every Thursday from 4:30-7pm over the peak summer months (July 12th-September 27th). You will find us at the corner of Ste-Famille and Milton, selling vegetables, fruits and HONEY harvested from our two urban gardens and our peri-urban farm site in Senneville, as well as from …
The Farmer’s Commute: SR launches Senneville Farm Site
Today, Santropol Roulant launched its new peri-urban farm site and associated project Entre grange et gratte-ciel: An Urban-Rural Farm Exchange. Read our press release or watch our video:
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First Annual Froot Cup
The 1st annual Froot Cup is a friendly one day 7 vs. 7 coed soccer Tournament. 12 teams will compete but only one will claim the coveted Froot Cup! The Froot Cup is a great chance to get some excercise in the summer sun while supporting a great cause: the Roulant! Tournament Details at Glance When: Saturday, August 4th 2012, …
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A look back on our Tequila Tasting
Held on our beautiful rooftop terrace last Thursday, our first ever Tequila Tasting fundraiser turned out to be a fun-filled gathering of friends and tequila aficionados. Olga from TequilArt Montreal spoke about the history of the drink, and the art of Tequila production. She showed us a live blue agave plant from which tequila is harvest, spoke about yield rates, …
Santropol Roulant’s Happening 2012
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Santropol Roulant’s 2nd Annual Happening is just around the corner! Join us on the evening of June 21st as we celebrate Santropol Roulant’s 17th birthday during our yearly summer “Happening”, an evening of workshops, music, art and dancing!! We’ll also be launching an exciting new project called Entre Grange et Gratte-Ciel: An Urban-Rural Farm Exchange. Through the magic of video, …
A gentleman of a certain age
After several days of Meals-on-Wheels service, we received a call from this new client who was not sure that the service would suit him. This gentleman of a certain age lived alone at home, with limited mobility. He was no longer able to go about his daily activities or meet his own basic needs without seeking the assistance of his …
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Hello World!
Welcome to the Roulant’s new website! Woohoo! It’s been a long time coming, but after over a year of slow-but-steady efforts, we’ve finally launched our new website! In true Roulant fashion, you’ll notice that we’ve chosen to launch in “beta mode”. “Now why would you do such a thing?” you might ask. Why would we launch something that isn’t fully ready? …