On March 28 our offices were completely, and stunningly, transformed in order to comfortably welcome the 100+ members who attended our 2013 Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM is a unique and important opportunity for Roulant staff to share 2012 programming, governance and financial highlights with our membership. The evening was filled with presentations, food, dialogue, and even a sneak peek …
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Sprouts and Indoor Greens Workshop!
Sprouts and Indoor Greens Workshop! With spring slowly rolling in, now is the time to learn how to start your own indoor greens and sprouts! Caution: you might fall in love with them while waiting for your lettuces to grow in the garden. Fresh, ultra-local, tasty, nutritious and cheap, homemade sprouts come with countless benefits and this workshop will help …
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Whisky Tasting: Scotland in a Glass
Following the success of our last sold-out event, we are pleased to invite you to Scotland in a Glass. Brian McQueenie of Ouidram will take you on a journey through Scotland’s various whisky producing regions and the tastes they inspired. Don’t miss this golden opportunity to taste four of Scotland’s single malts. Each drink will be paired with a purpose-prepped appetizer courtesy of Santropol Roulant’s kitchen. …
Peri-urban Farm Mini-internships
After the urban agriculture mini-internships, here are the peri-urban farm mini-internships! Santropol Roulant is seeking 4 motivated and energetic people to participate in our Urban-Rural Farm Exchange for the 2013 growing season. Please note, these positions are geared towards individuals that are looking for a first experience in agriculture. For this reason, no gardening, horticulture, or farming experience is necessary. Deadline …
Urban Agriculture Summer Interns
Spring into Spring with our two exciting Urban Agriculture Summer Intern positions. This will be an 11 week long experience, one beginning mid-May, the other one beginning late June, during which you will have the opportunity to try your hand at all manner of gardening tasks. These positions are Young Canada Works funded contracts and applicants must fulfill admissibility criteria. …
Watatow! Come Set-up Our Garden
This is it! Your excuse to get outside, get dirty and get digging. Santropol Roulant’s garden big set-up day is coming soon! When: Friday April 26th from 10:00am to 4:00pm (postponed to Saturday April 27th in case of bad weather) *Please note: You don’t need to come for the entire length of the event, please feel free to arrive and …
Trivia Night!
As spring is coming our way (slowly but surely) and everyone is getting busy, you might feel like you just want to slow down and hang out with friends for a fun evening. Well, we’ve got just what you need! The Roulant and McGill Project Go (a student club at McGill University) are co-hosting a Trivia Night where you’ll be …
Student Video: Santropol Roulant
In preparation for our AGM this week, we invite you to rediscover parts of our work through this wonderful student video!
The city responds to the OCPM’s report on urban agriculture!
Santropol Roulant salutes the first step taken by the city of Montreal in response to the report (French only) by the Office de consultation publique de Montréal (OCPM) on the state of urban agriculture (UA) on the island. The executive committee, represented by Josée Duplessis, announced yesterday the steps that will be taken by the city to develop UA in …
Job Posting: MoW Intern
The application period for this position closed on April 3rd. Thank you to all of those that applied! You want to be an integral part of helping us deliver on our mission to break social isolation and improve food security and community engagement in Montreal? If so, then apply to be our Meals-On-Wheels Intern position ! It’s a 6 month …
Our 2012 Annual Report!
We’re really proud of our new annual report. What are you waiting for? Read on! it’s full of pretty information and reflections about our work in 2012. Don’t forget to share the report with your friends and family so that they can get to know us a little bit more! Click here to see a higher quality version of the …
Annual General Meeting
Don’t miss out on the governance event of the year! Santropol Roulant’s Annual General Meeting is more than an annual discussion about our hopes and dreams, our successes and misses, it’s a chance for our members to dig into the work we did in 2012, our plans for 2013 and most importantly, to ask us why and how we make …