After years of fundraising, planning, and building, the new agroeducational centre infrastructure at the Roulant farm in Senneville is almost ready to fulfill its purpose. This means that, in lieu of our usual community open house celebration in July, we will instead be hosting you, the community at the farm for the official inauguration of the centre! Mark your calendars …
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Plantons Terasses Roy!
Kick off spring at the Roulant with a community planting party, Plantons Terasses Roy on Thursday, May 28th from 2 to 6 PM. Give us a call at 514-284-9335 to volunteer at this event and help get it all rolling in the gardens – or just drop by to meet this summer’s agriculture team, buy solidarity priced seedlings, play fun garden games …
Welcome (and welcome back) agriculture workers
This season, the farm and urban agriculture program are welcoming new agriculture workers; Jez, Nadia, Lucy and Cleo. New farmhands Jez and Nadia will be facilitating volunteer shifts, pulling weeds, and harvesting beautiful fresh vegetables at the farm all summer long, while Lucy and Cleo will be joining the Roulant doing the same in our three urban gardens. Jez is …
Community Bonds: Join the Adventure!
For more than ten years, the Ferme du Roulant has been educating and inspiring Montreal communities by providing organic agricultural and educational programs that pass on the knowledge and practices of small-scale farming. Today, Santropol Roulant is taking the next step with its agroeducational centre, which began construction in 2025 and is already 85% complete, nearly ready to welcome its first visitors. This unique space will bring together production, education, …
Urban Agriculture in 2025
After a beautiful season, it’s time for the urban agriculture team to take off their gardening gloves and put up their feet until the return of spring. This year’s team featured Noah, Eliana, Ashlee, myself (Frankie), Rachel and guest star/former urban agriculture manager Magali! Everyone supported the program’s mission by contributing their respective strengths and knowledge. We made a great …
A sendoff for seasonal staff
It’s time to bid the Roulant’s seasonal urban agriculture staff adieu as they head off for new and exciting adventures! Urban agriculture facilitators Ashlee and Eliana and urban agriculture coordinators Rachel and Magali have been hard at work gardening and implementing projects which will doubtlessly improve the Roulant gardens for years to come. Urban agriculture facilitators Ashlee and Eliana and …
Closing the farm in October
As we prepare to close the farm, many exciting things are happening in anticipation of the next agricultural season. At the community farm day on October 3rd, volunteers planted 7,500 cloves of garlic (that’s three blocks!) to harvest in July 2026. This week, staff planted 18 fruit trees that will supply the community with apples, apricots, and sour cherries for …
The farm in August & September
What’s happening on the farm? Despite the heat waves and drought, the garlic harvest went great and this years’ bulbs are looking beautiful. A limited amount of garlic from urban agriculture and the farm will be available at our weekly kiosque alimentaire on Friday, August 29th. Please not that online and bulk garlic orders will not be offered this year, …
Garlic harvests & more at the farm
What’s happening on the farm? Thanks to the good weather, the cover crops are growing very well and the farm is full of flowers. The garlic scapes have been harvested and the scape pickling workshops was a success. Here is the recipe we followed: https://www.runningtothekitchen.com/pickled-garlic-scapes/ The end of July will bring the big garlic harvest: two volunteer shifts and a …
The farm in June & July
What’s happening on the farm? Work on the Agroeducational centre building project started in the beginning of June with some excavation and ground preparation. Otherwise, the cover crops are growing well and the rhubarb patch is going strong despite the cool and cloudy spring weather. The next couple months will bring some harvests: garlic scapes, currants, and garlic bulbs! Keep …
Get involved at the farm in May and June
This year at the farm, volunteer shifts will take place on an ad hoc basis. Every newsletter we will announce the upcoming volunteer shifts – they will also be posted on the blackboard at the Roulant. Hours Shifts are from 8:15 AM to noon, with the option of staying for lunch with the team! For carpooling, departure from the Roulant …
Volunteering at the farm
In 2025, the farm is undertaking a major construction project that will greatly expand the scope of our activities, impact, and accessibility. As a result, we will not be growing any seedlings or annual crops this year, other than our famous garlic fields that will continue to benefit the Meals-on-Wheels. During their hibernation, our fields will be protected and nourished …