Community Farm Day happened on Saturday, August 25th! Visit in the field One of the main goals of this event was to introduce the world of peri-urban agriculture to our community. During Community Farm Day, it was possible to discover Santropol Roulant’s farm and talk with the farmers, but also learn about the other farm projects surrounding us, such as the …
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Community Farm Day Reminder
Community Farm Day is happening this Saturday, August 25th! There are only a few spots left available for the mini bus, so if you need a lift, please make sure to reserve your seat by contacting Marie-Anne. For those riding with us, we will all be leaving the Roulant at 10:30 am, so make sure to get here at least 15 mins …
Harvest Workshop on the Terrasses Roy
As all our gardens slowly reach their peak of production, we’d love to have you join us in the Terrasses Roy for info sessions on How to Harvest. In these workshops, we will walk through the gardens and speak about what is ready to harvest directly in the Terrasses Roy. We will also cover topics surrounding Crop Planning, How to …
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Harvest party 2018!
On Thursday, September 13th, it’s Harvest time! Come enjoy the Terraces Roy, a public space and urban garden project of the Plateau-Mount-Royal borough taking place on Roy street outside of the Roulant. This colourful project is nearing the end of its second year, which means it’s time to celebrate the harvest and taste some fresh and local veggies! When: September 13th …
Community Farm Day
While you might encounter some of the veggies from the farm of Santropol Roulant in the meals-on-wheels recipes, in the organic baskets or at the Farmers’ Markets, you rarely have the opportunity to touch the soil where they grow. Community farm day is your opportunity to visit the farm, enjoy the calm of the countryside and discover the secrets of organic agriculture on the island of …
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Tomato sale
PRICE: 3$/lb 35$/flat (15 lb) To get your tomatoes, please fill the form to make an order. When we have enough tomato, we will give our customers a call. The pick-up location is on Thursdays at the Farmer’s market from 4:00pm to 7:00pm at our office on 111 Roy East, between Coloniale and De Bouillon. First one to order, first one to …
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Garlic Sale
PRICE: 11$/lb and 10$/lb for basket partners Please fill the form to make an order. When the garlic is ready, we will give our customers a call. The pick-up location is on Thursdays at the Farmer’s market from 4:00pm to 7:00pm at our office on 111 Roy East, between Coloniale and De Bouillon. First come, first serve!
Seed library Resources
To accompany the inauguration of the seed library here at Santropol Roulant, we’re launching a new webpage with seed saving resources! On our Seed Library Resource page, you will find more information about what a seed library is, our seed catalog, some basic biology, and links to how to collect and store different kinds of seeds. Despite being still under …
The Terrasses Roy is alive!
As all our gardens slowly reach their peak of production, we’d love to have you join us in the Terrasses Roy for info sessions on How to Harvest. In these workshops, we will walk through the gardens and speak about what is ready to harvest directly in the Terrasses Roy. We will also cover topics surrounding Crop Planning, How to …
In the media, urban gardens at the farm
On Thursday, July 19th, the morning of Rue Fermier, CTV news and Métro Journal de Montréal attended the press conference that occurred on the second-floor terrace. The press conference inaugurated the accessible rooftop gardens, giving people with all levels of mobility access to the urban agriculture program. As many of you might already know, an elevator was built in March …
community farm day 2018
While you might encounter some of the veggies from the farm of Santropol Roulant in the meals-on-wheels recipes, in the organic baskets or at the Farmers’ Markets, you rarely have the opportunity to touch the soil where they grow. Community farm day is your opportunity to visit the farm, enjoy the calm of the countryside and discover the secrets of organic agriculture on the island of …
Coming to the Roulant: a Seed Library!
A very exciting new project is coming to the Roulant! As part of their summer Urban Agriculture internship, our staff member Tali has decided to build a seed library! This library will allow anyone from the Roulant community to come “borrow” seeds any time they wish. The general idea is that people come at the beginning of the season and …