Here’s an opportunity to take your urban agriculture skills to the next level, while building a resilient food system with us! This new, 6-month position at Santropol Roulant will enable an pro-active urban farmer to take on the challenge of managing our 3,000 sqft of cultivation on the McGill campus and producing organic, local vegetables for our meals-on-wheels clients. Read …
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Job Offer: Internship in Peri-Urban Farming
This year, spend 6 months on our farm in Senneville, deepening your knowledge of organic farming and growing organic food for Santropol Roulant’s food security programs! This position is specifically targeted towards applicants with 1 year of previous experience on a rural or peri-urban farm. There is also currently an opening for an Urban Agriculture Apprentice.* The application deadline for this …
Transition Times
One of our core principles at Santropol Roulant is “comfort with change” – an invitation to being open to the challenges that come with change. These last few weeks have certainly given us lots of opportunities to put this in practice as we say goodbye to three of our staff members and welcome two new faces. After 10 years of …
The Agricultural Season in Review
Winter is coming! Or so we’re led to believe by the diminishing daylight. Yet the grass still grows green in the parks around the Plateau and the staff at the Roulant have taken to eating outside to profit from the still gorgeous weather. This year’s particular autumn may trick us into thinking that summer is not so far away but …
Movie Screening – Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret
McGill Students on Wheels will be hosting a Moo-vie screening of the documentary Cowspiracy at Santropol Roulant. This film explores the animal agriculture industry and climate change. According to the filmmakers, animal agriculture is responsible for eighteen percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, more than the combined exhaust from transportation. When: Thursday Nov 5th, doors at 7:00pm, screening begins at …
Market and Baskets : Thanks For a Great Season!
The farm team would like to thank everyone for a wonderful season! Our weekly markets will resume next spring along with our summer CSA solidarity baskets. The Roulant General Store still has a few of our last crops on the shelves, including squash, potatoes, and a lot of kale (we still have 40 bushels left in the fields!). Kale is highly …
Sneak Peek of the Harvest Moon Gala
On October 29th, the Roulant will be holding it’s magnificant annual gala, and here are some details to get you excited! On the Menu The Roulant kitchen is getting ready to prepare a great feast, with delicious produce from our gardens as well as: Guinea foul, Home-made pizzas, Gravlax, Oysters, Brownies, and more! Entertainment and Dancing Our musical guests will keep you dancing until the morning …
Winter Veggie Baskets
Wondering where to get your organic, Quebec-grown produce this winter? For the first time, this winter Les Bio Locaux is offering a winter vegetable basket in Montreal. Partnering with 25 local farms, 1000 baskets will be available throughout the winter months. The season runs from mid November to mid-April with pickups every two weeks. There are several pickup points around …
Sweet Fall Harvest
Rejoice! Santropol Roulant’s Beekeeping Collective‘s sweet fall harvest has arrived. You can purchase one (or many) of our little golden jars at our General Store as of now. They come in different sizes: 84g for 4$ 350g for 10$ 700g for 18$ This time, we have a few samples of creamy honey that comes in small jars only (84g). Only a few …
Turkey & Thanksgiving Vegetable Baskets
We are once again offering a Thanksgiving basket and turkey this year. You can order an organic turkey accompanied by your favorite thanksgiving veggies. The Thanksgiving baskets will be delivered this Thursday October 8th between 4 and 6pm at 111 Roy East. The turkeys vary in price, depending on weight. The price is 12$/kg and they vary between 5-7 kg each. Here …
Canning 101 – Apple Butter & Apple Sauce!
Presenting a brand new canning opportunity: Apple butter! Excited about the fall abundance of apples, but not sure what to do with them? How about apple butter, or delicious apple sauce? Spend an evening with us in the Santropol Roulant community kitchen and learn the ropes of canning. Safe water-bath canning will be demystified and apple butter & sauce will …
Garden Tear Down: Volunteers Needed
Join us at the Edible Campus to help us tear down our gardens at McGill University Friday, October 9th from 10am-4pm! Dress warmly and be prepared to get dirty! In case of rain, the activity will be postponed to the following day. You are encouraged to stay for the whole activity, but drop-ins are also welcome. Please email Carlo to sign up and feel free to bring your friends. Thank you to everyone …