Les Fruits Défendus, the Roulant-based urban fruit-harvesting collective, invites you to their Season Launch party. Come meet the team, get to know fellow volunteers, and enjoy live music on Santropol Roulant’s rooftop! When: Thursday, July 2nd, from 7:30-10pm Where: 111 Roy east Bring: Snacks will be provided, but BYOBeverage! About the collective Les Fruits Défendus is an urban fruit-harvesting collective founded in 2011 in Montréal. By fostering connections between fruit tree …
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Your Friendly Neighbourhood Pocket Market is Back!
Starting June 23rd until mid-October, you’ll find us across from the Roulant selling organic vegetables from our peri-urban farm in Senneville, as well as from our 2 urban gardens! When: Every Tuesday from 4-7pm Where: 111, Roy East, across the street from the Roulant What: A selection of fresh Roulant produce, bread and baked goods, an ever changing selection of …
Rue Fermier: Seeking Iron Chef Community Teams and Volunteers!
Rue Fermier, our 20th anniversary summer celebration is coming soon! On the evening of July 16th , our street will be closed and our doors will be wide open to celebrate our past, present and future community during a night of free workshops, good food and great company! Iron Chef Competition: Call-out for Community Teams! The evening will also host …
Meet the 2015 AG Team!
The Roulant’s AG(riculture) team is composed of 4 full-time, year-round staff members plus a wonderful group of energetic young people who join us for the growing season. This year at the farm we have the pleasure to be working with four interns: Kai has joined the farm team as market coordinator. You can find him in the Senneville fields a …
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Volunteering in the gardens
The gardening season is at our door! We’re pleased to announce that our volunteer shifts are starting next week at the downtown gardens and have already started at the farm. If you’re already a Roulant volunteer or have come to an info session on volunteering, call us (514-284-9335) or come see us to sign up at 111 Roy! Garden Volunteer Info …
Come Garden with us this Summer!
The gardening season is coming soon! We’re pleased to announce that our volunteer shifts will be starting early in June at the downtown gardens and around mid-May at the farm. If you’re already a Roulant volunteer, you’ll be welcome to start signing up for our shifts in a few weeks! New this season: Volunteer opportunities in the garden this summer also …
Job Offer: Peri-Urban Farm Internships
Get your hands in the dirt and get a taste of life on a peri-urban farm by spending the summer with us in Senneville! We are offering 3 opportunities for 2-day/week paid internships to young people (16 to 30 years old) who are looking for their first experience working on a farm. We are looking specifically for candidates who belong to communities under-represented …
Job Offer: Urban Agriculture Summer Internships
An incredible opportunity to transform your city with urban agriculture! Santropol Roulant is hiring 3 students this summer to care for our rooftop and campus gardens, and help contribute to an intergenerational community of knowledgeable gardeners! Please note that, to apply, you must be a full time student and intend to return to full time studies in the fall, between the …
Job Offer: Peri-Urban Farm Work-Shares
Would you like to spend some time this summer working with your hands, growing food for the Meals-on-Wheel program, neighbourhood farmer’s market and solidarity organic basket program? Spend one day a week at the farm and bring home a basket of organic veggies every week! New this year: we are offering 4 work-shares, each one with a specialisation in one of …
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The Fruits Défendus Are Recruiting!
Do you love urban fruit? The Fruits Défendus collective is seeking new members! Getting involved We are seeking individuals who will be available to attend weekly meetings and commit an additional 2 or 3 hours of their weekly schedule to the collective from March through to November. Other volunteer opportunities for people interested in harvesting fruit or becoming harvest leaders will …
Harvesting your stories
We have been shaking things up a bit in the volunteer orientation sessions and we are looking for your stories to help bring to life our descriptions of the Santropol Roulant volunteer experience! If you have volunteered in the kitchen, on meal deliveries, or in our gardens, send us your anecdotes so that we can use them in our revamped …
Our Senneville Farm: an urban and peri-urban food system
While we continue to deliver warm meals throughout the winter and host events with our client members, we also spend a lot of time planning for the upcoming high season, in our agriculture program. We’ve been working for years to have better control over the origin of our food products. This desire is reflected in our suburban farm in Senneville, a learning field in agriculture and a …