Once again, it’s the end of a busy and fruitful season for Les Fruits Défendus! Despite a challenging start to the season, where the spring cold affected cherry and plum yields, our dedicated harvesters managed to collect an impressive 6,785 pounds of fruits across 86 harvests, setting a new record! These fruits represent 17 varieties harvested from trees and vines …
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Look Back on the Volunteer Collectives
The collectives play an essential part in the Roulant community. Whether or not you’ve participated in their activities, you have surely seen their work. From supporting local food systems to helping a community with their bikes, the reach of their volunteer-led work goes beyond the walls of the place. It was a remarkable year with each collective celebrating great successes …
The collectives are looking for new members!
As the new year begins, the Roulant’s collectives are looking for passionate and committed volunteers to join them and make a difference in the community. The collectives offer a way to get deeply involved in an aspect of food, whether its fruit harvesting, cultivating mushrooms, closing the food cycle with composting or attending to beehives on our roof. The bike …
Les Fruits Défendus is recruiting new core volunteers
Would you like to get involved in a collective movement focused on improving access to fresh fruits in your neighbourhood? Then this is your chance! Les Fruits défendus is recruiting new core committee members to join. We need motivated new members to join us and help pursue our collective mission by supporting, planning and organizing the activities of the collective, …
Les Fruits défendus back for another season!
The start of the 2019 urban fruit harvest season is only two months away! For this upcoming season, the core of the collective is happy to announce that we are back in the saddle, or better yet, up in the trees, again! We are diligently working on increasing picking opportunities, providing stronger support for pick leaders and encouraging more connections …
Winter comes early in the Roulant headquarters
While the weather gets steadily colder outside, it’s also gotten colder inside this September in the Roulant with the installation of a new walk-in fridge and freezer. For years now, we dreamed of updating our walk-in fridge and freezer for a few reasons. First, an upgrade was necessary to conform to the new city regulations of Montreal. Second, we wanted …
A fruitful month for Les Fruits défendus
Each September is a busy month for the collective. Apples, pears, grapes, and plums all become ripe for picking around this time. Homeowners who share their trees and vines with us, get in touch and thanks to our network of pick leaders and harvesters we’re able to harvest and save so much urban fruit. Huge thanks to everyone who makes local …
Join the core of the collective: Les Fruits défendus
Would you like to make an impact in the world of urban agriculture in Montreal, all while enjoying the sweet nourishing fruits of your labour? Then this is your chance! Les Fruits défendus is recruiting new core committee members to join its all-volunteer community! The collective’s mission is to reduce food waste, increase its accessibility to local food and to …
Fruits Défendus Harvest Party
Hello everyone in the Fruits défendus family, Whether you’re a volunteer, pick leader, tree owner, member of a beneficiary organization or just simply interested by the collective, come celebrate the end of the Montreal fruit season! When: Sunday October 15th from 2-5pm Where: Santropol Roulant, 111 Roy East, first floor (accessible to anyone with reduced mobility) Bring: Your favorite fruit recipe, jars …
Calling all pick leaders for Les Fruits Défendus
Les Fruits Défendus is looking for motivated and autonomous individuals to lead our urban fruit harvests throughout the summer! Training dates: Wednesday June 7th, Saturday June 10th. Les Fruits Défendus is Montreal’s volunteer-led urban fruit harvesting collective. Our project connects local fruit tree owners with volunteer harvesters and in doing so helps to reduce food waste. What is a pick leader? Pick …
Cherry lovers, unite!
Sweet and sour cherries are on their way, and Les Fruits Défendus needs you to help save as many as possible this summer! Beginning this month, we will be preparing for the arrival of your favorite red fruit. Come join the team that helps make the cherry season possible! We are looking for collective members to help with pre-season planning. As a …