On October 17th, a group of 60 Santropol Roulant community members (clients, volunteers, staff, donors and board members!) ages 8 months to 90+ years, went apple picking in Mont St-Grégoire. We dined on buckwheat crepes, toured the orchard by tractor, marvelled at the colourful leaves and picked a variety of apples. To top things off, Pierre-Vincent and Mira-Clair treated us …
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Intergenerational Apple-Picking Event
Santropol Roulant is proud to announce that we’ve added a fourth intergenerational event to our 2013 calendar! Our intergenerational events such as the holiday brunch, summer brunch, and sugar shack outing serve as unique opportunities to bring people together across generations and cultures. Next Thursday October 17th, meals-on-wheels clients, staff and volunteers will venture to a local apple orchard just 45 …
Rooftop Screening: Musically Medicated
Santropol Roulant is proud to be screening the documentary Musically Medicated on Thursday, Oct 3rd. The film follows the story of Robbie Tucker (musician, baker, and Roulant volunteer) as he struggles with a diagnosis of young onset Parkinsons and its effects on all aspects of his life. For more info and to see a trailer for the film, click here. …
Invitation: 100 Mile Meal
Tickets are going fast for this not-to-be-missed gourmet-community event of the season! If you’re a fan of local organic food, or just love talking about food, then this is the night you’ve been waiting for! What: A delicious meal with ultra-local ingredients sourced from within a 100 mile radius along with a discussion about the source of our food. When: …
Iron Chef – Thank you!
Last Thursday, 6 teams of local chefs competed head-to-head to create a unique dish with vegetables freshly picked from Santropol Roulant’s garden! The 4th edition of our dear Iron Chef event is now over but wow! What a night! Not only each teams gave everything they had to win the Grand Culinary Prize but a large crowd of curious community …
Grapes of Greece – An Autumn Wine Tasting
Forget the retsina, Greek wines are in the spotlight these days! There’s an increasing wealth of Greek wines on the market that come from fascinating terroirs, made with indigenous grape varieties. Join us October 1st for an evening of wine and merriment with sommelière Etheliya Hananova. Having recently returned from visiting wineries in Greece, she will guide us through an …
The Battle of the Beets is back!
For more info: https://santropolroulant.org/2013/08/iron-chef-2013/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/459420040823696/
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Iron Chef 2013
The ultimate gourmet urban gardening battle is back! Santropol Roulant’s Iron Chef is the competitive yet convivial event of the year where local restaurants and Santropol Roulant join forces! On September 12th, half a dozen restaurants will compete head-to-head to create a unique dish with vegetables freshly picked from the Santropol Roulant garden! Not only will these chefs wow crowds …
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One Thousand and One Nights at Rumi Restaurant
The ultimate gourmet urban gardening battle is back! Santropol Roulant’s Iron Chef is the competitive yet convivial event of the year where local restaurants and Santropol Roulant join forces! On September 12th, half a dozen restaurants will compete head-to-head to create a unique dish with vegetables freshly picked from the Santropol Roulant garden! Not only will these chefs wow crowds …
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Kitchen Workshop: Fermentation
Come out and learn a great food preservation technique: fermentation. We’ll be making sauerkraut and more with fresh vegetables from our urban gardens and peri-urban farm. Places are limited so please email Jeremie to sign up or give him a call at 514-707-7678 with any questions, comments or suggestions. When: August 16th from 5:30 to 7:30 Where: In the Roulant kitchen, 111 …
Tequila Tasting on the Terrace
Join us on the rooftop patio August 15th for the second edition of our summer Tequila Tasting! The evening will start at 7pm with 4 unique Tequila samples with accompanying appetizers catered specially for the occasion and will finish with icy cool Margaritas while taking in the beauty of our rooftop garden! Presented in partnership with Tequilart Montreal, Olga Aguirre …
The Roulant’s Happening – Save the date!
The Roulant’s Happening – Save the date! Every year, Santropol Roulant organizes a great party to showcase and celebrate all of its programs – from the greenhouse to the deliveries, from the bike workshop to the kitchen. It’s also a wonderful moment to celebrate the community. As we transition from Spring to Summer, we invite all of you to come …