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 …
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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 …
A Big Thank You to Our Corporate Volunteers!
This summer, we were fortunate to have the help of several enthusiastic and motivated corporate groups. We would particularly like to highlight the involvement of two of these groups who came to help with our Meals-on-Wheels and Agriculture programs. In July, our friends from American Express came with a group of 8 participants to help deliver fresh meals to our …
News From The Farm
Each week the farm team prepares a newsletter designed for those who receive our fresh veggie baskets. In addition to a list of the week’s basket contents and stories from the farm they’re chock full of useful information about how to use the produce. We thought that last week’s edition of “News From The Farm” would be of interest to those who are …
Rue Fermier: Community Celebration Countdown!
A birthday celebration, street party, local food showcase, workshop explosion, timeline exhibition, Iron Chef competition, musical jamboree all rolled into one. May the countdown begin! Rue Fermier, Santropol Roulant’s 20 anniversary community celebration is just 8 days away! Over here at the Roulant, staff and volunteers have been busily planning and preparing for weeks to welcome you. We’re extending the invitation …
Young Gardeners at The Roulant!
The gardens are in full bloom, summer solstice has come to greet us, and the agriculture team is getting ready for some small but significant new additions to the fields. Beginning in July, more than 300 kids and youth from various neighborhoods in Montreal will come to learn and have fun in our gardens! Kids from Camp Cosmos, Y des femmes, …
Invitation to Rue Fermier
Our 20th anniversary community celebration and street party is coming up soon and we want you to be there! On the menu: workshops and activities for all ages, music throughout the evening and live cooking with ingredients from Santropol Roulants gardens. Check out all the details below! When: July 16th doors open and street closes at 5pm Where: 111 Roy …
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 …
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 …
Welcome Liz and Sarah
You may have noticed us posting a lot of job offers over the past few months, well now we’re excited for you to meet some of the new team! We are pleased to introduce Sarah, our 2015 Apprentice in Small-Scale Farm Management. She’ll be working alongside Sam and Clémence at the Senneville Farm all summer and learning about the ins and outs of being …
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 …
Local Organic Roulant Seeds for Sale
Did you know that the Roulant Farm produces organic seeds? This will be our second year as a small scale seed producer. We’re partnering with Ferme Co-operative Tourne-sol to grow seed for sweet peppers, tomatoes, beans, and mustard! We now offer a wide variety of local organic seeds on sale at the General Store in our office. The selection is made …