Do you want to grow delicious, organic vegetables and then share the bounty with our community at two neighbourhood markets in the heart of Montreal? This new position offers a full time, paid internship opportunity to a young person (16 to 30 years old) who is looking for their first chance to work on a farm and is excited about …
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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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Highlights of the Harvest Gala
What an incredible evening we spent together on October 23. We feasted on a delicious harvest meal, celebrated the Roulant’s community and the intergenerational dance party continued late into the night! The Harvest Gala was a sold out event with over 300 supporters, volunteers and clients in attendance. A special thank you to everyone who bought clients for our client-members …
Get Your Own Local Organic Thanksgiving Basket!
This Autumn, we thought it would be fun to partner with our friends and neighbours at Les volailles et gibiers Fernando to offer a special certified organic Thanksgiving basket. We’re only putting together a handful of these so get ’em while they last. The costs $127 (cost varies depending on the size of turkey) and should be plenty for 6-8 …
A Thanksgiving Basket
Much as we’d like to deny it, summer is over, but with Thanksgiving around the corner we thought it be fun to partner with our friends at Les volailles et gibiers Fernando to offer a special Thanksgiving basket. We’re only putting together a handful of these so get ’em while they last. The costs $127 (cost varies depending on the size of turkey) and should be …
Community Farm Day
Join us on our annual Community Farm Day, that will take place on September 27th, and get to know Santropol Roulant’s periurban farm and main gardening site located in Senneville in the West Island. Expect some fresh air, bird calls and dirt under your nails! What: The day includes a farm tour and a gardening session in order to give a …
Seed Saving Workshop
Have you ever picked that perfect pepper and fantasized about growing it again the next year? Come learn how to harvest your seeds, avoid cross-pollination, and clean seeds with simple techniques. When: Wednesday (tonight!), September 10, from 5:30 to 7:30pm Where: The Santropol Farm in Senneville Who: Daniel Brisebois, a seed grower at Tourne-Sol cooperative farm and blogger. He is also the co-author of Crop Planning …
Farm Brunch and Fundraiser
Join us lakeside at the Morgan Family Estate in beautiful Senneville (directly across from the farm and overlooking Lac des Deux Montagnes) for a 3-course tasting menu featuring farm fresh produce, sparkling apple cider, a silent auction, music, a photo booth (lebooth.ca), and a guided tour of the Santropol Roulant Farm. When: Sunday, September 21st, 12-3pm Where: Morgan Family Estate, …
Your Friendly Neighbourhood Pocket Market is back!
Until mid-October, you will 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 and Thursday 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 …
The SR Fresh Basket is Back!
Winter is on its last legs and the time has come to sign up for a Santropol Roulant Fresh Basket and receive fresh organic veggies all summer long. New for 2014: Your choice of two pre-determined convenient pick-up times: Tuesdays or Thursdays from 4-7pm two distinct formats: Small (1-2 ppl or 7-9 items per basket) or Regular (3-4 ppl or …
Stipend-based Work-Trade Opportunities at the Farm
Under the supervision of an experienced farm management team, these 4 work-trade positions are an opportunity to acquire practical experience in all aspects of small-scale intensive farming, while participating in promoting local food production and increasing its accessibility in the Montreal community. These are unpaid volunteer positions; however, we are offering a $500 stipend to work-trades who complete a minimum of …
Paid Part-time Internship Opportunities at our Senneville Farm Site
Organic farming is an exciting and challenging field and as part of our goal to engage our community and strengthen the connection between food, producers, and consumers we are excited to offer the following internship positions (4) to individuals with no prior farming or urban agriculture experience AND to individuals identifying to groups traditionally under-represented in the agricultural sector. With this …