For the 13th consecutive year, citizen collective Les Fruits Defendus spent a summer rich in urban harvests and the sharing of local fruits. This season was particularly favourable due to a mild winter, a warm spring, and an abundant flowering of fruit trees. Between June and October, we harvested over 5,000 kilograms of fruits, which were shared in equal parts …
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A Year in Urban Agriculture
What a season! In the urban agriculture program this year, 123 volunteers worked tirelessly, rain or shine, to grow almost a hundred varieties of plants across three agricultural sites. The gardens of Terrasses Roy continued to be well utilized by the wider community of the Plateau, particularly during our weekly Friday hangs. For eighteen weeks, the people of Montreal showed …
A recipe for success
Ben, JJ, Maya, and Katherine from the kitchen team are thrilled to look back on a year full of meaningful partnerships and exciting new initiatives. This year, we had the pleasure of welcoming four new cohorts from the Miriam Foundation and launching an empowering collaboration with the L’Institut national pour l’Équité, l’Égalité et l’Inclusion des personnes en situation de handicap …
A Year at the Farm
The tomato plants have been pulled up, the garlic planted, and the tools put away for the winter. It’s officially time to hibernate and say goodbye to the agricultural workers that graced the farm with their sunny presences this summer. Frankie and Leda, thank you for sharing your knowledge, skills, warmth, and energy with us this year, we will miss …
2024 at the Roulant
Photos: Nazmus Syed, Melanie Godel, Sasha Lintern-Smith, Mélanie Dusseault, Pierre Inglebert, Evangeline Freedman
An ever-evolving Meals-on-Wheels
The Roulant’s kitchen has been running at full capacity for several weeks now, exceeding our projections for 2024 by producing, with the help of our volunteers, around 140 meals a day for delivery, in addition to frozen meals for our community partners. This growth in the Meals-on-Wheels is part of a series of reflections and adjustments that began more than …
The Roulant’s new strategic plan
We are thrilled to present Santropol Roulant’s new 2025-2028 strategic plan! This document was made possible thanks to months of diligent work: staff and board visioning retreats analyzing the successes and lessons from the 2020-2023 strategic plan, reflecting on who our services currently benefit and what should be prioritized in the coming years; feedback from the Roulant community and partners …
A Team in Rotation
As we transition from fall into winter, so too are the seasonal agricultural staff at the Roulant transitioning from field to new horizons. We will miss our beloved farmhands Frankie and Leda dearly, but we have exciting news: Evangeline is changing roles at the Roulant from Urban Agriculture Facilitator to Fundraising & Communications Officer while Katya is on maternity leave! …
Winter campaign: ’tis the season
Dear friends of the Roulant, The Roulant’s heart has been beating to the rhythms of Montrealers’ lives for nearly 30 years: graduations, new arrivals to the city, retirements, hospitalizations… and even that final transition towards end of life. Staff and volunteers are intimate witnesses to those Meals-on-Wheels clients living their last days in the comfort of their own homes. The …
Community Farm Day: Garlic Planting
Our final community farm day of the season will be taking place on Friday, October 11th! Join the farm team for a beautiful day of garlic planting, communal fun and delicious food. Bring food to share for lunch (optional – desert, snack, meal or drink), warm/rain layers, a water bottle, hat, and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty (closed shoes …
A bouquet of gratitude
Calling all agriculture volunteers from the 2024 season… that’s right, you! If you have volunteered at the Roulant’s farm and urban gardens, or have participated in any of the agricultural collectives in 2024, we warmly invite you to the 2024 agriculture volunteer appreciation party at Santropol Roulant on October 24th. Mark your calendars! There will be food, including dishes made …
Rue Fermier: The lowdown
On July 18th, the Roulant celebrated its 29th anniversary at Rue Fermier, an open house event showcasing the work of the programs and volunteer collectives. Basking in a perfect summer’s day, the Terrasses Roy were able to welcome over 400 people over the course of the evening. People enjoyed both sweet and savoury delights prepared with love by the kitchen …