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Holiday Volunteering at the Roulant – A Great Way to Give Back

Food, Kitchen, Meals-on-Wheels, Santropol, Volunteering - Corporate, Volunteering - Personal

The holidays are a special time when many wish to give back, and when the needs of organizations like the Roulant are the highest. At this time of year, isolated Meals-on-Wheels clients most relish Roulant meals and volunteers’ visits. If you are looking for a way to get involved in your community and give back over the holidays, come give …

Winter Catering @ The Roulant

Catering, Food, Kitchen

Did you know that the Roulant offers an affordable catering service straight from our community kitchen? Keeping in line with the Roulant’s healthy and seasonal food philosophy, our catering service offers the best of each season throughout the year. Our menu is perfect for conferences, business meetings, 5 à 7 and even your upcoming holiday events! Discover our winter menu here, featuring …

What’s new at the Farmers’ Market?

Food, Local, Market

This season, we are happy to announce our new Farmers’ Market collaborators, featuring local artisans and producers! Plus, for the very first year, the market will take place on the new pedestrian street directly in front of Santropol Roulant. You can join the City’s official inauguration of the pedestrian street on June 22 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Stemming from the importance of …

Sauerkraut – Preserve and Recipe of the Month

Food, Food Preservation, General Store, Recipes

March’s preserve of the month is sauerkraut! It’s delicious with stews, on sandwiches, in salads and with noodles or dumplings. For the simplest sauerkraut, you simply need a fresh cabbage, some salt, a mason jar and a plastic bag.  Since cabbage is available and homes are cool this time of year, it’s a great time to make your first batch. Once …

Summer catering launch at the Roulant

Catering, Events, Food, Kitchen

The Roulant is excited to introduce our new Summer Catering Menu! We invite you to come sample the newest menu during a 5@7 tasting and community event on August 11th. More details are available on our Facebook event. Keeping in line with the Roulant’s healthy and seasonal food philosophy, our catering service now changes to offer the best of each season throughout the …

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Rue Fermier – Seeking Volunteers !

Events, Food, Kitchen, Meals-on-Wheels, Volunteering - Personal

Hello volunteers! Our community picnic event will take place July 21st and we need your help to ensure the success of this day! So come by lend a hand, then stay for the party and enjoy the activities. Volunteer tasks before July 21st Decorations (boards, banners and other fun stuff to make the street look great) Handing out flyers Food prep and …

Invitation to Rue Fermier

Agriculture, Community Workshops, Events, Food, Market, Volunteering - Personal

We invite you to come celebrate FOOD – PEOPLE – COMMUNITY and the Roulant’s 21st birthday with a community picnic and block party. This year, the third edition of our summer community celebration: Rue Fermier, will take place in two steps. The first one will be a community picnic where volunteers, clients, neighbors and others are invited to join us …

Farm Brunch

Agriculture, Events, Food, Fundraising, Senneville Farm

We’d like to invite you & your family to the Santropol Roulant Farm Brunch, a special event in support of our Senneville Farm. In addition to growing organic vegetables for our Meals-on-Wheels and social outreach programs, the farm also provides opportunities for young farmers to develop their leadership and skills, and has become a fertile ground for children to learn about …

Farmers’ Market 2016 Opening!

Agriculture, Basket, Food, Market, Senneville Farm

Save the date! June 16th will be our first market day of the season. Every Thursday from 4-7pm, June through October, come to our market on the corner of Roy and Coloniale to stock up on farm fresh, local and certified organic vegetables grown on the tip of the island of Montreal! With the warm weather we’ve been having and …

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Calling all volunteers – come help out on a regular basis at the Roulant

Food, Kitchen, Meals-on-Wheels, News, Volunteering - Personal

As you may know, our Volunteer Program has a two-tier sign-up system for those who help out in the kitchen and on meal deliveries. Some volunteers help out on an occasional basis while others do so on a regular basis. We are currently seeking to increase our base of recurrent volunteers who wish to have a weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or other regular …

Workshop: Vegetarian Snack bar

Community Workshops, Food, Kitchen Workshops

We are back with our monthly “recipes from our community” workshop! For our third workshop, Mark, a Roulant volunteer and previous meals-on-wheels intern, will show us how to prepare his three favorite snack bar dishes with a vegetarian twist! The menu: Black bean veggie burgers with goat cheese and caramelized onions Sweet potato fries Queen Elizabeth cake The details: Date: Wednesday …

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5@7 Spring catering menu launch

Catering, Events, Food

You’re invited to come sample our new seasonal catering menu and check out our great & green rental space! Join us for the official launch of our new Spring catering menu on May 5th, 2016. It  will take the form of a 5 à 7 and it’s a great opportunity to come visit the Roulant, sample our Spring menu, check …