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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Pick leaders wanted
Les Fruits Défendus, Santropol Roulant’s volunteer-led urban fruit harvesting collective, is looking for motivated and autonomous individuals to lead urban fruit harvests throughout the summer! Les Fruits Défendus connects local fruit tree owners across Montreal with volunteer harvesters and in doing so helps to reduce food waste, improve actions to reinforce local food solidarity, promote and care for the fruit …
Join The Core
Les fruits défendus is recruiting new members for the coordinating committee of the collective! + 1 job opportunity for software developers Are you motivated to get involved in a collective effort to reduce the waste of local food resources, as well as to contribute to the creation of a more sustainable food system through the collection, valorization, and sharing of …
Surveying for the Future
The Roulant wants to understand its volunteer community better through a new volunteer survey. If you have volunteered at the Roulant in the past, please take 10-15 minutes to fill out this anonymous survey. Your input is invaluable in helping the Roulant adapt to the reality of volunteers into the future! You have until February 26th to complete the survey.
Les Fruits défendus back for another season!
The start of the 2019 urban fruit harvest season is only two months away! For this upcoming season, the core of the collective is happy to announce that we are back in the saddle, or better yet, up in the trees, again! We are diligently working on increasing picking opportunities, providing stronger support for pick leaders and encouraging more connections …
Winter comes early in the Roulant headquarters
While the weather gets steadily colder outside, it’s also gotten colder inside this September in the Roulant with the installation of a new walk-in fridge and freezer. For years now, we dreamed of updating our walk-in fridge and freezer for a few reasons. First, an upgrade was necessary to conform to the new city regulations of Montreal. Second, we wanted …
A fruitful month for Les Fruits défendus
Each September is a busy month for the collective. Apples, pears, grapes, and plums all become ripe for picking around this time. Homeowners who share their trees and vines with us, get in touch and thanks to our network of pick leaders and harvesters we’re able to harvest and save so much urban fruit. Huge thanks to everyone who makes local …
Join the core of the collective: Les Fruits défendus
Would you like to make an impact in the world of urban agriculture in Montreal, all while enjoying the sweet nourishing fruits of your labour? Then this is your chance! Les Fruits défendus is recruiting new core committee members to join its all-volunteer community! The collective’s mission is to reduce food waste, increase its accessibility to local food and to …
Fruits Défendus Harvest Party
Hello everyone in the Fruits défendus family, Whether you’re a volunteer, pick leader, tree owner, member of a beneficiary organization or just simply interested by the collective, come celebrate the end of the Montreal fruit season! When: Sunday October 15th from 2-5pm Where: Santropol Roulant, 111 Roy East, first floor (accessible to anyone with reduced mobility) Bring: Your favorite fruit recipe, jars …
Les Fruits Défendus is recruiting new core members
Note: The deadline to submit your candidacy is not February 24th! Over the years, word about Les Fruits Défendus has spread, and more and more members of the community are becoming interested in taking part in our initiative. As a testament to the appeal of our cause, our network has grown to over 300 trees and more than 250 active …
An evening to celebrate the end of the Montreal fruit season
Whether you’re a volunteer, pick leader, tree owner, member of a beneficiary organization or just simply interested by the collective, come celebrate the end of the Montreal fruit season with us! Les Fruits Défendus invite you to an evening of delights, music and crafts! We’ll warm up by making waffles garnished with fruit syrups and butters, enjoying delicious apples pies …
Stories of Santropol Roulant – Julia
Julia, Les Fruits Défendus Collective Core Member Originally from Minnesota, I came to Montreal to complete my undergraduate degree in Cognitive Science and then my Master’s in Neuroscience. I didn’t know what I wanted to do for the longest time, but then I discovered these fields in a happy coincidence. I am really interested in human behaviour and motivation, as …
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