As the leaves fall and we start to close the gardens for the season, the time has also come to wish the best to Yolie and Gracia, our superstar Garden Facilitators this season, and Russell, our brilliant end-of-season Farm Apprentice. Yolie took on a great deal of responsibility this season facilitating volunteer shifts in all of the urban gardens and …
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A Team in Rotation
Just as different plants come to fruition at different moments of the year and in different conditions, the staff at the Roulant are all at different stages of their own journeys. This includes some folks ready to transition into the next phase of their careers or personal lives, and a few going back to school. While we are sad to …
Our team is growing!
As we approach the high season, Magali, Adrienne and Katherine are thrilled to introduce four new agricultural recruits on both the Urban Agriculture team and the Farm team, while an existing staff member takes two steps forward as the new head of the Meals-on-Wheels team. Read on and join us in welcoming and congratulating them all! Urban Agriculture Gardens Facilitators Gracia Badibanga (top, second from …
New Faces in The Kitchen
The kitchen is the beating heart at the centre of the Roulant’s day-to-day action. Its team members, then, play a huge part in keeping things running beautifully! We welcome Ben and Kasha, who have joined the team to help run the Meals-on-Wheels and create a welcoming and engaging environment for everyone. Ben Heaslip (second on the right) A few weeks …
Safe journey, Laura!
It is with a heavy heart that we share with you Laura’s departure at the end of March. Our Meals-on-Wheels manager is leaving us to join a community organization in France, working in the fields of equal opportunity and school perseverance. “I feel very fortunate to have been able to work in the stimulating, caring, and human environment that is …
Thank you Jack, Mélodie, and Rachel!
It is with full hearts and an incredible amount of appreciation that the Roulant says thank you to our stellar 2022 seasonal agriculture staff. We achieved so much, ate so much watermelon, and got very dirty! As sad as this parting is, we know these people have nothing but greatness ahead of them and will continue to be actors of …
Winds of Change in the Roulant Kitchen
The Roulant team has undergone a great deal of change over the past year, with some familiar faces leaving and new faces joining in. The kitchen team is no exception, as we thank Aaron and Andrew for their dedication over the past few months and welcome Katherine, who will be taking over the management of the kitchen programs and working …
Goodbye Virginie!
After being such a key figure of the Senneville farm since 2018, the Roulant is sending a massive thank you to Virginie Grenier-Deschênes as her path takes her on a new journey. Over the past five years of gorgeous vegetables, Virginie welcomed hundreds of volunteers and community members and passionately trained and taught the many farmers who joined her each …
New Faces at the Roulant
While some are are saying goodbye, a much greater number of amazing individuals are joining our teams. Please give a warm welcome to our new members who will spread the spirit of community and inspire action at the Roulant for the 2022 season. Aaron Fetherston Aaron is starting at the Roulant in the position of Kitchen Manager. He has extensive …
Towards New Horizons
It’s time to say goodbye to some of the members of the Roulant’s great team. As sad as it is for us, we know that deep down our friends are leaving for new adventures to contribute to social change and to participate to a more just world beyond the Roulant’s scope. Aïda Setbel Over his past year at the Roulant, …
The community sector on strike!
For 27 years, Santropol Roulant has worked to improve food security and foster social inclusion for members of its company in Montreal. This work is possible thanks to the financial support of multiple partners, including generous donors and members of the Roulant community, but also through funding from different levels of government. While the needs for services offered by the …
So Long, Dear Friends
The journeys of every member of our team illustrates the Roulant’s occasional role as a stepping stone for the people of our community. Amongst ourselves, we speak lovingly of the Roulant as an educational experience, or as a laboratory of sorts. Thus, Eloise, Jamiey and Jean-François, who have given their all with so much generosity over the years, will henceforth …