Garden Set Up

Events

Come set­ up our garden! This is it! Your excuse to get outside, get dirty and get digging. Santropol Roulant’s big garden set­up day is coming soon! When: Friday April 25th from 10:00am to 4:00pm (postponed to Saturday April 26th in case of bad weather) *Please note: You don’t need to come for the entire length of the event, please …

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Iron Chef 2013

Events

The ultimate gourmet urban gardening battle is back! Santropol Roulant’s Iron Chef is the competitive yet convivial event of the year where local restaurants and Santropol Roulant join forces! On September 12th, half a dozen restaurants will compete head-to-head to create a unique dish with vegetables freshly picked from the Santropol Roulant garden! Not only will these chefs wow crowds …

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One Thousand and One Nights at Rumi Restaurant

Events

The ultimate gourmet urban gardening battle is back! Santropol Roulant’s Iron Chef is the competitive yet convivial event of the year where local restaurants and Santropol Roulant join forces! On September 12th, half a dozen restaurants will compete head-to-head to create a unique dish with vegetables freshly picked from the Santropol Roulant garden! Not only will these chefs wow crowds …

Watatow! Come Set-up Our Garden

Agriculture, Events, Food, Volunteering - Personal

This is it! Your excuse to get outside, get dirty and get digging. Santropol Roulant’s garden big set-up day is coming soon! When: Friday April 26th from 10:00am to 4:00pm (postponed to Saturday April 27th in case of bad weather) *Please note: You don’t need to come for the entire length of the event, please feel free to arrive and …

Press Release: Iron Chef

Agriculture, Events, Fundraising, Press Releases, Publications

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 5th, 2012 Local Restaurants Go Head to Head in Support of Urban Agriculture Montreal — The battle of the beets is back as local restaurants face off in support of Santropol Roulant’s Urban Agriculture Program. The 3rd annual Iron Chef Competition will take place on Thursday, September 6 th from 5-10pm at the Edible Campus Garden …

Iron Chef 2012 – 1 part bucolic, 2 parts adrenaline

Agriculture, Events, Fundraising

Photo by Jacob Saltiel

This is it! Our Iron Chef competition is back for a third year! It’s going to be huge! This year, six teams of chefs will have one hour to harvest fresh produce from our Edible Campus Garden and cook up a feast LIVE on location. Chefs from Rumi, Holder, Sala Rosa, La Khaïma, Fabergé, and a community team (Gabriel Couture and Cai Rintoul) …

The Good Food Revolution: An Evening with Will Allen

Agriculture, Events

Will Allen, author of The Good Food Revolution

Save the date! If you have even the slightest interest in urban agriculture, the following event is for you! Will Allen is a leading figure in the ever growing urban agriculture movement. Come hear him speak. Get your tickets now. What: The Good Food Revolution: An Evening with Will Allen Who: Will Allen is the author of The Good Food …

Summer Brunch 2012!

Events

Our delicious and delightful client brunch took place on Thursday, July 26th at McGill University beside the Edible Campus gardens.In attendance were 20 clients, 35 volunteers, and 15 staff – a big crowd of folks who all contributed to making the event a success! Many dishes were shared including magnificent mushroom and spinach quiche, gorgeous grilled veggie wraps, quintessential quinoa …

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McGill Gardens

The McGill Gardens have been part of Santropol Roulant’s urban agriculture program for over 10 years, and their use has evolved over time. For a while, they have supplied our farmer’s market before fulfilling a vocation exclusively focused on education in the image of the entire urban farming program of the Roulant. Last year already, we announced some first transitional …

A Froot Cup Thank you

Events, export, Fundraising, News

Saturday May 30th we held the 4th edition of the Froot Cup soccer tournament at Concordia’s Loyola Campus. All 16 teams present as well as the shining sun made for an incredible day! This fundraiser was a success in many ways, thanks to the participants, the volunteers and the members of the community who all shared a great enthusiasm and a love for the Roulant …

Job Offer: Urban Agriculture Summer Internships

Agriculture, Job Postings, News

An incredible opportunity to transform your city with urban agriculture!  Santropol Roulant is hiring 3 students this summer to care for our rooftop and campus gardens, and help contribute to an intergenerational community of knowledgeable gardeners! Please note that, to apply, you must be a full time student and intend to return to full time studies in the fall, between the …

Froot Cup – Thank you!

Events

Our soccer tournament fundraiser last Sunday, June 16th, was a grand success! Thanks to all our supportive teams, volunteers and sponsors, we enjoyed an incredible day of fair play and community spirit in the pouring rain over at Concordia Loyola Campus. Three amazing teams took home fruit filled trophies: Best Costume- The Cherry Pickers Best Team Cheer – Radial Point …