Want to know what's going on this summer in SR's gardens? For a workshops, events and visits schedule click here
Santropol Roulant's Edible Campus Garden All our seedlings have been transplanted in the gardens which means that the season has definitely started! We are looking forward to seeing you this summer! How does your garden grow?
Santropol Roulant's Edible Campus garden is run in partnership with Alternatives' Rooftop Garden Project and the McGill School of Architecture's Minimum Cost Housing Group. We grow mostly vegetables in over 275 containers, using a self-watering technique. Last year, we expanded the garden by converting a second 100 m2 ornamental rock bed into a series of raised beds.
For information on our innovative gardening techniques, please visit rooftopgardens.ca. For more information on our partners, please visit their respective websites. What to expect as a volunteer?
We garden collectively tackling various tasks, as laid out by the garden coordinator. The entirety of the harvest is then returned to Santropol Roulant's meals-on-wheels kitchen, CSA basket program, and seasonal markets in select neighborhoods. Depending on the time of season and the number of volunteers, the workload goes from super busy to super chill. So you might spend one shift bent over harvesting tomatoes non-stop for 3 hours and the next shift leisurely watering the plants while chatting with a friend. Gardening volunteer shifts :
-Mondays from 4pm to 7 pm (111 Roy East)(not available yet)
-Wednesday from 4pm to 7pm (Edible Campus at McGill)
-Friday from 10:30am to 1:30pm (Edible Campus at McGill)
Please sign up before coming to the garden!
You can drop by at our office (111 Roy Est) or call us (514-284-9335) to sign up.
Garden shifts are cancelled in case of storm or heavy rain!
For pictures from our garden, please visit our flickr site.
Where to find us?
The Edible Campus Garden is situated on McGill University's downtown campus (805 Sherbrooke St. W.), in front of Burnside Hall. Google Maps Link We are now expanding our gardens! The addition of a second garden site on the roof of our new building at 111 Roy St. E. is planned for the Spring of 2011.
What to bring?
Dress appropriately. You might very well get dirty. Bring a hat and sunscreen for the sun, gloves if you have some, and a water bottle in case you get thirsty. Other than that, a positive attitude is all you need. Here are a few things we always need in the garden, if you happen to have them lying around the house, then by all means please bring them over: - pantyhose or stretchy t-shirts for tying tomatoes
- rubber bands for bundling certain vegetables
Horticultural Workshops:
These workshop are designed to teach you the basics of organic gardening and then some! They usually happen on Wednesdays, after an hour or so of basic work in the garden. A $5 donation is suggested. Workshops for 2011:
- How to start your own seedlings (March)
- Green roof installation (May 13th)
- Self-watering containers
- Garden of nutrients (June 1st)
- Garden Basics 101(June 8th)
- Urban apiculture (date to be confirmed)
- Seed saving (September 8th)
Du Jardin à l'assiette Kitchen Workshops:
These workshops start in the garden with a small harvest and then proceed to the kitchen for more fun with our chefs Armel and Julia!! Here again, a $5 donation is suggested. Workshops in 2011 will include:
- Green juices and smoothies (June 29th)
- How to build a solar oven (July)
- City tomato (July 27th)
- Flowers and fine herbs (August 9th)
- Canning workshop (September)
Garden Parties!!!
Our garden parties feature live music, food, beer and games!! These events are not to be missed !
Events in 2011:
June 16th - SR's 16th Birthday and Garden Launch
September 1st - Iron Chef Cook Off and Harvest Party Feel like going out of the city? Santropol Roulant will go on a berry picking day around the end of June! More details to come.
Santropol Roulant will have the chance this year to go and visit Les Jardins de la Grelinette located in St-Armand (Eastern Townships). Date to be confirmed, will be around the end of August!
Where can I get one of those nifty self-watering containers?
Our ready-to-grow kits are available for $40 at the following locations: Alternatives
3720 Avenue Du Parc, Bureau 300
Montreal, QC
I hear you guys sell weekly produce baskets?
We sure do. For more info on Santropol Roulant's new Fresh Basket, click here How can I get on your mailing list?
If you would like more information on Santropol Roulant, including periodic news from our garden, you can sign up to our newsletter by clicking here. Any other questions??
Send your questions, comments, or anonymous love letters to Noemie at noemie [at] santropolroulant.org, to Tim at tim [at] santropolroulant.org or to Patrick at info [at] santropolroulant.org Thank you to our 2011 supporters!!
EJLB Foundation
Plateau Mont-Royal
Evergreen Foundation
Emploi Québec
Young Canada Works
McGill Sustainability Projects Fund
Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec (INSPQ)
Rio Tinto Alcan Canada Foundation
Howard Reitman
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