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Santropol Roulant's Edible Campus Garden
The garden is now open. Sign up for a volunteer shift and get some precious sunshine!
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 225 containers, using a self-watering technique. Last year, we expanded the garden by converting a 100 m2 ornamental rock bed into a series of raised beds. Further expansion is expected again this year.
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?
We garden collectively tackling various tasks, as layed out by the garden coordinator. The entirety of the harvest is then returned to Santropol Roulant's meals-on-wheels kitchen. 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.
2010 Volunteer Garden Shifts:
Tuesdays 10:30-1:30pm
Wednesdays 4-7pm
Saturdays 10:30-1:30pm (starting May 29th)
Please note, shifts are cancelled in case of heavy rain. For pictures from our garden, please visit our flickr site.
Where to find us?
Our garden is situated on McGill University's downtown campus (805 Sherbrooke St. W.), in front of Burnside Hall. Google Maps Link 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 for tying tomatoes
- rubber bands for bundling certain vegetables
- small amounts of kitchen scraps for our worms
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 2010:
-How to Build a Self-Watering Container
-Plant Basics 101
-Organic Fertilizers and Pest Control
-Mushrooms
-Urban Beekeeping
-The City Tomato
-Seed Saving
-Four Season Growing
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 2010 will include:
-jam-making
-flowers and fine herbs
-canning.
Garden Parties!!!
Our garden parties feature live music, food, beer and games!! These events are not to be missed !
Events in 2010:
June 10th - SR's 15th Birthday and Garden Launch
August 5th - Iron Chef Competition and Annual BBQ
September 16th - Harvest Party
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 listserve?
If you would like more information on Santropol Roulant, including periodic news from our garden, send a message to Patrick at info santropolroulant.org. Any other questions??
Send your questions, comments, or anonymous love letters to Tim at timsantropolroulant.org or to Patrick at infosantropolroulant.org. Thank you to our 2010 supporters!!
EJLB Foundation
Evergreen Foundation
Plateau Mont-Royal
Emploi Québec
Young Canada Works
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