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Des jardins sur les toits est un projet d' Alternatives, un réseau d'action et de communication pour le développement international.

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Design workshop - Urban Ecology Center

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Workshop: From the garden to the plate - Edible flowers and herbs

Thursday, 07/19/2007 - 16:00
Thursday, 07/19/2007 - 19:00

**In case of rain, the workshop will be at Santropol Roulant**

Flowers and herbs can turn a simple meal into a masterpiece to make your guests drool. Come discover new ingredients and new recipes during our season’s first From the garden to the plate workshop!


Edible Campus Garden, McGill University

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Submitted by rotem on Wed, 04/07/2007 - 3:46pm.

Composting 101

Saturday, 07/07/2007 - 11:30
Saturday, 07/07/2007 - 12:30

You are our friends. Worms are our friends. By deduction, you are friends with worms. Come learn more about Santropol Roulant's vermi-composting system. We will also visit Eco-Quartier's Tourne-Sol Neighborhood Composting Centre. Join us for gardening from 9 :30 to 11 am at the Edible Campus garden at McGill University and then we’ll head over to Santropol Roulant together!


Santropol Roulant, 4050 St-Urbain (corner Duluth)

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Submitted by rotem on Wed, 04/07/2007 - 3:42pm.

5 à 7 - "Charette-style” Orientation and organization for all volunteers

Wednesday, 06/13/2007 - 17:00
Wednesday, 06/13/2007 - 19:00

Do you want to get involved in the network of rooftop gardens? Are you interested in learning more about gardening and improving your techniques? Well, there are many ways to get involved! (McGill garden, Patro le Prévost, ITHQ, UQAM, Senior residences, …)


At Santropol Roulant, 4050 St-Urbain (corner of Duluth)

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Submitted by rotem on Thu, 07/06/2007 - 4:38pm.

Gardens Above Gridlock (article from Ascent magazine)

Writer Anne Read, seeks to plant a rooftop garden, and finds a community growing all around her.

Check out the article here

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Submitted by rotem on Fri, 27/04/2007 - 3:25pm.

Urban Planning Master's Thesis on rooftop greening

Before beginning to work full-time with the Rooftop Garden Project, I wrote my Master's thesis for a degree in Urban Planning on municipal strategies to encourage rooftop greening ("Making Rooftops Bloom: Strategies for encouraging rooftop greening in Montreal).

Posted to: Gardening Techniques and Dissemination | Our Publications | Nos publications | Rooftop Gardening Resources | Ressources pour le jardinage
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Submitted by rotem on Thu, 02/11/2006 - 3:50pm.

Urban agriculture training manual (available in french and portuguese)

Here is a comprehensive urban agriculture workshop manual created by Geneviève during her internship in Brazil. It may very will inspire you! The document is available for download in french and portuguese. Happy reading!

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Submitted by benji on Fri, 27/10/2006 - 12:18pm.

An Alternatives Internship - AGRICULTURE SOLIDARITY IN HAVANA!

Le monopole de l'agriculture industrielle sur la production alimentaire te
préoccupe ?

Tu as envie d'entrer en contact avec des alternatives existantes, au
Québec et à Cuba ?

Tu veux acquérir et mettre en pratique des compétences concrètes en

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Submitted by rotem on Mon, 18/09/2006 - 9:56am.

Ecological photograph expo on the roof

Thursday, 09/21/2006 - 16:00
Friday, 09/21/2006 - 22:00


Come see some beautiful photos of Quebec agriculture on display at the demonstration garden.

Photos by Cindy Diane Rheault

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Submitted by rotem on Thu, 07/09/2006 - 5:28pm.

An evening of thinking, sharing* and collective exploration - Rain location - Santropol Roulant

Thursday, 09/14/2006 - 17:30
Thursday, 09/14/2006 - 19:30

How is our understanding of the city changing, with respect to food, food production and the environment?

Join the University of the Streets for an evening of thinking, sharing* and collective exploration: the impact of the Rooftop Garden Project on the Montreal community.


Rain location: Santropol Roulant, 4050 Saint-Urbain

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Submitted by rotem on Fri, 01/09/2006 - 2:59pm.

Harvest Festival at the rooftop garden

Thursday, 09/21/2006 - 16:00
Friday, 09/21/2006 - 21:00


Come celebrate food, enjoy the outdoors and pay homage to the fall harvest season!

Prepare yourself for a community banquet!

Be environmentally friendly, bring your own dinnerware.


4750 Henri-Julien

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Submitted by rotem on Fri, 01/09/2006 - 11:26am.