Exactly this time two years ago (before we had a blog), The Ecopreneur Rob Grand was profiled on the Christmas edition of Live Green Toronto on RogersTV. Host Candice Batista speaks to The Ecopreneur about a variety of sustainable gift ideas for the holidays.

Grassroots-Riverdale (Danforth) location is hosting ChocoSol Chocolatiers this Saturday, Dec. 5 at 1 p.m.

Grassroots is very excited to carry a variety of Chocosol’s Oaxacan drinking and eating chocolates this holiday. ChocoSol makes artisanal chocolate “foods” not “candies”, at the CacaoLoft, an innovative zero waste kitchen in Toronto.

Listen to Rob talk about the history of Grassroots, leaving the financial district for the retail industry and why it’s important to “green” your business.

She has never carried a banner and she’s never waved a placard at a protest, but Lee Ann Santos is an active member of one of the largest, most powerful environmental groups in the country – parents of young children.

Toronto Greenhouse is a business forum for the “Green” sector. Environmentally focused companies and investors gather to mingle, make new connections and do deals. Our mission is to foster growth in the environmentally friendly business community. Who should attend?

Money spent at locally-owned businesses goes around longer in the local economy as local business people pay for all kinds of local services, spend their profits and pay taxes locally. Purchasing locally helps grow other businesses and the Toronto tax base.

Grassroots has been online for over five years and we are continuing to add to our online presence to make it easier for you to be a part of our community. At Grassroots we see ourselves as more than just a store, and we hope that you do too.

The Story of Stuff takes you on a provocative tour of our consumer-driven culture. From resource extraction to iPod incineration, exposing the real costs of our use-it and lose-it approach to stuff.

This is from the YouTube channel. There’s a slow build, but it’s worth watching.