Grassroots collected a few ideas to endure the winter whiteout whether you like to build a snowman or rather cozy up by the fireplace.

Let’s make urban gardening fun! Join us on the brand new Green Roof on top of the Big Carrot (348 Danforth Avenue). Our host, Zora Ignjatovic will guide you through the hows-and-whats of preserving your garden through winter.

Did you know that spending $100 at your neighborhood’s independent businesses creates $68 in additional local economic activity, while spending $100 at a chain produces only $43 worth of local impact? What other benefits are there to buying locally?

Are you always searching for natural products? Worried about typical natural care products and the health effects they can have on you and your baby? Well worry no more!

Butterfly Weed Herbals are natural products, born as an exploration of the healing ways of plants, and the traditional art of Herbalism. These products are hand made using traditional methods of herbal extraction and pure natural ingredients. Read on to hear Denise’s story of how these products came to be!

Priya from “Priya Means Love” creates organic, natural personal care products that are simple and effective. Watch this video to meet her and see her amazing products!

As a leader in environmentally friendly products we have a responsibility to thoroughly research and review products using a number of screens and criteria. At Grassroots we have a questionnaire that we circulate to potential suppliers so we can get to know them, and their products, in a quick, efficient way…

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.

Buy quality, durable products. We have created a disposable society where people buy products and throw them away after one use. This is not a sustainable way to live.

Welcome to the first installment of the Ecopreneur blog – an informal and personal extension of the business side of my life you’re already familiar with if you shop at Grassroots or attend our workshops. I hope you’ll enjoy getting to know me on a more casual level, join the discussion, share your views and experiences.