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Stormy Shore Studios is a social enterprise that preserves culture and history in engaging forms of digital media. They combine entertainment and education into one package that encourages cultural engagement around the world. To learn more about: Stormy Shore Studios [https://www.stormyshore.com/]

Buy a Toque, Give a Toque- For every toque purchased, Toques From The Heart gives a toque to a Canadian in need. With the purchase of a new Toque From The Heart, they will repurpose a pair of gently used hockey socks into a toque for someone that needs it most. To learn more: Toques From The Heart [https://www.toquesfromtheheart.ca/]

Lucky Iron Fish is a simple, reusable and effective cooking tool that adds extra iron to your daily foods or drinks. It is an affordable solution, especially for those with iron deficiency anemia. Portion of each sale is used to help undernourished communities locally and internationally. To learn more: https://luckyironfish.com/ [https://luckyironfish.com/]

Last20 started as a sustainable clothing brand - Last20 Apparel and has pivoted to sustainable pavement. Back in 2020, the co-founders Lauren and Lucas launched a podcasted called Sustainable Sessions where they host experts, businesses and public figures to open up conversations about climate change and talk about solutions that are being developed! Today, Lauren joins us to discuss how Last20 aims to achieve a circular economy, how upcycling plastic waste into pavement works and what Last20 has planned for 2021. To learn more: Last20 [https://last20.ca/] and to listen to their podcast: Sustainable Sessions [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNdFYcpWbnKKv7Q6mscqgVg]

EarthSuds is a business that believes in a plastic-free economy where sustainability does not compromise quality. EarthSuds achieves all three dimensions of sustainability; economically it generates and re-invests profits, socially it employs adults with developmental disabilities, and environmentally it eliminates single-use plastics. Today Lindsay, the Enterprise Manager for EarthSuds, joins Quarter Down to discuss the sourcing of packaging, segmenting into new markets and EarthSuds marketing strategy. To learn more: EarthSuds [https://earthsuds.co/]