Francisco Grau
Entrepreneur (Costa Rica)
Francisco Grau is a social entrepreneur who has dedicated his life to find practical sustainable solutions to some of the world’s greatest challenges. He earned a MA in Economics for Transition from Schumacher College, In 2010, along with a group of friends, he established a successful farmers market called Green Fair, where local organic farmers, food artisans, craftsmen, entrepreneurs, artists, activists and a community members gather every Saturday morning to live out the life they love. Green Fair is based on values of sustainability and wellbeing, where one can find fresh organic food that is optimal for the community and Mother Earth. Francisco is currently exploring the power of celebration to promote a new paradigm of economics as a complimentary way of doing activism.