Michael Sacco is a technologist, writer and chocolatier.  He founded ChocoSol, an artisanal chocolate company which he as termed a ‘learning community social enterprise’ promoting the diversity of production of organic cacao through a structure defined as “horizontal trade”.  Rather than sell commodities, says Michael, ChocoSol extends symbolic invitations: “The chocolate is an expression and vehicle for our dignity, creativity and learning.”

Honoured as Toronto Food Policy Council’s Local Food Hero in September 2009, he believes in open-source learning and building, and has been designing green production systems using solar power, pedal power, and waste diversion and upcycling techniques.   ChocoSol’s bicycle-powered chocolate grinders earned it the title of Toronto’s Best New Bicycle Business in 2008.