He ran as the Green Party of Canada candidate in the riding of Westmount-Ville-Marie during the 2008 federal election.
He was nominated for the 2006 federal election on January 16, 2006, and ran as a Green Party of Canada candidate in the riding of Jeanne-Le Ber.
[2] In April 2008, Genest became one of the first 250 Canadians to be trained by Al Gore to be an official speaker for the An Inconvenient Truth lecture.
[3] Genest is also the founder of the Green Mountain Permaculture Institute where he teaches earth repair and ecological design.
He is also creator, producer and host of Regeneration - The Art of Sustainable Living, nominated for an Emmy Award, from their New England Chapter, in 2008.