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Exhibit 23.3
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the use in this Registration Statement No. 333-50560 of Gaiam,
Inc. of our report on the financial statements of Real Goods Trading Corporation
dated May 21, 1999, appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of this
Registration Statement.
We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Changes in and
Disagreements with Real Goods Trading Corporation's Accountants on Accounting
and Financial Disclosure" and "Experts" in such Prospectus.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Oakland, California
December 4, 2000