If you think it’s too late in the year to get planting, think again. Gardening experts suggest planting certain trees, flowers, grass, produce and flower bulbs in the fall for maximum output, come spring. This all does heavily depend on the specific plant, however, as well as your location and climate so do some research to be sure. Now, as much as we miss the smell of Home Depot’s garden center, making fewer non-essential trips to crowded stores is key to keeping cases of you-know-what down. Instead, take advantage of these great online plant delivery and garden box services that will send seeds, seedlings, flower bulbs, chutes and even full-grown plants along with instructions for care, gardening accessories and safe growing chemicals to your door.
Indoor plants are always in season, of course, and these online plant marketplaces stock potted plants, ferns, flowers and succulents a-plenty that will brighten any corner, shelf or window sill. You can buy common and exotic plants, both as well tropical plants and most of them in a variety of sizes — from mini cacti to large plants that will anchor an entire room. Better yet, these popular online plant vendors like Bloomscape and The Sill tell you which plants are hard to kill in case plant-care is not your forte.
For the green-thumbed, buying quality seeds, bulbs and chutes online from these plant and garden box subscription services will help maximize your garden’s yield. Many of them function as sprawling online bulb, plant and seed marketplaces, but if you’re indecisive like me, you can simply input your growing goals and sign up for a monthly subscription and receive shipments of flowering plants, seeds, bulbs and gardening gear sent to your home. Every garden is different, of course, and so most of these plant delivery and garden subscription services take steps to find out both what you’d like to grow and where you plan to grow it. Whether it’s pretty flowers and houseplants or outdoor plants and produce you want, they will tailor your plant delivery to help you nail the garden of your dreams.
Don’t have an outdoor growing space or garden at all? Don’t worry: There is a slew of urban gardens and mini-farm stands designed to function without any earth or even access to regular sun. These nifty indoor grow systems like AeroGrow and LettuceGrow use self-contained seed pods and chutes to avoid messy soil situations. Some even come with their own synthetic lighting to sprout plants, produce, herbs and fresh flowers in the most unlikely of growing environments.
No matter your setup or situation, there is a home garden service that will help you hone your green thumb or make an ideal gift for an aspiring gardener on your holiday list. Check out the best online plant delivery services, garden box subscriptions available in 2020.
PlantX
PlantX
This online marketplace likes to think of itself as a vegan version of Amazon. PlantX caries a sprawling inventory of plant-based products, including a variety of indoor house plants and succulents. It’s all reasonably priced too, with most clocking in under $50 and some small plants for as little as $6. What’s nice about PlantX is you can tack other items, including ready-to-eat, plant-based meals, to your order.
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WHY KWESST? HERE’S SOME GREAT REASONS
1. KWESST is a leader in defensive technologies that increase the capabilities of soldiers, including those of NATO and its allies.
2. These technologies make a critical difference to soldier safety and effectiveness.
3. The Leadership team experience spans decades and hundreds of millions of dollars in military and homeland security contracts.
4. KWESST develops next-generation systems for forces around the world, with a particular focus on special forces among NATO countries and their allies.
5. KWESST partners with globally recognized equipment manufacturers to integrate its systems into their solutions to create high value-add products for global customers.
General Hillier served as Canada’s Chief of Defence Staff CDS from February 4, 2005, to July 1, 2008.
He is noted for “getting stuff done” and was instrumental in securing additional funding and modernized equipment for the Canadian military in support of Canada’s mission in Afghanistan.
In November 2020, Ontario Premier Doug Ford appointed General Hillier to oversee the province’s vaccination task-force in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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at 12:27 PM on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021
PlantX, a driving force for healthy online shopping is the growing impact of the plant-based community.
PlantX was born from a combination of the need for education in plant-based living and eating, and co-founder Sean Dollinger’s 20 plus years background in e-commerce
The concept, a one-stop-shop with more than 10,000 plant-based products that ship all over Canada and the USA, was created by merging the two to make a plant-based lifestyle more accessible to all
Besides COVID-19, climate change is one of the biggest challenges we’re facing this decade, but the good news is there is ample opportunity for innovation. Some companies have caught on, proving that some segments of the economy are actually thriving under the circumstances. Such is the case for sustainable and plant-based online grocery stores.
Sustainability focused products are growing 5.6 times faster than other products and generating the highest growth in the fast-moving consumer goods sector. One such enterprise is Trashless, a growing concept that delivers responsibly sourced products from local and national purveyors – from staples like grains and flours to pizza kits, dog food and personal care products – through a zero-waste process.
Trashless promotes sustainability by packaging items in multi-use glass and metal containers that are picked up, sanitized and reused. Everything is delivered right to your door observing safe social distance practices.
Trashless is now offering pizza kits made with locally-milled flour, organic vegetables and … [+] Trashless
Based in Austin, Texas, Trashless works with popular local producers such as Third Coast Coffee, Easy Tiger, Johnson’s Backyard Garden, Connie Jo Kirk and many others, making their goods either waste-free or more sustainable by upcycling packaging that can’t be reused or recycled.
“At the beginning of the pandemic, our customer base doubled, then tripled, as many were forced to change the way they shop for food,” says Yogesh Sharma, Co-Founder and CEO of Trashless. “Our service provides a safe solution for consumers, and much needed support for local makers who may not be able to meet their customers face to face right now. We provide the technology and infrastructure to procure, sell and deliver goods throughout Austin and have a passion for supporting local makers looking for avenues to reach customers and to make their processes more sustainable.”
Trashless has recently added a line of high-end pet products, as well as Magic Pizza Kits and a CO2 for You program as a convenient, affordable and environmentally friendly way to make your drinks fizzy, cutting out the long-distance transport and packaging and keeping cans and bottles out of the waste bin. Pizza is the food most often ordered for delivery, and pizza boxes aren’t recyclable because of the grease they soak up. Two billion pizza boxes are used in the U.S. alone each year.
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Last year, Trashless began a StartEngine campaign to raise capital for expansion within Texas in early 2021, with goals for national growth in the second half of 2021. “We continue to grow rapidly, and are focused on building out our products and services to cover all household needs in a zero-waste way, providing exceptional customer service, scaling to other geographies and building the technology to support it all,” says Sharma.
“Local food used to be considered expensive, but we’ve been able to bring in efficiencies through technology and operations to help bring those costs down and with the added convenience and sustainability of those items not having to travel far. More people than ever are relying on subscription meal kits and takeout, which unfortunately increases the amount of single-use plastic that often doesn’t get recycled. “The time for sustainable grocers is now.”
Ben Simon, a former international campaigns consultant, wanted to combine his love of food and travel with his eco-conscious lifestyle. He focused on finding solutions to help people eat outside of the dominant industrial system and become more invested in producers who are making delicious products that are also beneficial for humanity and the planet. Last November he launched Ben to Table, a monthly subscription service that offers sustainable pantry ingredients from all over the world paired with inspirational ideas for both meat and plant-based eating.
Ben Simon founded Ben to Table as a means to share his love for world cuisines and sustainability.
“It started as a shift from the career I had built in issue advocacy; I’d done a bunch of work on food systems with Greenpeace, and one of the things we always talked about was how to help the folks producing food the ‘right’ – in an ecologically and socially beneficial – way to find more demand and customers. I wanted to see if I could be a part of making that happen,” says Simon.
Ben to Table is all about bringing home cooks the best pantry ingredients available through three different subscriptions with options for vegetarians, meat and plant-based eaters. The Pantry Essentials offers basics like heirloom beans, grits, grains and more from producers like Rancho Gordo, Geechie Boy, and Maine Grains, while Taste the World is an exploration of a different culture’s cuisine each month. Past months have focused on Ethiopia, Persia, Peru, Thailand, Sichuan, Greece and more, with Oaxaca and Andalucia coming this year. The Ben to Table Box puts both elements together.
Taste of Greece is Ben to Table’s flagship box from the Taste the World subscription. Rachel Steiner
“We’ve seen growth due to Covid,” says Simon. “Lots of folks looking for ways to keep the home-cooked meals interesting.”
Another driving force for healthy online shopping is the growing impact of the plant-based community. PlantX was born from a combination of the need for education in plant-based living and eating, and co-founder Sean Dollinger’s 20 plus years background in e-commerce. The concept, a one-stop-shop with more than 10,000 plant-based products that ship all over Canada and the USA, was created by merging the two to make a plant-based lifestyle more accessible to all.
“I’ve developed many successful e-commerce companies, but PlantX is different. This time, it is about giving back and helping people live healthier and happier lives through plant-based living,” says Dollinger. “Before the pandemic, online grocery shopping was already on the rise, so it only makes sense that this vertical took off during lockdown. Of course, we must compete against Amazon, Instacart and many other big players, but offering consumers the peace of mind of knowing that everything on the PlantX platform is 100% plant-based gives us a competitive advantage.”
PlantX co-founder Sean Dollinger wants to share his successful plant-based lifestyle with everyone. MARC ROCHETTE
Since PlantX has so many different verticals, it has seen tremendous growth from every angle. In addition to offering meal and indoor plant deliveries, plans are underway to expand the product lines to include cosmetics, clothing and its own water brand. At the beginning of the pandemic, people were having fun cooking at home with their families or in their bubbles. However, the novelty of cooking and cleaning started waning as the lockdown grew longer.
“Being able to order unique, healthy, pre-portioned meals directly to their home each week is something people are gravitating toward,” says Dollinger. “We have also noticed that by switching up our menu every 2 weeks, our customer base has continued to grow rapidly.”
In addition, their indoor plant sales have also taken off. Since the pandemic began, consumers have become even more health-conscious, so bringing plants indoors to clean the air, provide oxygen and help ease anxiety has changed the indoor plant industry. “We never thought that selling plants online would be this profitable.”
From fresh pressed juices to staples and even live indoor plants, PlantX is a one-stop shop for … [+] PlantX
“We always say that there is absolutely no judgment when it comes to PlantX. Of course, we are 100% plant-based, but we love how inviting the platform is. You can eat a steak for dinner, and then have some of our PlantX meals for lunch the very next day. We’re just here to help you add more plant-based options into your daily routine and to educate anyone and everyone that wants to learn.
We wanted to create a community around PlantX, and we believe that helping people during these unprecedented times through sharing recipes and plant-based knowledge is one of the most rewarding aspect. Through the combination of our web-based recipes and YouTube content, education about plant-based living is even more accessible to anyone and everyone that wants to learn.”
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Portage County Sheriff’s department has selected Draganfly’s Vital Intelligence Smart Vital assessment platform to be used to pre-screen inmates and detainees before bringing them into detention.
Draganfly’s Vital Intelligence technology Smart Vital assessment platform and telehealth app can automatically detect with voluntary consent, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure body temperature, O2 saturation and more, all from a camera that takes seconds to attain the information.
Vital Intelligence Kiosk will pre-screen inmates and detainees before bringing them into their jail helping to ensure the health of their inmate and workforce population.
Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 02, 2021 – Draganfly Inc. (OTCQB: DFLYF) (CSE: DFLY) (FSE: 3U8) (“Draganfly” or the “Company”), an award-winning, industry-leading drone solutions and systems developer, today announced that Portage County Sheriff’s department has selected Draganfly’s Vital Intelligence Smart Vital assessment platform to be used to pre-screen inmates and detainees before bringing them into detention.
The Sheriff’s Office is the primary law enforcement agency for Portage County, Ohio. In addition to providing law enforcement services, the Sheriff’s Office also maintains the county jail and provides security for the county’s courts. The Portage County Jail was opened in May of 1995 as a 24-hour-full-service facility located in the Portage County Justice Center.
Draganfly’s Vital Intelligence technology Smart Vital assessment platform and telehealth app can automatically detect with voluntary consent, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure body temperature, O2 saturation and more, all from a camera that takes seconds to attain the information.
The Vital Intelligence Kiosk will pre-screen inmates and detainees before bringing them into their jail helping to ensure the health of their inmate and workforce population.
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Announced its charitable partnership with After-School All-Stars, a national non-profit organization in the United States that provides free and comprehensive programs designed to keep children safe, healthy, and to help them succeed in school and in life.
After-School All-Stars serves over 80,000 students in a typical school year, including 91% youth of colour, and 82% who qualify for the Federal Free or Reduced Lunch Program .
VANCOUVER, BC , Feb. 2, 2021 – PlantX Life Inc. (the ” Company ” or ” PlantX “) (CSE: VEGA ) (Frankfurt: WNT1) (OTCQB: PLTXF) is pleased to announce its charitable partnership with After-School All-Stars, a national non-profit organization in the United States that provides free and comprehensive programs designed to keep children safe, healthy, and to help them succeed in school and in life.
After-School All-Stars serves over 80,000 students in a typical school year, including 91% youth of colour, and 82% who qualify for the Federal Free or Reduced Lunch Program . After-School All-Stars participants live in communities hit hardest by COVID-19 and those most affected by systemic racism. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 35 million people, including 10 million children struggled with food insecurity in the United States . As a result of the pandemic, the amount of people effected increased to 50 million people, including 17 million children. Despite the challenges posed by COVID-19, After-School All-Stars has continued to provide youth the opportunities to learn from caring mentors, experience positive outlets to address social-emotional needs, and participate in virtual experiences where youth share their voices, hone creative skills, and emerge as the next generation of leaders and advocates. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the organization has also served over 550,000 meals, completed thousands of community wellness checks on families, and continued to provide virtual, hybrid and in-person programming to students across the United States .
The partnership with After-School All-Stars is aligned with PlantX’s vision to make a difference and support communities in living healthier lives. PlantX will aim to facilitate donations to the organization to support students and their families during the pandemic and beyond. PlantX customers are now able to donate to After-School All-Stars before they submit their online payment on the Company’s U.S. and Canadian e-commerce platforms, www.PlantX.com & www.PlantX.ca .
“At PlantX, it is part of our mission and values to improve the world and invest in the next generation,” said Sean Dollinger , PlantX founder. “In these unprecedented times and beyond, we are proud of supporting After-School All-Stars and the students it serves to live better lives. We are committed to giving back in the best ways we can and contribute to the wellbeing of the communities that surround us.”
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at 8:26 AM on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021
Signed an agreement with Thrive Market, a U.S.-based online retailer of wellness, nutrition and better-for-you food products.
The agreement opens another important gateway into the U.S. natural foods market.
VANCOUVER, BC , Feb. 2, 2021 – ELSE NUTRITION HOLDINGS INC. (BABY.V) (BABYF) (0YL.F) (“Else” or the “Company”) the plant-based baby, toddler and children nutrition company, announces today that it has signed an agreement with Thrive Market, a U.S.-based online retailer of wellness, nutrition and better-for-you food products. The agreement opens another important gateway into the U.S. natural foods market.
Parents across the United States seeking healthier plant-based nutrition alternatives for their children, will imminently be able to find Else’s Plant-Based Complete Nutrition for Toddlers on Thrive Market ( www.thrivemarket.com ).
“We’re excited to form a partnership with Thrive Market as it further advances E-commerce strategy,” said Hamutal Yitzhak , CEO and Co-Founder of Else Nutrition. “Thrive Market is a wonderful fit for our brand as we share the common values of expanding healthy living, through accessible whole food nutrition while taking care of our planet.,” she added.
Else Nutrition will be available in February 2021 to Thrive Market members.
About Thrive Market.
Thrive Market is the first socially conscious online store offering the world’s best-selling natural and organic products at wholesale prices, with a mission to make healthy living easy and affordable for every American family, Thrive Market’s cataloge of over 6,000 of the highest quality healthy foods and products from the best-selling brands on the market is available at wholesale prices through a membership model. Thrive Market’s benefits are unique to the marketplace and offers true value proposition to the consumer with a huge selection of Paleo, Gluten-Free, Raw, Vegan, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Allergen-Free, Certified Organic, only Non-GMO foods, non-toxin baby product, home goods, supplements and vitamins.
Through the company’s Thrive Gives initiative, a unique take on one-to-one giving, every paid membership is matched with a free membership for a low-income family. Thanks to Thrive Gives, thousands of Americans who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford healthy and natural products will have easier access.
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at 8:15 AM on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021
Announced a three-year partnership agreement with Footsteps to Freedom LLC and Black Voice Foundation Inc., to provide a white-label mobile AR app subscription platform.
This partnership will deliver immersive (AR) Augmented Reality experiences to bring history, primary source artifacts and the heroic stories of the Underground Railroad to ‘life’ for educational purposes.
This new AR subscription platform will be the central resource of history and primary source to experience papers, books and artifacts that are over 200 years old.
VANCOUVER , CANADA, ERIE, PA and RIVERSIDE, CA , Feb. 2, 2021 – ImagineAR, an Augmented Reality Company that enables businesses, organizations, and brands to instantly create their own mobile phone AR campaigns, is honored to announce a three-year partnership agreement with Footsteps to Freedom LLC and Black Voice Foundation Inc., to provide a white-label mobile AR app subscription platform. This partnership will deliver immersive (AR) Augmented Reality experiences to bring history, primary source artifacts and the heroic stories of the Underground Railroad to ‘life’ for educational purposes. This new AR subscription platform will be the central resource of history and primary source to experience papers, books and artifacts that are over 200 years old. Financial terms of this agreement have not been disclosed.
Hardy Brown II , Managing Principal Footsteps to Freedom and Chairman, Black Voice Foundation said; “ImagineAR is an advanced digital immersive communication platform which will deliver the impact of our work in historical empathy with next generation mobile experiences. We are expecting to introduce this AR program to over 50 school districts and over 1 million students in Southern California ( San Bernardino , Riverside and Los Angeles counties). We are truly excited to integrate AR into our exhibits and Underground Railroad tours.”
ImagineAR believes this multi-year partnership, as well as being recognized as a national sponsor for these programs, clearly demonstrates the company’s commitment to diversity, inclusion and more importantly, conversations of historical empathy and learning each others’ story.
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As a result of favourable cryptocurrency market, the Company has determined that it would be in the best interest of all stakeholders of Datametrex to reactivate Ronin by spinning off and raising funds directly into Ronin.
Toronto, Ontario–(February 2, 2021) – Datametrex AI Limited (TSXV: DM) (FSE: D4G) (OTC Pink: DTMXF) (the “Company” or “Datametrex”) is pleased to announce today that the board has completed its strategic review of Ronin Blockchain Corp. (“Ronin”).
As a result of favourable cryptocurrency market, the Company has determined that it would be in the best interest of all stakeholders of Datametrex to reactivate Ronin by spinning off and raising funds directly into Ronin.
The above actions are subject to a number of approvals including the TSX Venture Exchange, plan of arrangement to spin the entity out to our shareholders, and potentially shareholders approval. Datametrex will continue to provide updates to the market as the process progresses including information about the structure of the financing and transaction.
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at 8:44 AM on Monday, February 1st, 2021
Closed on the first $2.5 million of the $4 million Non-brokered Private Placement of Convertible Debenture Loan Notes each with a face value of $50,000 as originally announced in its Press Release dated January 25, 2021.
On January 27 and 28, 2021, there were closings of 40 and 10 Convertible Notes respectively, raising gross proceeds of $2.5 million.
MedX Health Corp. (“ MedX ” or the “ Company ”) (TSX-V: MDX) is pleased to announce that it has closed on the first $2.5 million of the $4 million Non-brokered Private Placement of Convertible Debenture Loan Notes each with a face value of $50,000 (“Convertible Notes”) as originally announced in its Press Release dated January 25, 2021. On January 27 and 28, 2021, there were closings of 40 and 10 Convertible Notes respectively, raising gross proceeds of $2.5 million. The Convertible Notes will bear interest at 6% per year, payable Quarterly, and will mature on December 31, 2023 (the “Maturity Date”). The Convertible Notes may be converted, at the option of the Holder, into units at $0.14 per unit (“Unit”) at any time until the Maturity Date. Each Unit will be comprised of One (1) fully paid Common Share and One-half (1/2) of a Share Purchase Warrant. Each whole Share Purchase Warrant will be exercisable to purchase One (1) further Common Share at the price of $0.20, exercisable for a period expiring on the Maturity Date. The Company anticipates that it will close on further issuances of up to 30 more Convertible Notes, for up to a further $1.5 million. Closings will be subject to receipt of subscriptions and a number of other conditions, including without limitation the receipt of all relevant regulatory and Stock Exchange approvals or acceptances. The Convertible Notes, and any underlying securities, are subject to restriction from trading for a period of four months and one day from the respective dates of issuance. Qualified Agents may receive commissions in respect of subscriptions introduced by them by way of cash equal to 6% of funds so introduced, and issuance of agent’s warrants (“Agent’s Warrant(s)”) calculated by reference to 6% of the funds from subscribers introduced by such Agent. Each Agent’s Warrant, which is non-transferable, will be exercisable to acquire one Unit at $0.14 per Unit, at any time during the period up to the Maturity Date. In relation to the Closings already completed, a total of $129,000 has been paid by way of cash commissions and 407,143 Agent’s Warrants were issued. The Agent’s Warrants, and any underlying securities, are restricted from trading for a period of four months and one day from their respective dates of issuance.
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Entered into an exclusive master distributor agreement with Air Alpine Innovation Research Inc. to promote and market Air Sniper products.
UPI’s wholly-owned subsidiary, VCI Controls Inc. will exclusively distribute these products in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada.
“We are excited to exclusively represent this Made-in-Canada success story of leading edge germicidal UVC and NASA-originated Photocatalytic Oxidation technology in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada,” stated Chris Hazelton,
Toronto, Ontario–(February 1, 2021) – Universal PropTech Inc. (TSXV: UPI) (“UPI” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an exclusive master distributor agreement (“Agreement“) with Air Alpine Innovation Research Inc. (“Air Sniper“) to promote and market Air Sniper products. UPI’s wholly-owned subsidiary, VCI Controls Inc. (“VCI“) will exclusively distribute these products in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada.
“We are excited to exclusively represent this Made-in-Canada success story of leading edge germicidal UVC and NASA-originated Photocatalytic Oxidation technology in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada,” stated Chris Hazelton, President and CEO of UPI. “We will aggressively pursue immediate opportunities in schools, campuses, government and commercial facilities and seniors’ homes.”
Stuart Henley, President of Air Sniper said, “Air Sniper is pleased to enter into a partnership with Universal PropTech, and to be able to utilize their 40-year presence and experience in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada. With UPI’s existing and expanding client footprint, we expect to develop a strong partnership and see significant adoption as we work to push the Air Sniper product through sales funnels.”
