Lifestyle Farms

Hydroponics is often seen as a method mainly for growing leafy greens — especially in large installations supporting food security in places like Japan, Singapore, the UAE, India, the Philippines, and here in Canada. But hydroponic growing is so much more.
It opens the door to a powerful form of urban gardening:
• fresh vegetables all year round,
• compact systems for small spaces,
• and even new possibilities for growing flowering plants.
Many vegetables rely on active pollinators to turn blossoms into the fruits and vegetables we enjoy. With that in mind — and inspired by Maple Ridge Earth Day — we launched our first biodiversity project using native plant seeds from the event.
Growing Shasta Daisy, River Daisy, and Rock Cress hydroponically was new even for us. We adapted a standard hydroponic device for outdoor use and followed our vegetable nutrient protocol.
When the flowers bloomed, the results were immediate: Common Eastern Bumble Bees arrived, along with a few yellow jacket bees. Seeing native plants attract their natural pollinators — even in a hydroponic setup — was incredibly encouraging.

Our tomatoes are still ripening on the vine, longing for the last late summer sun rays to break down the solanine (green color) so they can turn red with sweetness. This year we're using heirloom tomatoes that turn a chocolatey colour.

Thrilled to announce that our business has been named a finalist in the Innovation Challenge, recognized in the “New Business – Under 5 Years” category. A proud moment for our team and our mission.

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Attention lettuce lovers! Urban gardens work best as a combination of indoor and outdoor growing. Combining our lettuce with male zucchini flowers in a salad bowl is not only delicious, but also food for the eye 😋

We 3D printed new covers for the empty spaces on our hydroponics towers. Leaving empty spaces gives the other plants more space for their roots and the covers make sure no water is lost to evaporation.
Interested in hydroponics? Grow with us!

1.5lbs of Tomatoes in the first harvest!
Ripe and very sweet. Hydroponics does the magic and ripens tomatoes earlier. While other gardeners harvest green ones and let them ripen inside away from the rain, we can harvest continuously. It is a new variety turning in a chocolatey color while ripening. What tomatoes are you growing?

Despite the rain our tomatoes are starting to ripe and the basil is waiting to add a subtle hint of Mediterranean cuisine. We are very excited for our next big !

For pickling lovers!🥒
A hydroponic garden tower can yield 17.5 pounds of pickles per square meter using only a fraction of the water needed for growing in soil. And the best is- it's completely free of harmful chemicals!

Like every year, our own hydroponic tomato tower produces lots of tomatoes.
We're still waiting for the sun to finish turning the fruits purple-red. Our grow expert thinned out the plants by removing unnecessary leaves so the plants put more energy into the tomatoes.

Hydroponics is more than growing veggies!
It contributes to biodiversity by growing native plants 🪴 like River daisies and Shasta daisies, using minimal water, that attract pollinators 🐝
Do you want to grow flowers and up the aesthetics of your garden? Then grow with us!