Press Coverage

January 26, 2025

This new tech means we can potentially be even more sustainable when growing organic produce at home. The look and feel of these pod-shaped indoor gardens is also super futuristic; with fog spilling out it almost takes on the appearance of post-modern art.

January 20, 2025

We speak to the CEO of Ottawa tech startup, Plantaform, about the company's recent experiences -- and awards -- from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. 

January 18, 2025

Plantaform is beginning the new year with a growth spurt. The Gatineau-based company, just kickstarted its U.S. expansion by exhibiting at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. At CES, Plantaform won three major awards, including Best of Innovation.

January 17, 2025

As new technology, there's no doubt we'll see more from fogponics in time to come, providing a new way for gardeners to maximise their space when growing indoors with Plantaform.

January 16, 2025

The lighting and fog aren't there for effect: They help you grow herbs and vegetables in your own home. Plantaform's Smart Indoor Garden can grow up to 15 plants at a time and, of course, there's an app to track growing progress and supply levels.

January 14, 2025

There was no shortage of awesome innovations at CES 2025, including robot vacuums with robotic arms, gorgeous LED TVs, and unique smartwatches. But some of the most exciting reveals were for products designed to help you become a master gardener.

January 14, 2025

This new Indoor Garden from Plantaform uses no soil to feed plants. Instead, it lets out a fine mist using what's known as fogponics to give water and nutrients to the plants it's growing.

January 14, 2025

What really caught my eye, and what you might have missed, ran the gamut from paper batteries to smart indoor gardens to some tech that has a direct impact on our lives and health.

January 13, 2025

From hardcore hardware to welcome mainstream advances to cool tech innovations for the home, CES 2025 delivered the good stuff.

January 10, 2025

Quebec-based companies are making waves at one of the largest tech conferences in the world, including one that took home three awards.

January 9, 2025

The Canadian company Plantaform introduced its eponymous smart indoor garden powered by "fogponics" at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, marking its hard launch in the U.S. CEO Alberto Aguilar plugs it as a "Nespresso for your vegetables"

January 9, 2025

Imagine having fresh vegetables and herbs all throughout the year, no matter how cold the weather is. Sounds nice, doesn’t it? At CES 2025, a device that looks straight out of the space age makes that a possibility.

January 8, 2025

The Plantafrom Smart Indoor Garden might just be the answer to my problem as it employs fogponics technology. The creators guarantee that this transformative way of growing food indoors is easy to use and maintain.

January 9, 2025

The Mashable team caught the Plantaform at CES' Pepcom media showcase Monday night, and it's easily one of the neatest smart home gadgets I've seen here all week. The Consumer Technology, the trade show's organizer, shares my enthusiasm: It's a 2025 CES Innovation Awards Best of Innovation winner in the Food and AgTech category.

January 9, 2025

At CES 2025, a device that looks straight out of the space age makes that a possibility. The Plantaform Indoor Smart Garden is a fully enclosed system that used fogponics to grow plants.

January 8, 2025

A ‘Nespresso for houseplants’ is one of the gadgets that aims to take the ­hassle — and the heartbreak — out of ­amateur gardening. The Plantaform will grow your plants, flowers, herbs and vegetables using a nutrient-rich mist called “fogponics”. Its autonomous system is derived from a technology used by the US space agency to keep plants alive in space.

January 7, 2025

With the recent nationwide food recalls, you may've been inspired to grow your own fresh ingredients at home. If so, check out this new indoor garden that can help you do just that. It's like no other we've seen.

January 7, 2025

Leveraging advanced 'fogponics technology,' a cutting-edge adaptation of aeroponics pioneered by NASA, the system delivers water and nutrients directly to plant roots via an ultra-fine mist. This approach accelerates plant growth, improves yields, and offers an environmentally conscious gardening solution.

December 20, 2024

Overall I have been really thrilled with this product. I really love the design I think it is unique and a great conversation piece. It's incredibly easy to grow anything. Absolutely everything I need is included in the box. I love that this pod operates completely silently and autonomously with almost zero intervention required from me during the growing cycle.

December 10, 2024

Alberto Aguilar, Co-Founder and CEO of Plantaform, shares his entrepreneurial journey, the challenges faced during product development, and the impact of COVID-19 on food supply chains.

October 25, 2024

Buoyed by a recent move to dramatically boost its production capacity, Gatineau-based Plantaform has hired a veteran Ottawa tech executive to spearhead its U.S. marketing push.

August 20, 2024

Founded four years ago, Plantaform has secured more than $3 million in seed funding for its products that use technology called fogponics, a technique pioneered by NASA that nourishes plants with nutrient-enriched water vapour rather than soil.

March 9, 2024
When you pass by the Vietnamese restaurant ParLÊ in Ottawa, a round and bright gadget placed on the bar catches the eye. Plants that grow in space?

January 30, 2024

Imagine running out of basil for your homemade pizza or pasta and instead of running to the store for a restock you walk over to a mini garden in your living room.

October 16, 2023

No soil, no problem. For those with busy schedules seeking a fun way to eat more fresh greens, a Canadian startup has a new solution to grow herbs and produce indoors.

January 9, 2023
La Cité’s Centre for Expertise in Smart Prototyping (CEPI) partnered with Plantaform Technology.

November 21, 2022
Two of the biggest worries on the minds of Canadians are climate change and the rising cost of groceries. A brand-new, high-tech indoor gardening pod aims to address both of these food security challenges at the same time.

November 4, 2022
Anne-Andrée Daneau discovers Plantaform, a product created in Gatineau. It is an indoor garden powered by new technology

May 3, 2022
Canadian company Plantaform created the first smart indoor garden that utilizes fog to create a nutrient-rich environment to grow healthy plants quickly!

March 2, 2022
If we told you that it would soon be possible to have a technology developed by NASA in your kitchen, it would probably make you blink. For the Plantaform company, this technology was on the contrary the golden opportunity to seize.

October 24, 2021

Like Nespresso, which revolutionized the concept of the coffee maker, Plantaform may well have in its hands the next small household appliance with pods that will attract consumers around the world.

June 9, 2021

The aim is to make it easier for anyone, even those without green thumbs, to grow their own vegetables at home — and to contribute to helping the planet.

April 26, 2021

With the combination of an elegant design and innovative fogponics technology, this in-home gardening product allows growers to hold 15 different plants in one device. It is unique from earlier aeroponics and hydroponics technology in that it uses fog to grow plants.