Gaia Green Organics

What Gaia Green Organics does

Gaia Green Organics is a Canadian producer of certified organic fertilizers and natural soil amendments, founded in 1990 in British Columbia and headquartered in Langley, Canada. The company manufactures a portfolio of granular and powdered products using natural inputs including rock dust, bone meal, feather meal, fish meal, kelp, worm castings, insect frass, alfalfa meal, gypsum, and basalt, all approved for organic agriculture by Ecocert Canada under CAN/CGSB 32.310-2015 and CAN/CGSB 32.311-2015. Core branded offerings include All Purpose (4-4-4), Power Bloom (2-8-4), and single-ingredient specialty amendments, with the company also distributing Roots Organics potting soils and SunBlaster Lighting indoor growing products through joint go-to-market partnerships.

Name

Gaia Green Organics

Legal name

Greenstar Plant Products Inc.

Website

https://gaiagreen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gaia Green Organics produces Ecocert-certified organic fertilizers and natural soil amendments in British Columbia, Canada, selling granular and powdered products to home gardeners, commercial growers, cannabis cultivators, and turf professionals across Canada and the USA through wholesale, retail, and Amazon channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Fertilizers and Soil Amendments

NAICS

Fertilizer and Compost Manufacturing (32531), Compost Manufacturing (325315)

SIC

Agricultural Chemicals (2870)

akta.pro primary industry

Soils, Mulch, Fertilizers & Lawn Care Chemicals Retail (CRAIAIAC)

Keywords

• Organic fertilizers
• Soil amendments
• Organic agriculture
• Horticultural inputs
• Natural growing media

Headquarters

HQ city

Langley

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Organic Fertilizer Sales: Gaia Green Organics generates revenue through the sale of organic fertilizers, soil amendments, and growing media products to both retail consumers and commercial growers. Products are sold in various sizes from small retail packages (250g, 1kg, 2kg) to commercial quantities (10kg, 20kg, 22.68kg bags).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Gaia Green Organics manufactures and sells certified organic fertilizers and natural soil amendments under its own brand, including granular and powdered products such as All Purpose (4-4-4), Power Bloom (2-8-4), Worm Castings, Fishbone Meal, Feather Meal, Alfalfa Meal, Basalt Rock Dust, Gypsum, Soluble Seaweed Extract, and Super Fly Insect Frass. The company also distributes complementary potting soils (Roots Organics) and indoor growing equipment (SunBlaster) and serves both home gardeners and commercial growers across Canada and the United States.

Product overview

Gaia Green Organics is an organic fertilizer and soil amendment company that offers a diverse portfolio of products under its own brand as well as distributing complementary brands (SunBlaster Lighting, Roots Organics). The core product line includes granular and powdered organic fertilizers such as All Purpose (4-4-4), Power Bloom (2-8-4), and various single-ingredient amendments (Worm Castings, Super Fly Insect Frass, Alfalfa Meal, Feather Meal, Fishbone Meal, Basalt Rock Dust, Gypsum, Soluble Seaweed Extract). The company also offers Ready-to-Use potting soils through the Roots Organics sub-brand (Original, 707, Greenfields) and LED indoor growing equipment through the SunBlaster Lighting partnership. All Gaia Green-branded products are approved for organic agriculture by Ecocert Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• All Purpose (4-4-4) A balanced all-purpose organic fertilizer suitable for general plant nutrition, designed for both home gardeners and commercial growing operations.
• Power Bloom (2-8-4) A bloom-specific organic fertilizer designed to support flowering and fruiting plants.
• Worm Castings Premium vermicompost produced with African nightcrawlers; an all-purpose fertilizer high in organic matter that adds essential nutrients to encourage strong plant growth. Approved for organic agriculture by Ecocert Canada.
• Super Fly Insect Frass A fertilizer derived from the excreta of black soldier fly larvae, produced from pre-consumer food waste and rich in essential nutrients. Approved for organic agriculture by Ecocert Canada.
• Basalt Rock Dust Mined from an ancient volcanic deposit in British Columbia, Canada; a source of natural minerals and trace elements (calcium, magnesium, iron, silica) finely ground to re-mineralize depleted soils. Approved for organic agriculture by Ecocert Canada.
• Gypsum A mined mineral fertilizer rich in calcium (23%) and sulphur (18%) that benefits soil structure, porosity, air circulation, and water infiltration/drainage. Approved for organic agriculture by Ecocert Canada.
• Soluble Seaweed Extract Made from North Atlantic Kelp (Ascophyllum nodosum); a soluble powder high in soluble potassium (17% K2O) that enhances soil biology and benefits plants at all growth stages. Can be applied as soil drench or foliar spray.
• Alfalfa Meal A specialty fertilizer rich in nitrogen (2.5% N) and potassium (2.0% K2O) that enhances soil microbial activity, improves moisture retention, reduces soil compaction, and serves as an excellent compost activator. Approved for organic agriculture by Ecocert Canada.
• Fishbone Meal Made from wild ocean fish; the company's highest available phosphorus fertilizer (6-16-0), supporting root and flower development with high calcium content (17%). Approved for organic agriculture by Ecocert Canada.
• Feather Meal A high nitrogen fertilizer (13% N) made from sterilized, ground poultry feathers; an excellent slow-release source of nitrogen well suited to plants requiring a steady, long-lasting supply. Approved for organic agriculture by Ecocert Canada.
• Roots Organics Soil 707 A ready-to-use peat-based potting soil with greater water-holding capacity, fewer nutrients, less perlite and pumice, designed for large container gardening. Soil bags double as pots.
• Roots Organic Soil Original Potting Soil A ready-to-use coco-based mix with a balanced air-to-water ratio for porosity and water retention, allowing frequent feeding of fast-growing, heavy feeding plants.
• Roots Organics Soil Greenfields An ocean-nutrient-based growing mix designed for vegetative and flowering phases of mature plants, with greater water-holding capacity and free-draining properties for outdoor use.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SunBlaster LightingcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerGaia Green Organics partners with SunBlaster Lighting for joint product promotions and co-marketing through The Balancing Act TV show segment 'Grow Indoors All-Season Long'. Products are cross-promoted on Amazon storefronts and through combined product collections.
• Roots OrganicscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRoots Organics soil products (Formula 707, Original Potting Soil, Green Fields) are sold alongside Gaia Green fertilizers as complementary products. Products are jointly promoted through the 'Grow Indoors All-Season Long' collection and Amazon storefronts.
• HydrofarmcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHydrofarm is the parent company of Gaia Green Organics and serves as the primary distribution partner for both US and Canadian markets. Hydrofarm handles wholesale distribution and operates the Amazon storefronts for Gaia Green products.
• Halifax SeedsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional distribution partner for Atlantic Canada region, handling wholesale distribution of Gaia Green products in that territory.
• BiofloralminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanadian distribution partner handling wholesale distribution of Gaia Green products, reachable at 1-877-384-9376.
• BFG SupplyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUS distribution partner handling wholesale distribution of Gaia Green products in the United States, reachable at 1-800-883-0234.
• Greenstar Plant ProductscoreOthersGreenstar Plant Products Inc. is the parent company of Gaia Green Organics and the original developer of the Gaia Green brand over 30 years ago in British Columbia. Greenstar also owns other brands including Grotek, U-CANN, Earth Safe, and SuperGreen.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Espoma Organic: Espoma is a leading North American organic fertilizer and soil brand for home gardeners and professionals, overlapping with Gaia Green's All Purpose and amendment categories in garden-center channels.
• FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company: FoxFarm is a long-standing organic and natural fertilizer/soil brand competing directly in the same retail and commercial channels, now also under Hydrofarm's portfolio like Gaia Green, making it the closest head-to-head peer.
• Dr. Earth: Dr. Earth formulates organic fertilizers and soils with OMRI-listed inputs, targeting the same home-gardener and organic-farming buyers as Gaia Green with comparable single-ingredient and blended SKUs.
• Biobizz: Biobizz is a major organic nutrient brand widely used in cannabis and horticultural cultivation, overlapping with Gaia Green's cannabis-grower customer segment and organic-input positioning.
• Roots Organics: Roots Organics is a sibling organic soil and amendment brand under Hydrofarm, sold alongside Gaia Green through the same distribution and Amazon storefronts, creating an internal portfolio peer.
• Earth Juice: Earth Juice is an organic liquid fertilizer line sold through garden and hydro retailers, addressing the same home-grower and small-commercial organic-input buyer as Gaia Green.
• Down to Earth Fertilizer: Down to Earth produces organic single-ingredient amendments (kelp, bone meal, fish meal) very similar to Gaia Green's Fishbone Meal, Alfalfa Meal, and kelp SKU, sold across garden and hydroponic retailers.

Broad incumbents

• General Hydroponics: General Hydroponics, now under Hawthorne/Scotts Miracle-Gro, is a broad incumbent in hydroponic nutrients and additives, competing with Gaia Green's home-grow and commercial cultivator audience from a much larger portfolio.
• Advanced Nutrients: Advanced Nutrients is a large, established nutrient brand with a broad cannabis-focused portfolio; it overlaps with Gaia Green in commercial and home-grow organic/nutrient categories while serving a much wider product range.
• Botanicare: Botanicare is a hydroponic and organic nutrient brand whose base and bloom lines overlap with Gaia Green's All Purpose and Power Bloom SKUs in retail and commercial grow channels.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCcuGwK29yn0uMxawIRuVmLg
• Facebookfacebook.com/GaiaGreenOrganics
• Instagraminstagram.com/gaiagreenorganics/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gaia-green-products-ltd

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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