Our Story

"Re-connecting with Mother Earth does not mean doing everything perfectly, but engaging more of us in doing things imperfectly." – Lydia Li, Founder

OUR MISSION

Striving for Sustainability

Plantish Future's mission is to provide eco-friendly home and bathroom swaps that make your daily hustles and errands more sustainable.

All of our products are vegan, plastic-free, and plant-based. Each product is carefully designed with nature as inspiration and crafted with plants as the source as well as a strong emphasis on contributing to good causes.

OUR TEAM

The Perfectly Imperfect Journey

We are a team of strong women, passionate newcomers, and racialized folks. We believe that sustainability is more than just the products you are using!

True sustainability comes from seeing ourselves as part of land, water, and the earth.

Our community

Making It Work For You

Sustainability looks different to everyone, regardless of how small a change can be. Through our community, we bring innovation to co-create a plastic-free future to empower ourselves, each other, and everyone who encounters us in our perfectly imperfect sustainable journey.

Join the community and stay connected!

Since 2020, you've helped us save Earth from over

842,000+
Paper Towel Rolls
75,000+
Cotton Rounds
48,000+
Plastic Bottles
83,500+
Plastic Sponges
No testing on animals here! We test our products with family and friends only. And sometimes farther in the process, our community gets to sample them before they release.

How we started

Watch the Story of Plantish Future

"As I found that more people were also having difficulties finding zero waste products, I decided to create a platform to make plant-based products available to more and to pass down the wisdom that previous generations shared with us, and products that Plantish has experience with and stands behind. "

– Lydia Li, Founder

Real People, Honest Thoughts

Shop By Cause

Shop by Cause

Supporting Our Community

As a small BIPOC, Queer, and woman-owned business we strive to support causes that we strongly believe in. In 2022, we were happy to start by supporting our friends in Vancouver to create a safe library space thanks to our community!

This was only just the beginning as we continue to reach out and look for more causes. Including other ways to support VBL.

Shop by Cause

Popping Up for Pride

With the introduction of our bestselling pop-up sponges came our LGBTQIA+ designs. We are a proudly queer-owned small business and embrace our beautiful colours all year-round.

Celebrate with us everyday! A portion of the proceeds will go to a featured non-profit to help those in our community.

Exclusive Programs and Wholesale

Q&A with Our Founder Lydia

Q&A with Our Founder Lydia

Plantish is founded on zero waste, plastic-free & vegan principles. We desire to create a community while sharing inter-generational wisdom and a passion for plant-based products.
The name comes from a state of being patient with slow growth, inspired by plants.

Watching the process of seed transforming to a plant has made me reflect deeply on the process of slow growth, being patient with that mindset and how that can be carried over to sustainable practices in our lifestyles. Although I know we must work powerfully and effectively collectively to reduce plastic waste, we also need to be patient and gentle with one another and our own existence.
Zero Waste is no new concept, it has been around for generations manifesting in various ways in different societies. When I was a kid living in a small village, I witnessed how elders like my grandma lived a frugal and economically responsible life, without the use of plastic. Individuals in smaller villages turn to nature in searching for supplies to work with and lead more sustainable, low-waste lives because of it. I recall the natural loofah sponge my grandma used for dishwashing and showering, which prompted me to research natural alternatives to the man-made loofah.

As I found that more people were also having difficulties finding zero waste products, I decided to create a platform to make plant-based products available to more and to pass down the wisdom that previous generations shared with us, and products that Plantish has experience with and stands behind.

We are a small business in Canada with operations in both Toronto and Vancouver (YES, we hire locally!). We ship our products to US and Canada and are exploring shipping to Europe and other parts of the world.

For businesses, we provide a special wholesale program for worldwide. You can spot our products in more than 250+ brick and mortar stores as well as online shops and marketplaces in North America and other parts of the world. 

  • Innovate and Advocate:  from product material, production, and shipping, we collect feedback and improve along the way.
  • Support Local: we prioritize working with local markers, artisans, retail businesses.
  • Shop for Causes: we are offering the options to donate to various causes very soon.
  • Pending B Corp: we plan to become a Certified B Corporation by 2024.
  • more to come! 

More importantly, zero waste living is a journey, where mistakes will be made, lessons will be learnt and eventually taught with time. Plantish will always try to provide the best research and educate ourselves and our customers, while integrating new practices and products for the community. We appreciate your patience and understanding. 

Thank you for growing with Plantish. 

Definitely Solid Dish Soap! I cannot describe the joy of finding the perfect formula when creating this product in my studio in Vancouver. There're days that I sweat or sulk over my workload, I would cook some comfort food then clean my kitchen with the soap and Zero Waste Cleaning Set. Nothing more soothing compares to food and a squeaky clean kitchen!