Flourish Systems and Award-Winning Canadian Producer Origine Nature Expand Precision Irrigation Technology Across Origine Nature's Cultivation Facility

Denver, and Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Québec — September 21, 2026 — Flourish Systems, a USA-based agtech company headquartered in Colorado, and Origine Nature today announced the expanded deployment of Flourish Systems' precision weight-based irrigation technology across Origine Nature's indoor cultivation operation.

Origine Nature is an award-winning Canadian licensed cannabis producer recognized for combining craft cultivation, genetics selection, applied research and data-driven production. The company was named Canada's Top Grower in 2022 and 2023 and has earned recognition at the Canadian Cannabis Championship, including a 2026 award for Golden Gauth.

The initiative is led at Origine Nature by Alexandre Gauthier, Vice-President of Research and Development. Gauthier oversees cultivation research, genetics, product innovation and the integration of new technologies. His approach combines the experience of skilled growers with ongoing plant-level data to improve quality, consistency and production performance.

"Exceptional cannabis requires more than a successful room or a single strong result," said Gauthier. "Our objective is to understand why a crop performs, standardize the conditions that produced that result and identify deviations early enough to take meaningful action."

Flourish Systems replaces point-in-time substrate measurements with continuous weight-based monitoring. By tracking changes in substrate mass, the platform gives cultivators greater visibility into plant water use, irrigation uptake, runoff, dryback and biomass-gain trends.

During one comparative test, an Origine Nature room using Flourish Systems recorded a 30% higher final dry weight of trimmed flower than the comparison room. This result was observed under specific test conditions and should not be interpreted as a validated or consistently repeatable yield increase. Origine Nature is continuing its testing to determine which variables contributed to the result and whether the performance can be reproduced.

"Origine Nature brings the scientific discipline and commercial cultivation experience needed to transform plant-level data into practical operating knowledge," said Dan Ziernicki, Founder and CEO of Flourish Systems. "This expanded deployment gives our teams an opportunity to advance the platform alongside cultivators who are committed to rigorous testing and continuous improvement."

A central objective of the collaboration is the continued development of tools that could estimate final crop yield three to four weeks before harvest based on biomass-gain trends and historical crop data. Earlier forecasting could provide cultivation, production, sales and inventory teams with more time to prepare for potential variations in supply.

The teams are also working toward reference-run functionality that would allow Origine Nature to define expected performance ranges from successful historical crops. Current runs could then be compared against those references to identify developing out-of-specification conditions, trigger investigations and notify the appropriate departments before harvest.

This approach is intended to help Origine Nature move from reacting to harvest outcomes toward proactively managing crop performance by identifying deviations earlier, supporting data-driven decisions and restoring consistency before issues affect final results.

About Flourish Systems

Flourish Systems is a USA-based agtech company headquartered in Colorado, developing precision weight-based irrigation and fertigation technology for controlled-environment agriculture. Its high-precision scales and cloud-based platform provide continuous visibility into substrate weight changes, helping cultivators monitor water use, dryback, irrigation uptake, runoff and biomass development.

Learn more at www.flourishsystems.com.

About Origine Nature

Origine Nature is an award-winning licensed cannabis producer based in Québec, Canada. The company combines craft cultivation, genetics selection, applied research and data-driven production to create distinctive cannabis products with an emphasis on quality and crop-to-crop consistency. Its portfolio includes recognized cultivars such as Sage N Sour, Medellin and Golden Gauth.

Learn more at www.originenature.com.

Media contacts

Dan Ziernicki
Founder and CEO, Flourish Systems
dan@flourishsystems.com

Alexandre Gauthier
Vice-President of Research and Development, Origine Nature
alexandre@originenature.com