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This volunteer is creating a world that buzzes with life

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15.12.2025

These in-their-own-words pieces are told to Patricia Lane and co-edited with input from the interviewee for the purpose of brevity.

Danielle Romaine is creating a beautifully flowered world that buzzes with life. The 27-year-old from Montreal, Que., volunteers with Let's Plant, a project of Sierra Club Canada in partnership with Dutchman’s Gold, an Ontario-based honey and beehive wellness company, to help plant 10 million wildflowers and plant seeds across Canada. In 2025, she ensured 500,000 seeds were planted in Quebec. 

Tell us about this project.

A portion of every Dutchman’s Gold purchase goes to buy seeds and contribute to Let’s Plant. We give the seeds away and educate people about how to germinate and plant them in whatever space they have available. We staff tables at community events, go on hikes and trail walks to spread seeds, bring them to elementary school classrooms, provide them to not-for-profits to give to their supporters and work with apiaries to grow wildflower farms for........

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