Big Marble Farms Inc
Welcome to Big Marble Farms, home to irresistible, vine-ripened tomatoes, cool, crisp cucumbers, and the sweetest pepper varieties raised in Canada. All year round!
READY TO ENJOY
Our attractive 100% recyclable packaging is a beacon in every produce section, with our fresh, premium products practically jumping off the shelves. Spot the big blue logo and be ready to catch.
LET’S TALK LOCAL
Our modern year-round greenhouse is perfectly located in the sweet spot of Canada’s sunbelt — so our tomatoes and cucumbers spend more time ripening on the vine and less time sitting in shipping containers. Small wonder they taste so incredible — because they’re literally Always Growing™
FIND US HERE
Big Marble cucumbers and tomatoes are available at local Sobeys and Safeway stores across Alberta. You can also find our awesome community on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Always Growing
There’s nothing quite like the joy of eating a freshly-picked greenhouse cucumber. Plucked straight off the vine. It’s filled with a crunchy, mouth wateringly healthy goodness that you simply can’t deny, whether you’re young or old.
We wanted to share this feeling with people 365 days a year, so with more than a little effort, we built a 35 acre high tech greenhouse to do just that. We are Big Marble Farms, Alberta’s largest year-round greenhouse.
That means the ripe and delicious Mini Cucumbers, Tomatoes on the Vine, Seedless English Cucumbers, and Beefsteak Tomatoes that you enjoy in the middle of July will be just as outstanding in the middle of an Alberta Winter, because they’re Always Growing™ in ideal conditions, just down the road in Medicine Hat.
SUNNY MEDICINE HAT
Medicine Hat Alberta is nestled in the sweet spot of the Canadian Sunbelt—a stretch of land from Calgary to Estevan that averages well over 2000 hours of sunshine each year. Small wonder the sunniest place in all of Canada is right here in Medicine Hat.
Still, it’s not quite sunny enough to hold off the chill of an Alberta Winter. That’s why we’ve upgraded our Greenhouse to grow 365 days per year — so we can bring fresh local produce to your table — and take full advantage of all this sunshine.
365 days of the year, we’re growing fresh, local produce.
SUSTAINABILITY
The less you have to travel to get what you want the better. Especially when it comes to fresh vegetables. That’s the idea behind everything we do at Big Marble Farms. Our local produce spends more time ripening on healthy vines and less time sitting on trucks. So you’ll always find the freshest Big Marble produce at your local grocery store.
GREENHOUSE
Standing at a gargantuan 3.1 million square feet (72 acres), Big Marble is the largest Greenhouse in Alberta. It’s home to over 496,000 cucumber plants; 385,400 tomato plants and 47,000 grow lights that add to the warm, sunny glow of our farm. Even in winter.
We also use 680 km of radiant hydronic heating pipes and a 7 million litre heat recovery system for ultra-efficient operation in winter months and a mechanized louver system to cool off plants during warm spring and hot summer days. This ensures that our produce is grown from the healthiest and most vibrant plants you’ll find anywhere.
OUR PRODUCE
CUCUMBERS, TOMATOES, PEPPERS, EGGPLANTS, LETTUCES
Alberta Grown
The community of Medicine Hat has a long history of farming and greenhouse growing. We’ve been an active part of it for more than 30 years.
So we thought it was time to step out on our own, together with like-minded growers, to create something truly special: premium quality, locally grown produce available on a year-round basis.
What makes Big Marble better? Our cucumbers and tomatoes are grown in a high-wire system used by the world’s leading greenhouses. Our plants are well-fed and healthy, so there’s less need for pesticides or fungicides. Our climate is consistently warm, so there’s less stress on the plants and they are bathed in full-spectrum light (the closest thing to sunshine you’ll find anywhere). This is why Big Marble farm-fresh produce tastes so full of life!
OUR CULTURE
Farming is about hard work and a sense of family—two concepts we wholeheartedly embrace at Big Marble Farms. This is why we continue to grow healthy and vibrant produce 365 days a year. We are passionate about the outstanding quality of our produce and challenge ourselves to be Always Growing on a daily basis.
We take great pleasure in meeting friends and neighbours in our growing community—from Carway to Fitzgerald (or Lethbridge to Fort McMurray). Small wonder we support local events and organizations as well as give more tours than just about any other greenhouse in the province (capacity depended).
OUR FRIENDS & PARTNERS
Our modern year-round greenhouse is perfectly located in the sweet spot of Canada’s sunbelt — so our tomatoes and cucumbers spend more time ripening on the vine and less time sitting in shipping containers. Small wonder they taste so incredible — because they’re literally Always Growing™
SUSTAINABILITY
Big Marble First is more than a sustainability program; it’s our mindset, our purpose, and our “why”. It places the well-being of our planet’s future at the forefront of all business decisions.
We’re Farming for the Future
It’s why we are constantly exploring innovative ideas in sustainable packaging. Big Marble First is our promise to future generations to put what matters most before convenience and profit.
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING
Packing Big Marble Farms premium produce in protective packaging increases its shelf life and reduces food waste. Those benefits, combined with sustainably sourced, compostable and recyclable packaging materials, drive our Big Marble First packaging program.
HOW WE GROW
We’re hydroponic, greenhouse farmers, which means we don’t spend much time plowing the fields these days. But we still love tractors, and we love our planet. We believe that if we just keep farming and marketing as sustainably as possible there’ll be plenty of great outdoors for our children to enjoy for years to come. And our grandchildren, too!
Contact Big Marble Farms:
Big Marble Farms
12118 Range Rd 63,
Cypress County, Medicine Hat, AB T0K 1Z0, Canada
