Sustainability isn’t just a buzzword at Big Marble Farms.
The largest indoor vegetable production greenhouse in Alberta practices sustainability at every stage, operating year-round to supply cucumbers and tomatoes.
Beginning as a four-acre farm 10 years ago, subsequent small expansions followed by a 20-acre addition in 2016 and another 10 acres coming on stream in 2020 will push the facility to a total 45 acres under glass just southwest of Medicine Hat.
Chief executive officer Ryan Cramer says another 10 acres may follow in 2021-22. “We definitely have a need for more produce grown under lights,” he said.
Cramer said cucumbers don’t like LED lights. And while Medicine Hat may be the sunniest city in Canada, day length is an issue through the winter. Even in California, lights are needed at times.
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