Pittsburgh Area Offers Farmers’ Market Fare
August 12th, 2008 categories: Dormont, Downtown Living, Mt. Lebanon, South Side
Summer cooking (and eating!) is best with fresh food from a farmers’ market. Here are some of the markets in Pittsburgh and the surrounding communities:
Ambridge Farmers’ Market - Route 65 and 6th Street, 4:00-7:00, Thursdays- Avella Farmers’ Market - Avella Firehall on Route 50, 10:00-1:00, Sundays
- Beaver Farmers’ Market - 800 Fourth Street, 10:00-1:00, Saturdays
- Beaver Falls Farmers’ Market - behind Brodhead Apartments, 8th Avenue and 12th Street, 3:30-6:30, Mondays
- Bethel Park Farmers’ Market - Community Center parking lot by the playground, 3:00-7:00, Tuesdays
- Bloomfield Farmers’ Market - Cedarville Street & Friendship Avenue, 3:30-7:30, Thursdays
- Bridgeville Farmers’ Market - 151 Parks Road, 5:30-close, Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
- Carrick Farmers’ Market - Carrick Shopping Center, 3:30-7:30, Wednesdays
- Coraopolis Farmers’ Market - 1201 Fifth Avenue, 3:30-6:30, Mondays
- Cranberry Farmers’ Market - Municipal Center rear parking lot, 3:30-6:00, Fridays; Fire Station on Rt. 19, 10:00-1:00, Saturdays
- Dormont Farmers’ Market - Espy Avenue Parking Lot, 3:30-7:30, Mondays
- Downtown Pittsburgh Farmers’ Markets - City-County Building, 10:00-2:00, Fridays
- East Liberty Farmers’ Market - Penn Circle West, 3:30-7:30, Mondays
- Forest Hills Farmers’ Market - Presbyterian Church, 4:00-7:00, Fridays
- Green Tree Farmers’ Market - Green Tree Park, 4:00-7:30, Thursdays
- Market Square Farmers’ Market - Forbes Avenue and Market Place, 10:30-2:00, Thursdays
- Monroeville Lions Farmers’ Market - Gateway High School, 9:00-12:30, Saturdays
- Moon Township Farmers’ Market - Moon Park, 3:00-6:00, Tuesdays
- Mt. Lebanon Lions Farmers’ Market - Washington Road near Cochran Road, 4:00-7:00, Wednesdays
- Mt. Lebanon Uptown Farmers’ Market - 600-750 Washington Road, 8:00-noon, Saturdays
- Mt. Washington Farmers’ Market - 403 Grandview Avenue, 3:30-7:30, Tuesdays
- North Side Farmers’ Market - East Ohio Street & Cedar Avenue, 3:30-7:30, Fridays
- Oakland Farmers’ Market - Sennot Street between Meyran Avenue & Atwood Street, 3:30-6:30, Fridays
- Pleasant Hills Farmers’ Market - Presbyterian Church, 3:30-7:00, Thursdays
- Sewickley St. James Farmers’ Market - Broad Street, 9:00-1:00, Saturdays
- South Side Farmers’ Market - 18th and Carson Streets, 3:30-7:30, Tuesdays
- SouthSide Works Farmers’ Market - parking lot at 26th and Sidney Streets, 11:00-4:00, Saturdays
- Strip District Farmers@Firehouse Farmers’ Market - 2216 Penn Avenue, 9:00-1:00, Saturdays
- Washington Farmers’ Market - 139 S. Main Street, 3:00-6:00, Thursdays
- West End Farmers’ Market - Noblestown Road at Obey Street, 3:30-7:30, Thursdays
- Wexford Farmers’ Market - Pine Community Park, 3:00-6:00, Thursdays
- White Oak Farmers’ Market - Rainbow Village, 3:30-6:30, Tuesdays
- Whitehall Farmers’ Market - First Commonwealth Bank, 3:30-7:00, Mondays
- Wilkinsburg Farmers’ Market - Ross Street parking lot, 3:00-6:00, Thursdays
Some of these markets are open until November, so you have plenty of time to support local growers by buying fresh fruits and vegetables.
