Farm Fresh
Get your hands on some summer tomatoes before they’re gone for the season!
Few things are as magical as a summer tomato. They’re nothing like the mealy, bland tomatoes found during the rest of the year -- summer tomatoes, sporting vibrant, deep red, purple, and yellow hues, are juicy, sweet, and rich with flavor. Eat them on toast, with fresh cheeses, in summer salads, on pizza, or throw a bit of salt onto the edge and bite into one like an apple. You can't go wrong.
Pennsylvania is heading into peak season, which means soon, local markets will be teeming with all kinds of tomatoes. Stock your kitchen with plump, farm-fresh varieties before they’re gone for the year! To help, we’ve laid out some of the area farmers' markets.
And while you're at it, snag some of the area's other seasonal delights. We hear it's a great year for peaches!
Monday
3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
N. Euclid Ave. & Broad St.
3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
5718 Steubenville Pike
3:30 p.m. to 6: 30 p.m.
12th St. & 8th Ave.
Zelienople Park's Farmers’ Market
3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
402 E. Beaver St.
Tuesday
3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
South Park's VIP parking lot off Corrigan Dr.
3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Darlington Rd. & Shenango Rd.
3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
250 40th St.
New Brighton
3:30 to 6:30 p.m.
4th Ave. and Bank St.
Wednesday
Bellevue Farmers’ Market
4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Monroe Ave. & Jackson Ave.
3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
1529 Brownsville Rd.
Peters Township Farmers’ Market
4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
905 E. McMurray Rd.
3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
2816 Brodhead Rd.
Thursday
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Market Square
3 p.m. to 3 p.m.
139 S. Main St.
4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Park Rd. & 6th St.
4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
739 Penn Ave.
Friday
3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Chess Park
3 p.m to 6 p.m.
E. Ohio St. & Cedar Ave.
4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
1840 Ardmore Blvd.
3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
8013 McKnight Road
Saturday
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
5050 Liberty Ave.
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
4th St. & Market St.
Monroeville Lions Farmers’ Market
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
9399 Tillbrook Rd.
Sunday
12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
East Main St.
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Beacon/Bartlett parking lot
STORY BY MAGGIE WEAVER / PHOTOGRAPHY BY JEFF SWENSEN
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