fresh-picked, locally grown fruits and
vegetables. Simmons Farm
also offers a full-service greenhouse
and Pick-Ur-Own crops such as
apples, peaches, flowers and
pumpkins. You can also visit the
farm for a hayride, birthday party,
field trip, summer camp or nighttime
hayride! Visit the Facebook page for more information.
Soergel Orchards Farm Market
Address: 2573 Brandt School Road, Franklin Park
Contact: soergels.com/market, or 724.935.0621
Date: Open year-round*; check the website for the seasonal
produce schedule.
A country store and so much more! Visit the family’s farm
market. Warm pies right out of the oven, produce straight from
the field and your favorite gourmet foods in the middle of an
apple orchard that dates back to the 1850s. Visit the website
for more information.
Trax Farms Store, You-Pick Berries and More
Address: 528 Trax Road, Finleyville
Contact: traxfarms.com,
facebook.com/TraxFarms, or 412.835.3246
Date: Open year-round* but check the Facebook page or
website for seasonal hours, or when seasonal
produce and activities will be available.
Trax Farms is a working fruit and vegetable farm. The store is
quite unique, offering fresh-picked produce from the fields as
well as a wine, gift and seasonal shop, deli, bakery, grocery,
indoor and outdoor nursery, antique loft, festivals and events.
The farm also offers a You-Pick Berries opportunity. Call for
availability before visiting, or check the Berry Picking webpage
or the Facebook page for more information.
FARMS & CSA FARMS
Local farms that offer Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
provide consumers with local, seasonal food direct from a farmer by
receiving a share of the farm’s harvest. Members can pick up their
share at the farm, or at many locations close to home.
Bedner’s Farm and Greenhouse Produce and
“Fields to Fork” U-Pick Veggies
Address: 315 Coleman Road, McDonald
Contact: bednersgreenhouse.com, or 724.926.2541
Date: Opens in the spring*; check website for the exact date.
An array of farm-fresh and delicious vegetables! Bedner’s
produce is available during the summer months at the
greenhouse, and for sale at the McDonald Trail Station Farmers
Market on Saturday mornings. Bedner’s also offers “Fields to
Fork” U-Pick Veggies. Take a hayride out to the produce fields to
pick your own fresh vegetables. The veggies will depend on crop
conditions, and will be at least one of the following: cabbage,
cucumber, eggplant, peppers, sweet corn, tomatoes or zucchini.
Visit the Upcoming Events page on the website for dates and to
register.
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Goose Creek Gardens, Ltd. (by Appointment/CSA)
Address: 7245 Noblestown Road, Oakdale
Contact: Goosecreekgardens.com
Date: By appointment only.
Fragrant fresh flowers, herbs, greens and honey from the farm!
This boutique flower farm is one of the region’s premier flower
growers and is open by appointment only. Goose Creek Gardens
is also a founding member of Penn’s Corner Farm Alliance, a
farmer-owned cooperative in southwestern PA that provides a
CSA to the public. Visit the website for more information.
Half Crown Hill Orchard Pick-Your-Own Apples and
More (by Appointment)
Address: 600 North Branch Road, McDonald
Contact: hchorchard.com, or 412.913.4981
Date: Seasonal. Call or visit the website for more information.
Pick the best! Half Crown Hill Orchard is a family-owned and
operated farm and retail market providing homegrown
apples,pumpkins and honey. It offers pick-your-own apples and
guided orchard tours. Visit the website for more information.
Keelboat Farms CSA
CSA Pick-up Locations: Findlay, North Fayette, Oakdale,
McDonald, Robinson and more.
Contact: keelboatfarms.com/csa-delivery-area.html, or
724.513.6279
Located in McDonald, Keelboat Farms is a small family farm
looking to impact the health of the community by reconnecting
people to real food. It strives to grow high-quality produce in a
way that honors its obligations as stewards of
our land and its resources. The CSA program
is designed to promote a diverse, healthy diet
based on seasonal eating. Each wee