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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. Daugherty’s Orchards Address: 5593 Saltsburg Road, Murrysville Contact: daughertysorchards.com, or 724.327.1603 Date: Pies are available year-round. Visit the website for a produce schedule. A wide seasonal selection! Daugherty’s Orchards offers flowers and herbs in the spring; a variety of fruits, vegetables and sweet corn in the summer; pumpkins, apples and apple cider in the fall; and homemade pies year-round. Visit the website for more information.   Contact: sarverhillfarm.org, or [email protected] Date: Every Thursday before Thanksgiving and the Tuesday just before Thanksgiving* Time: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Centuries of growing delicious and safe produce! A certified, organic vegetable farm serving the greater Greensburg/Westmoreland County area. Established in 1979, it continues the family farm tradition of its ancestors, who started in western PA in the late 1700s. Along with a farm stand on site, it also provides a CSA program and more. Visit the website for more information. OTHER FARM CSA PROGRAMS THAT DELIVER TO THE AREA Garden Dreams Urban Farm and Nursery Clarion River Organics CSA Paskorz Berry Farm Pick-Your-Own Dillner Family Farm CSA Address: 806 Holland Avenue, Wilkinsburg Contact: mygardendreams.com, or 412.501.FARM (3276) Date: Opens in mid-April* Garden dreams do come true! Come by and see the 1/3-acre plot of garden beds and nursery store where you are sure to find something wonderful for your garden. Heirloom tomatoes, ethnic peppers (hot and sweet), specialty eggplants, herbs, greens and more, including organic gardening supplies are just some of what’s offered. Visit the website for more information.  Address: 36 Starr Road, Cheswick Contact: Facebook.com/Paskorz-Berry-Farm, or 724.265.3073 Date: Opens in June* Pick the sweetest! Paskorz Berry Farm has been raising berries for the past 33 years. It offers pick-your-own and already-picked starting in June with strawberries and then blueberries follow. Next comes black raspberries, then red raspberries and finally blackberries. There are also fall raspberries and the season ends in September. Call for availability of berries and times that the berry farm is open. Penn’s Corner Alliance Online Farm Stand and CSA Address: Online Farm Store Pick-up Locations include Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 1229 Jefferson Heights Road, Monroeville; CSA Pick-up Locations include Churchill, Edgewood/Swissvale, Monroeville, Point Breeze, Regent Square and more. Contact: pennscorner.com Fresh from a local farmer-owned cooperative! Seasonal and extremely fresh produce and fruits, herbs, garlic, locally raised meats, honey, fresh pastas, cheese and eggs among other things may be just some of what is available through the Online Farm Store and CSA program that the alliance offers. Visit the website for more details.  Sarver Hill Farm Stand and CSA Address: Farm Stand – 438 Old State Route 66, Greensburg; CSA Pick-up Locations – Call, or check the website for more information. 24 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE | Penn Hills CSA Pick-up Locations: Monroeville, Oakmont, Penn Hills and Regent Square. Visit the website for more details. Contact: clarionriverorganics.com, or 412.589.9276 Farm-to-table from Clarion River Organics! Clarion River Organics is a cooperative of 15 horse-powered family farms working together near Clarion. All farms are certified organic and strive to maintain healthy soils as their main means of pest and disease control. Offering a wide selection of produce over an extended season. Visit the website for more information on CRO’s CSA program.   CSA Pick-up Locations: Emsworth, Plum, Point Breeze, Oakmont, Regent Square and Verona. Visit the website for more details. Contact: dillnerfamilyfarm.com, or 724.444.6594 Date: Opens in mid-May*; check the website for the farm’s CSA program schedule. Farm fresh! This third generation, family-operated and sustainable farm provides freshly picked produce ranging from gourmet green beans and heirloom tomatoes to delicious peas, squash and sweet red strawberries. The farm raises more than 110 varieties of fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs. Visit the website for more information on its CSA program. Who Cooks for You Farm CSA Delivered by the farm to drop-off locations in Monroeville and Regent Square. Visit the website for more details. Contact: whocooksforyoufarm.com, or 814.256.3858 At Who Cooks for You Farm, located in New Bethlehem, farmers grow a great diversity of Certified Naturally Grown vegetables, fruits and herbs. They offer their produce to the public through farmers markets in Pittsburgh and a CSA program. n Didn’t see your favorite local farmers market or farm? No worries! Let us include it in next year’s farm/farmers market listings. Email [email protected] for more information.