Visit the Farmers Market at Pine Community Park on the third Thursday of the month and you may leave with a few extra goodies. "The Third Thursday promotion is a way of thanking our market customers for their continued patronage," said market manager Kim Pierson. Last month the market handed out reusable produce bags stuffed with vendor coupons and samples. Next Thursday's event features a demonstration by Atria's Restaurants using local produce. That will likely be the final Third Thursday of this season.

New this week at the markets: plenty of watermelons and sweet green bell peppers.

Here are all the markets:

Ambridge Farmers Market, Park Road and Route 65, 4 to 7 p.m. Thurs.

Avella Farmers Market, Avella fire hall, Route 50, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sun.

Beaver Farmers Market, courthouse lot, Fourth and Market streets, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat.

Beaver Falls Farmers Market, behind Brodhead Apartments, Eighth Avenue and 12th Street, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mon.

Bethel Park Farmers Market, Bethel Park Community Center playground, 5151 Park Ave., 3 to 7 p.m., Tues.

Bloomfield Farmers Market, Immaculate Conception school, Cedarville Street and Friendship Avenue, 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thurs.

Butler Farmers Market, Chestnut and Diamond streets, 8 a.m. to noon Sat.

Carrick Farmers Market, Carrick Shopping Center, 2100 Brownsville Road, 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wed.

City-County Building, 400 Grant St., Downtown, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fri.

Coraopolis Farmers Market, Presbyterian Church of Coraopolis, Broadway and Fifth Avenue, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mon.

Cranberry Farmers Market, behind the municipal building on Rochester Road, 3:30 to 6 p.m. Fri; Cranberry Park on Masuda Drive, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat.

Dormont Farmers Market, corner of Espy and Potomac avenues, 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mon.

East Liberty Farmers Market, Penn Circle West, 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mon.

Etna Farmers Market, Sullivan Way, 3 to 7 p.m. Wed.

Farmers@Firehouse, 2216 Penn Ave., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat.

Farmers Cooperative Market of East Liberty, 344 N. Sheridan Ave., next to Home Depot, 5 a.m. to noon Sat. Open year round.

Farmers Market at Pine Community Park, Pearce Mill Road, 3 to 6 p.m. Thurs.

Forest Hills Farmers Market, Forest Hills Presbyterian Church lot, Ardmore Boulevard, 4 to 7 p.m. Fri.

Frazer Township Farmers Market, Pittsburgh Mills, lot 2 between JCPenney and Sears Grand, 3 to 7 p.m. Thurs.

Greensburg Farmers Market, North Main Street at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 3 to 6 p.m. Tues.

Greentree Farmers Market, Green Tree Park, Green Tree Road near Parkway Center Mall, 4 to 7 p.m. Thurs.

La Casa Narcisi Winery, 4578 Gibsonia Road, West Deer, 1 to 5 p.m. Sat.

Ligonier Country Market, Springer Road and West Main Street, 7 a.m. to noon, Sat.

Market Square Farmers Market, Forbes Avenue and Market Place, Downtown, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thurs.

Monongahela Farmers Market, Chess Park, 3 to 6 p.m. Fri.

Monroeville Lions Farmers Market, Gateway High School, 9 a.m. to noon, Sat.

Mt. Lebanon Lions Farmers Market, Mt. Lebanon United Lutheran Church lot, Washington Road, 4 to 7 p.m. Wed.

Mt. Lebanon Partnership Farmers Market, 600-750 Washington Road, 8 a.m. to noon, Sat.

Mt. Washington Farmers Market, 403 Grandview Ave., St. Mary of the Mount lot, 3:30-7:30 p.m. Tues.

North Side Farmers Market, corner of East Ohio Street and Cedar Avenue, across from Allegheny General Hospital, 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Fri.

Oakland Farmers Market, Sennott Street between Meyran Avenue and Atwood Street, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Fri.

Old Towne Grove City Farmers Market, South Broad Street, 3 to 7 p.m. Thurs.

Original Farmers Night Market, Route 50, South Fayette/Cecil area, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mon., Wed., Fri.

Pleasant Hills Farmers Market, Pleasant Hills Presbyterian Church, Caryl Drive lot, 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thurs.

St. Catherine of Sweden Farmers Market, Wildwood Road at Vitullo Drive, Hampton, 1 to 7 p.m. Wed.

St. James Farmers Market, St. James Parish lot, 200 Walnut St., Sewickley, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat.

St. Ursula Farmers Market, Duncan Avenue at Kirk Avenue at the ballfield, Hampton, 1 to 7 p.m. Fri., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat.

Slippery Rock Farmers Market, downtown, in the lot across from Slippery Rock Volunteer Fire Dept., 9 a.m. to noon Sat.

Farmers Market at SouthSide Works, lot at 26th and Sidney streets, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat.

South Side Farmers Market, South 18th and Carson streets, 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tues.

Uniontown Farmers Market, Main Street, 5 to 7:30 p.m. Mon.

Washington Main Street Farmers Market, municipal lot, South Main Street, Washington, Pa., 3 to 6 p.m. Thurs.

West End Farmers Market, Noblestown Road at Obey Street, 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thurs.

West View Farmers Market, Perry Highway, between West View Elementary School and West View Savings Bank, 4 to 7 p.m. Tues.

Whitehall Farmers Market, 4750 Clairton Blvd., in the parking lot of First Commonwealth Bank, 3:30 -7:00 p.m. Mon.

Wilkinsburg Farmers Market, Ross Avenue parking lots, 3 to 6 p.m. Thurs. Free parking after 2 p.m.

Farm stands accept cash, Women, Infants and Children and Seniors/Farmers' Market Nutrition Program coupons; most accept food stamps. They run Wednesdays and Thursdays in neighborhoods across the city.

East Hills at Park Hill and East Hills Drive, 2:30-5:30 p.m.; Lincoln-Larimer Farm Stand, Lincoln Avenue next to the rectory, 11:30-3:30 p.m.; Millvale, Grant Street in the rear parking lot, 3:30-7:30 p.m.; Mon-Yough Community Services, Market Street and Fifth Avenue, McKeesport, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Seton Brookline, Pioneer Avenue, Elizabeth Seton Center lot, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Turtle Creek Valley, Penn Avenue in front of the WVHSC building, noon-3 p.m.

Addison Terrace, Elmore Square across from Addison Community Center, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Clairton, Miller Ave. Family Dollar lot, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Hill House, 1835 Centre Ave., 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Homewood-Brushton, 7140 Bennett St. YMCA parking lot, 12:30-- 4:30 p.m.; Hazelwood, Second Avenue in the Dairy Mart lot, 11:30-2:30 p.m.; Lawrenceville, 286 Main St., Stephen Foster Center, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

With new farmers markets popping up every year it's getting more and more convenient to buy local produce. But for some senior citizens, getting to these markets is a problem.

Thanks to the Farmers Market on Wheels program, sponsored by the Farmers Market Alliance and the American HealthCare Group, Western Pennsylvania seniors now have access to local produce.

"More and more communities want to have farmers markets, but there aren't enough hours in the day and days in the week for Western Pennsylvania farmers to travel to more markets. On the other hand, these farmers can grow more produce to meet the demand and the Farmers Market on Wheels takes their produce to market for them," said Art King, Farmers Market Alliance Vice President. The Farmers Market on Wheels program visits local senior centers and senior residences.

"There are 29 sites, mostly in Allegheny County. We hope to expand next year, including surrounding counties," said Erin Hart, Director of Business Development, Farmers Market on Wheels/American HealthCare Group. Shoppers also can talk with wellness providers at the markets.

The program runs from June to September. For information, including schedules, call 412-563-8800.

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The peaches looked so juicy and fresh you couldn't resist. Later you realized you bought too many and you don't want them to go to waste, so what do you do? Here's an idea. The Farmers Market at Pine Community Park treats their customers to a recipe each week and this is one of them.

-- Arlene Burnett

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• 2 large ripe peaches
• 2 cups cooked chicken, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
• 1/3 to 1/2 cup (about) poppy seed salad dressing
• 6 cups mixed baby lettuce
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (or pecans), toasted
• Crumbled gorgonzola cheese or goat cheese, optional

Cut one peach into 1/3-inch pieces; place in large bowl. Add chicken and onion. Toss with enough dressing to coat. Salt and pepper to taste. Chill 15 minutes to 2 hours.

Add lettuce and walnuts to chicken mixture and toss to coat, adding more dressing, if desired. Mound salad on large plate. Cut remaining peach into thin wedges. Garnish salad with peach wedges and cheese, if using and serve immediately. Makes about 4 servings.

Toasting nuts

Skillet: Cook nuts in an ungreased skillet over medium heat, stirring frequently until golden brown.

Oven: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread nuts in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake 10-15 minutes stirring occasionally.

-- Farmers Market at Pine Community Park