The Senior Farmers' Market Program will be offered again this year to eligible Carbon County senior citizens age 60 and over.

This program is made possible through the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Food Distribution.The Carbon County Area Agency on Aging staff will be distributing $20 in vouchers, free to eligible seniors, for the purpose of encouraging older adults to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables from local growers who make their produce available at farmer's markets.To be eligible, seniors must be a Carbon County resident age 60 or older with a total gross annual income at or below $21,590 for a single person and $29,101 for a couple. A couple is entitled to $20 each.Proof of age and residency is required by showing your driver's license or photo ID.For those who cannot go to the distribution sites, a representative can pick up the vouchers for them, as long as the representative brings a completed proxy form signed by the person who the vouchers are for.The proxy form is needed for those picking up for their spouse as well. The proxy forms are available in advance at all five senior centers or at the Area Agency on Aging office in Palmerton.Seniors may also remove and complete the actual form shown on page 7 in tonight's Times News and it will be accepted as an official proxy form. Copies can be made of the forms. People may only receive these vouchers one time per season.Vouchers will be distributed at the following dates and locations from noon to 2 p.m.:• Friday, June 6 at Lehighton Senior Center, 243 S. 8th St. Lehighton.• Monday, June 9 at Weatherly Senior Center, 335 Third St. Weatherly.• Tuesday, June 10 at Panther Valley Senior Center, 90 E. Catawissa St. Nesquehoning.• Thursday, June 12 at Palmerton Senior Center, 501 Delaware Ave. Palmerton.• Friday, June 13 at Jim Thorpe/Penn-Kidder Senior Center, Bear Creek Plaza, Route 903, Jim Thorpe.Provided all the vouchers have not been distributed, there will be an additional distribution on Wednesday, June 25 at Lehighton Senior Center from noon to 2 p.m., for those unable to get to the previous distributionsites.