Coupons worth a total of $20 are available to Northampton County residents who meet income eligibility criteria, thanks to continuation of the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The coupons are distributed by the Northampton County Area Agency on Aging.

Northampton County residents age 60 or over with incomes less than $21,590 per year are eligible, as are married couples with incomes of $29,101 per year or less. For married couples, both spouses may obtain coupons. Proof of age and residence must be presented by all persons wishing to receive coupons. A proxy may obtain coupons for another person only if they have a completed and signed proxy form, available for pick-up at the agency office, 2801 Emrick Boulevard, and all senior centers and also available on the website, www.northamptoncounty.org.

Persons may only receive coupons once during the program, which runs from June 2 until Sept. 30, 2014. Income eligibility is based on self-declaration. Coupons must be used at state-registered farmers markets; a listing of such in area counties is available from the Area Agency on Aging. The coupons cannot be used in supermarkets or grocery stores.

The coupons are available from 9 to 11 a.m. June 3 at the Rooney Senior Center, Four E. Fourth St.; from 10 to 11 a.m. June 17 at the Hispanic Senior Center, 520 E. Fourth St.; and from 1 to 2 p.m. June 18 at Old York Road Senior Center, 720 Old York Road, until supplies are exhausted.