Older adults in Pierce County can use vouchers to buy vegetables and fruit from farmers markets and farm stores.

The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program issues the vouchers to low-income seniors who live in Pierce County, are at least 60 years old (55-plus for Native Americans or Native Alaskans), have a valid government-issued identification, and have monthly incomes of less than $2,096 for a one-person household and $2,823 for a two-person household. For households of three or more people, applicants should add $728 for each additional person.

Applications are available at www.piercecountywa.gov/farmersmarket or by calling Pierce County Aging and Disability Resources at 253-798-4600 or 1-800-562-0332.

A  list of farmers markets is in the Things to Do feature of seniorscene.org.