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STREET ADDRESS Polk County Corner Gibson St and Ward St 60 Gibson Street Columbus, NC 28722 (828) 894-8218 Phone (828) 894-5693 Fax Map & Mailing Information Recent Tweets Are you a plant killer? Watch this episode of "In the Garden with Bryce Lane" to learn to keep plants alive: [more] 
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Agriculture & Food: Commercial Horticulture, Nursery, & Turf Commercial horticulture -- fruit, vegetable and landscape plant production -- represents a fast-growing segment of North Carolina's economy. North Carolina Cooperative Extension helps growers implement research-based production practices, investigate high-value alternative crops, develop sound business plans and explore new marketing options to ensure continued farm profitability, environmental stewardship and quality of life.
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