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Summer is here! Home gardens are beginning to produce harvests, and road side stands are starting to fill up. …

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*SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION AVAILABLE* Applications for the North Carolina Extension and Community Association (ECA) Scholarships are now available! Applicants may be …

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