The Polk County Agricultural Economic Development Office promotes local food through involvement in farmers markets, community gardens, an informative breakfast series, workshops at Isothermal Community College, and more. We collaborate with the Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District, Polk/Rutherford Natural Resource Conservation Service, the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, and local 4H programming. Two AmeriCorps members currently are helping to make the Center a... (read more)Mission:The new Agricultural Development Center will serve as a resource for agricultural development, farmland preservation, education, and comunuity service, and business development. Products:The center will offer meeting facilities, classrooms, training kitchens, administrative offices, demonstration gardens. It will serve as business incubator with a small business service center. Additional plans include a farm fresh cafe, a permanent farmers market, greenhouses, and nature trails..

Lake Adger and its communities

An excluse golf course community.