Simple Gifts
Community Garden
Garden updates
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Brussels Sprouts Roasting by an Open Fire
With a little help from Carl’s fire pit, our garden team had a wonderful winter harvest morning. We harvested collards for New Year’s, taking some home for our own traditional southern New Year’s meals, but sending most of it to the Holly Springs Food Cupboard. As a bonus, we also were able to harvest broccoli,
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Big Harvest Tomorrow – all hands on deck
Big Harvest Before the Freeze Well maybe not THAT big, but still a lot to do before 9:30 AM, with a freeze warning for Monday night. Come early if you can. The priority will be to harvest all remaining tomatoes, peppers, and okra, after which we will pull the plants to prepare for winter. We
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Join us at the Art & Gift Market this Saturday afternoon!
Hi friends, This Saturday Apex UMC will host our annual Art & Gift Market to raise funds for missions like our garden. 42 local artisans will be selling their wares for your holiday gift giving – woodworking, pottery, jewelry, wall art, quilting, candles, food, glasswork and more. Buying local is great way to support local
Volunteer opportunities
In addition to our garden work on scheduled garden workdays, including soil prep, planting, watering, weeding etc., there are other important supporting tasks that make the garden go. See some examples below. If you would like to sign up to help with any of these on particular dates, please go to our sign-up sheet by clicking the button below. Many hands make light work!
Compost Turning
Expired Produce Pickup
Pollinator plant wish list
Our vision
- Living example of sustainable local food production
- Learning center for gardening and natural resource conservation
- Abundant, high-quality organic produce for those in need
- Inspiration and inclusive engagement of the Apex area community
- Youth motivated to help others and the environment
Core values
- Welcome all people to participate
- Garden organically
- Feed the food-insecure via local food banks
- Educate about sustainability and conservation
- Support pollinators and the ecosystem
What we do
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Feed the Hungry
Collective effort to bring fresh organic produce to local food banks
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Build Inclusive Community
Working, digging, sweating, and laughing together . . . all are welcome!
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Encourage Community Service
Youth groups, teen service hours, community service hours, corporate volunteers
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Educate about Sustainability
Learn by doing – we all learn together and share the knowledge freely
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Support Nature
Using sustainable practices, including organic gardening, diverse pollinator beds, and support for native plants and wildlife
Current garden hours
- Closed for the season
Duty roster
| Location | When | Summary | Description |
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| January 3, 2026 | Lowes Foods – Debbie F. | ||
| January 6, 2026 | Compost WWCM – Rob | ||
| January 10, 2026 | Lowes Foods – LeighAnne | ||
| January 13, 2026 | Compost WWCM – Cindy | ||
| January 17, 2026 | Lowes Foods – Jill |
Simple Gifts Community Garden 