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Community Garden
Garden updates
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Urgent compost turning needed!
Our compost bins are full to overflowing thanks to member contributions and several teams of dedicated folks who pick up food scraps from grocery stores, coffee houses and local food banks. We need to turn the bins ASAP so we don’t have to put these deliveries on hold. If you can help, please email (anneh21@gmail.com) or text me (919-616-6659). There are two sets of 4 bins each plus a single #5 bin, so multiple people can work on this at a time.
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Welcoming Summit Church Volunteers to the Garden
We had a full house Saturday morning! Thirty volunteers from the Summit Church in Apex came to the garden, including a number of young budding gardeners bursting with enthusiasm. After a brief orientation by Carl, everyone donned garden gloves, grabbed tools and wheelbarrows, and went right to work weeding, mulching, and chipping the paths. They accomplishd a lot in a couple of hours, and the heat and haze didn’t slow them down one bit. It was…
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Garden Summer Social Tues., Aug. 11th
Fellowship time with fresh tomato sandwiches, watermelon, and refreshments Please register so Nick and Peggy know how many supplies to bring. Tomatoes and watermelons will be from our own garden, of course! The sandwich is named after John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich. In 1762, the famously busy and gambling-prone nobleman ordered his servants to bring him meat tucked between two slices of bread. This allowed him to eat with one hand without interrupting…
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
- Saturdays, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Tuesdays, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
- Thursdays, 9:00-11:00 AM
Duty roster
| Location | When | Summary | Description |
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| July 30, 2026 | Leader – Linda | ||
| July 30, 2026 | Produce delivery – Debbie Kramer | ||
| July 31, 2026 | Compost – WWCM – Chris | ||
| August 1, 2026 | Leader – Bruce | ||
| August 1, 2026 | Lowes Foods – Bowdens |
