Simple Gifts
Community Garden
Garden updates
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New Pollination Paradise Page
Check out our new, completely-refreshed page about our beautiful pollinator plants and the beneficial insects they attract! Thanks to Penny and Anne for bringing us a fresh, new view of this important part of our sustainable and beautiful Simple Gifts Community Garden.
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Open House & Native Plant Sale May 31st
Open House at the Garden Simple Gifts Community Garden at 3109 Tingen Rd., Apex, NC is excited to announce our first open house since our grand opening last year. Please join us on Sat., May 31st from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM (June 14th if raining) for garden tours, kids’ activities, and refreshments. This year marks our third season at this wonderful new location—thanks to the generosity of YMCA of the Triangle. In addition to 1/2…
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Calling All Volunteers for our Open House May 31st!
Opening our doors to the wider community! Since our grand opening last May, we have enjoyed steady growth, interest, and participation in our garden. As we enter our third season at this wonderful new location (thanks to YMCA of the Triangle), we are excited to host an open house. This will include garden tours, membership information, kids activities, refreshments, and a native plant sale by South Wake Conservationists. We need many volunteers to make this…
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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| February 24, 2026 | Compost WWCM – McAlisters | ||
| February 28, 2026 | Lowes Foods – LeighAnne | ||
| March 3, 2026 | Compost WWCM – Rob | ||
| March 7, 2026 | Leader – Anne | ||
| March 7, 2026 | Produce pickup – Ron E. |
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