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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Birds-eye View of the Garden
The garden is a sight to behold from a few hundred feet high! Carl has given us a new perspective through the lens of his new (and really cool) drone, which he flew over the garden yesterday and this morning. Our garden is definitely something for us to celebrate and be thankful for this Thanksgiving. We have produced and donated 4,211 lbs. of fresh, organic produce to local food pantries this year, a close second…
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Closing out a Great Year!
What a terrific year at Simple Gifts Community Garden! On a brisk, but pleasant, morning yesterday, many of our garden volunteers came out to finish up some final tasks for the season. Of special note was planting the last perennial row in the garden with some robustly-rooted asparagus plants, generously donated by the Casavant family. This crop takes patience, with first harvest a couple of years down the road, but it is a wonderful addition…
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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