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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New Gate on the North Side – Come on In!
We are a welcoming place, so what could be better than an additional way to enter the garden? Thanks to Carl’s construction expertise and an eager team of apprentices, we now have an additional gate on the north side of the garden. Good thing, too, since we have recently planted a number of new, native bushes and trees outside that fence that need some TLC, including a serviceberry bush, a hazelnut tree, two long-leaf pines,…
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Just Four Garden Days Left in 2024!
New Garden Hours: 9 AM – 12 Noon Get an extra hour of shuteye this month! The garden will now open at 9 AM on Saturdays. With just four Saturdays left in the season, please be sure to come to the garden for your final opportunities for “dirt therapy.” We are still harvesting peppers (sweet ones and hot ones), carrots (check out that bunch Anne is holding!), lettuce, spinach, arugula, pak choi, possibly turnips, and…
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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