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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Garden cancelled tonight
As you might have guessed, we won’t be having garden hours tonight. We would likely need to recruit a flock of ducks if we tried to get out there in this weather! A brave group of gardeners harvested as much as they could on Tuesday morning before the storm arrived, but we really need some help on Saturday to catch up with harvesting and beginning to plant fall crops. Hope to see you Saturday!
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Harvest at 11 AM Today
Special hours today: Garden starts at 11 AM. The heavy rain is headed our way, and we want to be sure to get a good harvest in before it begins. Please come at 11, if you are available, to get all the abundant produce that needs to be harvested. Todays harvest goes to the Holly Springs Food Cupboard. Debbie K. is garden leader today and appreciates your help to gather the fresh produce that helps…
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. |
Simple Gifts Community Garden 