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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Help with a Big Harvest on Saturday – No Garden on July 4th
With our 1/2 acre plot fully planted now, the fruits of our labors are starting to come in fast and furious! Yesterday (Tues. 7/2) we harvested 110 pounds of tomatoes, cucumbers, yellow squash, pattypan squash, zucchini, eggplant, green peppers, banana peppers, hot peppers, green beans, and raspberries. And that is just three days after the previous harvest on Saturday! Garlic Week! After harvesting our bountiful spring garlic crop on June 1, they have been hung…
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Come Early – Beat the Heat! Garden 7-11 AM
Garden hours tomorrow are 7-11 AM. Early mornings are a great time to be at the garden. Grab a cup of Joe and come on out! The garden has never looked better, thanks to our wonderful volunteers. We have lots to harvest this Saturday, including: And let’s take care of the summer crops that are developing very nicely to be harvested later: Don’t forget our amazing pollinator gardens and herb gardens, too. Not bad, for…
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 | Produce pickup – Ron E. | ||
| March 7, 2026 | Lowes Foods – Debbie F. |
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