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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Hey guys – we’ve got crops to tend to!
The weather looks great tomorrow morning, and the garden is really ramping up, so please come if you can! The tomatoes are robust and need to be tied up, and some can even be harvested now. We need the harvest all ready by 9:30 to get to the Point Church Care Pantry on time for distribution tomorrow, including tomatoes, cabbage, peas, potatoes, green beans, strawberries, and raspberries. And let’s more prepare and plant some more…
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Tater time!
We harvested over 280 pounds of potatoes from 3 of our 4 row this morning! We got some beautiful dark red Norlands, Yukon golds and Pontiacs. We still have one row of German butterballs that we’ll be harvesting soon. We also harvested 4 rows of garlic, lettuce, swiss chard, strawberries, raspberries, onions and peas. It was a highly successful day and the beautiful weather was enjoyed by all. A lot of potatoes went to The…
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 | Leader – Anne |
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