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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A Spiffy New Fence for the Garden!
Thanks to Eagle-Scout candidate Yagya Kasera of BSA Troop 320 in Fuquay Varina, Simple Gifts Community Garden now has a beautiful, new split-rail fence along the road frontage. This not only enhances the overall appearance of the garden, as you approach it, but it provides a great safety barrier to prevent people accidentally backing their cars into the ditch! Per BSA guidelines, the funds are raised by the scout, and the project is fully planned…
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Tuesday Garden starts tomorrow at 4pm
Our first Tuesday garden workday for 2024 is tomorrow and we’re beginning at 4pm! Normally we start at 5pm this time of year, but we need some extra time to get cold season crops in the ground since we were rained out this past Saturday. Please come help us plant, mulch and weed tomorrow. Please put May 18th on your calendar for our Grand Opening! There will be lots of activities, special guests and hopefully…
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 | Lowes Foods – Debbie F. | ||
| March 7, 2026 | Leader – Anne |
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