Simple Gifts
Community Garden
Garden updates
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Compost turners needed!
Our compost bins are full to overflowing and we need some folks to help turn them as soon as the weather and schedules allow. If you can help, please contact Debbie Frank at debfrank570@gmail.com or 919-601-8458 and she will coordinate a day/time. Compost is crucial to rebuilding our soil for greater yields when we begin
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New Website Goes Live!
Same website address (simplegiftsgarden.org), new look, content, and features! You are invited to visit and check out the content and pages on any device. On the home page, you will find: Content on the rest of the site has been refreshed and streamlined, plus new information has been added on additional pages: We will keep content very
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A New Home at Last!
We’re very excited to invite you to come out and see the new location for Simple Gifts Community Garden! We have a firm commitment from the landowner, the YMCA of the Triangle, that we can build a new garden on their vacant land on Tingen Road in Apex, just 5 minutes from our old location.
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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| January 10, 2026 | Lowes Foods – LeighAnne | ||
| January 13, 2026 | Compost WWCM – Cindy | ||
| January 17, 2026 | Lowes Foods – Jill | ||
| January 20, 2026 | Compost WWCM – Zeb | ||
| January 24, 2026 | Lowes Foods – LeighAnne |
Simple Gifts Community Garden 