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 Us Find a New Location!
Let’s not miss a single season, after 13 years of growing amazing organic crops, sustaining our pollinators, supporting the local food pantries, educating the community about sustainable agriculture, and building a welcoming and diverse gardening community. Our guiding principles: We garden organically We are open to all We work to feed the food insecure through local food banks We educate about sustainability and conservation We plant for and teach about supporting pollinators Here is what’s…
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The heart and soul of our garden
On a Saturday morning in the summer of 2021, the Simple Gifts Community Garden in Apex was at the peak of life, exploding with color. Green and orange peppers grew. Orange monarchs landed on pink milkweed. Dozens of raised beds of produce grew, all fed by fresh water from a shimmering pond. Since Saturdays are scheduled community workdays, the harvest table overflowed with dozens of baskets and buckets of nutritious fruits and vegetable. A ringing…
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 |
Simple Gifts Community Garden 