Simple Gifts
Community Garden
Garden updates
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Please Support the Scout Building our Accessible Garden Tables
Secure a spot and receive a $30 egift card Dhruv Manchikalapati is working toward earning his Eagle Scout rank with his BSA troop, Troop 320, and plans to build accessible garden tabls for our garden this spring as his project. Traditional garden beds are placed on the ground, which makes gardening difficult or impossible for
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Saturday – March 8th – Garden Workday
Good Morning Fellow Garden Members! I’m sure you are all tired of this weather, too. As I watch the rain fall, I am trying to be thankful for all it provides. Tomorrow will be sunny and according to the forecast, the first of several Spring-like days. Tomorrow, when the sun comes out, we will
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Store in Pittsboro, NC
http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/03/01/3661560/in-pittsboro-spreading-the-seed.html This is the store in Pittsboro, NC, where we buy organic fertilizer, seed potatoes and other organic materials for Simple Gifts Garden! Fred
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 31, 2026 | Lowes Foods – Debbie F | ||
| February 3, 2026 | Compost WWCM – Rob | ||
| February 7, 2026 | Lowes Foods – Debbie F. | ||
| February 10, 2026 | Compost WWCM – Cindy | ||
| February 14, 2026 | Lowes Foods – LeighAnne |
Simple Gifts Community Garden 