Category: Events
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Garden collard harvest – Wed., Dec. 31st at 10am!
Happy winter days to you all! This coming Wednesday, December 31st we will gather at the garden at 10am to harvest collards and other overwintering crops for ourselves and the food bank. Collards are part of many southerners’ New Year’s traditional meal, symbolizing good fortune in the coming year. It…
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Join us at the Art & Gift Market this Saturday afternoon!
Hi friends, This Saturday Apex UMC will host our annual Art & Gift Market to raise funds for missions like our garden. 42 local artisans will be selling their wares for your holiday gift giving – woodworking, pottery, jewelry, wall art, quilting, candles, food, glasswork and more. Buying local is…
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Save the Date – October 6
Our fall harvest dinner will be Monday, October 6th at Tonya and Mike Proctor’s home on Salem Street in Apex. Please save the date so you can join us! This is a great time to celebrate all that we’ve accomplished this year, spend time with garden friends old and new…
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Tomorrow – strawberry plant giveaway and the Great Southeast Pollinator Census
Hope you can join us at the garden tomorrow for a fun day of planting and counting! The weather looks to be spectacular too! We’ll be pulling out some of our strawberry plants which you are welcome to take home! We have way more plants than we will need to…
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Join the Fun with the South Wake Conservationists!
Two special events coming up with Simple Gifts’ long-time partner, South Wake Conservationists, and you’re invited! This Friday, Aug. 15th, we are having our first Wildlife Trivia Night. Then, on Oct. 4th, we are holding our premier annual family event, Kids in Nature Day. Wildlife Trivia Night Calling all wildlife…
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YMCA Camp E at the Garden
Future organic gardeners of America! We enjoyed having Kraft YMCA’s Summer Camp E come to the garden this morning for a field trip during Nature Week at the Y. These elementary school kids were immersed in the tools, crops, and maintenance tasks needed to operate a community garden, and by…
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YMCA Camp Rocks at the Garden!
Today was the first of several YMCA of the Triangle Summer Camp visits to Simple Gifts Community Garden planned this year. Todays visiting camp was “CILT Camp” (Campers in Leadership Training), comprised of teens in rising 9th – 10th grade who are looking for opportunities to serve and lead. It’s…
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Open House Draws a Crowd!
Simple Gifts Community Garden joined forces again with South Wake Conservationists to hold an Open House together with the the SWC Native Plant Sale at the garden Saturday morning. This was our first open house since the grand opening last year and something we hope will become an annual tradition. The community came…
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Garden cancelled tonight! Come out Saturday to our Open House and native plant sale and invite your friends and neighbors!
Garden is cancelled tonight due to the rain! Please plan to join us this Saturday for our Open House and Native Plant Sale hosted by South Wake Conservationists. Regular garden work including harvest will begin at 8am followed by setup for the Open House which begins at 10am. Garden tours,…
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Open House & Native Plant Sale May 31st
Open House at the Garden Simple Gifts Community Garden at 3109 Tingen Rd., Apex, NC is excited to announce our first open house since our grand opening last year. Please join us on Sat., May 31st from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM (June 14th if raining) for garden tours, kids’ activities,…
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