Category: General Interest
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Last Call for Native Plants
In case you missed it, South Wake Conservationists still has a few native plant species left from their plant fundraiser at the Simple Gifts Community Garden Open House Saturday, supporting their local conservation work. If you would like to get some beautiful native plants before the remaining ones are sold,…
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Welcome to Garden 2026 this Saturday and Tuesday!
This Saturday our 2026 season begins at 8am! It looks like it will be a lovely day and we’ve got a lot to do! There are many beds to be prepped and planted – potatoes, kale, cabbage, swiss chard, broccoli and more. We will be trying to get the crops…
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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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Garden cancelled today!
The garden workday is cancelled today, due to cold rain this evening. We hope to see you Saturday morning beginning at 9am, as we catch up on our harvest and garden tasks. There will be no more Tuesday night workdays this year since daylight savings ends this weekend, but Saturday…
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Time and date changes!
Beginning tomorrow Saturday workdays will start at 9am! It’s supposed to be 37 degrees at 8am so we’ll wait until it’s a little warmer to start. We still need to get the harvest done by pick up time at 9:30 though, so please come out early and help us get…
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Garden harvest dinner tomorrow!
We hope you’re planning to come to our Fall Harvest Dinner tomorrow, at 6:30pm at Tonya’s house (115 S. Salem Street in Apex). You and your family are invited and we’ll all bring dishes to share for dinner (remember the covered dish math – bring enough to feed you/your family…
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Send in your Favorite Recipes
We would love to collect and curate your favorite recipes so garden members can discover new and exciting ways to dish up the amazing produce we grow throughout the seasons. With our upcoming annual harvest dinner on Oct. 6th, this is a great time to start capturing some great recipes…
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Day of service and time/day changes
Next Thursday, September 11th (8-10am) will be our last Thursday workday for this year. Because it is also a National Day of Service and Remembrance, we will be hosting a number of guests who have signed up to help through Activate Good. I hope you will make it a point…
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Our First Bench from Plastic Film Recycling
Congratulations, gardeners! After just a few months of collecting discarded plastic film in the special recycle box at the garden, we reached the 1,000 pound threshold to receive a brand new bench from Trex. Who would ever have thought that those flimsy bags and wrappers would add up to 1,000…
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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…