Tag: pollinators
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We Beat the Freeze!
Thanks to everyone that came today. We got it all in by 9:30 AM for delivery to The Point Food Pantry, thanks to a tremendous response by members to come out early to harvest all the cold-susceptible produce today before the upcoming freeze settles in Monday evening. Aproximately forty gardeners,…
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Garden Theater and Learning to Plant
Fifty K-5 kids at Apex United Methodist Church had an immersive introduction to Simple Gifts Community Garden Friday evening, emerging with smiles on their faces, planted pots in hand, and at least one temporary veggie tattoo on arms and/or hands. They started off viewing a short video about the grand…
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Youth Power at the Garden!
A terrific group of ten youth from the Peak United Methodist Church in Apex volunteered at the garden for three hours this morning. They were eager to help and fun to work with, and a lot of row-prepping and weeding was accomplished today, as a result! Thanks to Pastor Katie…
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Help with a Big Harvest on Saturday – No Garden on July 4th
With our 1/2 acre plot fully planted now, the fruits of our labors are starting to come in fast and furious! Yesterday (Tues. 7/2) we harvested 110 pounds of tomatoes, cucumbers, yellow squash, pattypan squash, zucchini, eggplant, green peppers, banana peppers, hot peppers, green beans, and raspberries. And that is…
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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…
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