01.12.2015

Let Knowledge Grow

Something’s sprouting at Discovery Day school. In October, the West Palm Beach preschool unveiled an organic teaching garden composed of four 5 foot by 10 foot enclosures packed with fruits, vegetables and herbs. The project was a joint endeavor by Palm Beach designer and architect, Campion Platt and Keith Williams of Nievera Williams Landscape Architecture. Platt, who lost weight in recent years with a more organic, plant based diet, was inspired to build the garden after creating a similar one at his family’s Hamptons home. “My son ate greens happily for the first time in his life,” Platt says. Platt selected the vegetation, while Williams worked on the design with help from Tropical Irrigation and Yohe’s Lawn Care and Landscaping. The students will tend to the garden which includes delights such as strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, sage and basil. Ultimately, Platt hopes the garden teaches the students the value of gardening and where food comes from and also reinforced healthy eating habits. “It was a little bit of my time and everybody else’s time and a little bit of elbow grease and voila – you have a garden that will teach these kids a lifetime of knowledge of food. Platt says. “It’s something I wish I had as a kid.” Read More