This Co-Design station was based on a dream that says – “That every tree will grow peacefully”.

Besides keeping us and our planet alive, plants and bees provide so many amazing benefits to us and to kids, with more secrets about their amazing lives uncovered all of the time. It is our duty to support them.

Our partners The Garden Shoppe and Scott Lewis Landscaping created a workshop that taught the participants how to make a “seed bomb” and a “bee hotel”. We also asked the participants to help us map out spaces in the city that needs more greenery by placing a post-it on a map of Downtown West Palm Beach.

The Garden Shoppe is a pop-up concept by Palm Beach Farmyards, is retail garden shop that offers locally grown produce, edible plants, and weekly workshops and events, all curated and run by Master Gardener Mike Kane and artist Sarah LaPierre.

At Scott Lewis' Gardening, they believe in offering a comprehensive service. Nobody should need to have multiple companies take care of their lawn. Offering services such as: design, Irrigation; landscaping, and lawn care.

CO-DESIGN WORKSHOP

This co-design workshop was put together as the first response to the thought provoking dreams the Trojan Rocking Horses collected during their Downtown March through West Palm Beach at the beginning of 2023.

From the collected dreams an idea was crystalized to create a mobile community center – The Stable. As the design for the 8 Trojan Rocking Horses was based on creations the children made during workshops with architect Marco Casagrande and collage artist Mary Glazier, the design of The Stable should also be done with community input.

To harvest more dreams from our West Palm Beach community, the co-design workshop consisted of 8 immersive creative stations designed to let your imagination run free and create a record of it.

Each station was inspired by a particular dream gathered in the children workshops and Downtown March.

Big THANK YOU to all of the organizers, partners and participants!