Press Release
In celebration of the office's one-year anniversary, Little Diversified Architectural Consulting's Charleston-based team has partnered with local non-profit The Green Heart Project. The Little team will participate in a garden workday Saturday, September 28th, from 5-7 pm at the Urban Farm at Enston Home (900 King Street).
Founded in 2009, The Green Heart Project seeks to cultivate community through farm-to school programming. Through volunteer-assisted service-learning, the Project has served more than 5,000 students and community members from 18 school gardens and urban farms across the Charleston area.
“Community is at the center of our work at Little,” said Little's Charleston Community Studio Principal Don Baus. “With our commitment to building a sustainable and regenerative future, it was a no brainer to support The Green Heart Project's efforts in our own neighborhood.”
In addition to the urban farm workday, Little's Charleston office is also serving as a Farm-to School program sponsor at Meeting Street Elementary in Brentwood. This sponsorship provides an entire year of educational materials, curriculum development and program support.
“Sponsorships from local businesses are a critical part of our funding model for school gardens and accompanying educational programs that will reach over 4,000 preK-12th grade students across the Lowcountry this year,” said Amanda Howell, Development Director of The Green Heart Project. “We're excited to put these dollars to good use at Meeting Street Elementary at Brentwood and to get the Little team out into the gardens for some hands-on engagement.”
Little's Charleston office will also donate two copies of the firm's children's book If Buildings Could Talk to all The Green Heart Project's partner schools and community centers. Written and illustrated by designers and creatives at Little, the award-winning book inspires STEAM education, specifically focusing on Architecture, Engineering, and Construction.
“The Charleston community has welcomed our efforts to design buildings that are meaningful to people,” said Grace Bilicki, Community Project Facilitator in Little's Charleston office, who helped organize the team's volunteer day. “It's important for us to give back and do something worthwhile for our anniversary,” she said. “We have to get our hands dirty and be involved.”
