It’s your world, take care of it! 501(c)(3) organization

Sunflower Project US

Chicago is the traditional homelands of the Council of the Three Fires: The Odawa, Ojibwe and Potawatomi Nations. Many other Tribes like the Miami, Ho-Chunk, Sac and Fox also called this area home. Located at the intersection of several great waterways, the land naturally became a site of travel and healing for many Tribes. American Indians continue to call this area home and now Chicago is home to the third largest Urban American Indian community that still practices their heritage, traditions and care for the land and waterways. Today, Chicago continues to be a place that calls many people from diverse backgrounds to live and gather here. Despite the many changes the city has experienced, both our American Indian and Architecture communities see the importance of the land and this place that has always been a city home to many diverse backgrounds and perspectives.

—American Indian Center of Chicago

Plant Organic Mammoth Sunflower seeds

At 14-16 feet tall these prehistoric looking plants will provide food, attract bees (at a safe distance) in addition to healing the soil, providing oxygen exchange, as well as, beauty. Harvest the seeds to make food products, save the stems for household projects, crafts or building.

In the early Spring of 2013 we began planting sunflowers in front of our house and that Summer/Fall we began to see not only changes in our environment but also in our community. After several years of observing this we planted mammoth sunflower seeds and began to work on creating a not-for-profit organization.

Sunflowers have an amazing capacity to not only transform the health of a space in your community, but also add beauty. Beyond helping to restore our air and soil they bring great pleasure with their prehistoric size leaves, heads and stalks.

Our mission: to provide beauty and restoration throughout communities in the United States via education and planting of environmentally sound plants (Mammoth Sunflowers) providing phytoremediation as well as stimulation of the economy by creating repurposed products.

Our vision: to see mammoth sunflowers throughout the country, annually; additionally, any unused urban property as mammoth sunflower fields, which will provide stimulation of the bee population as well as potential commerce and tranquility to neighborhoods.

Look at ’em go, grow and clean our environment!

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Why Plant Sunflower Seeds?

Good for the environment

Sunflowers are able to absorb lead and other dangerous heavy metals such as arsenic, zinc, chromium, copper, and manganese.

Easy to care for

Sunflowers are a great plant to watch and grow with children. They need very little care to grow, making them easy to manage for people of all abilities.

Adds to the neighborhood scenery

Sunflowers have an amazing capacity to not only transform the health of a space in your community, but also add beauty.

Boosts your spirits

Sunflowers have an excellent ability for making people smile, whether out in the yard or about the home, planting sunflowers are sure to bring a smile to everyone’s face.