Valley of the Sunflowers

Valley of the Sunflowers Sunflowers. Biofuel. Downtown. Awesome. Intel Foundation & Intel Corporation provided funding for the first two seasons of this project.

Valley of the Sunflowers activated a 2-acre, vacant lot in downtown Phoenix and turned it into a beautiful field of sunflowers. The sunflowers were harvested by high school science students who will press the seeds for oil and create biodiesel fuel for their hybrid solar/biofuel vehicle project. Growing Season 1 = Fall 2011
Growing Season 2 = Spring 2012

Valley of the Sunflowers was inspired by a

n artist and initiated by key community partnerships with the Phoenix Union Bioscience High School, Intel & Roosevelt Row. Generous donation by Hensel Phelps Construction Company, ASU School of Sustainability, Sycamore Farms & Matt Moore, UofA, DPR Construction, ASU Desert Initiative, Sunstate Equipment Rental, City of Phoenix, APS, AP Photography and many many volunteers continue to make this project possible.

The Downtown Devil wrote about how the Valley of the Sunflowers keeps making an impact!
01/15/2013

The Downtown Devil wrote about how the Valley of the Sunflowers keeps making an impact!

The Downtown Devil is an online publication dedicated to providing news quickly, accurately and completely to students of Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix campus and the surrounding community.

Here is the kickstarter video that shows them making the paper!
01/07/2013

Here is the kickstarter video that shows them making the paper!

A papermaking project that incorporates handmade paper, sustainability, community, and local artist's artwork.

The Phoenix Union Bioscience High School does amazing things and is a huge asset for downtown and the larger Phoenix com...
12/11/2012

The Phoenix Union Bioscience High School does amazing things and is a huge asset for downtown and the larger Phoenix community.

If you donate $200 to the school before the end of the year ($400 for couples), the state of Arizona will FULLY reimburse you when you file your taxes. It really is an amazing way to support education and specifically this amazing school.

It's fun randomly stumbling across pictures on the internet that were taken in the Valley of the Sunflowers :)
10/14/2012

It's fun randomly stumbling across pictures on the internet that were taken in the Valley of the Sunflowers :)

BLEND AMERICA CLOTHING | Photo Shoot JUNE 23rd 2012

The Valley of the Sunflowers is a finalist for "Best New Idea" at the local Stylos Awards this year!We would love if you...
10/05/2012

The Valley of the Sunflowers is a finalist for "Best New Idea" at the local Stylos Awards this year!

We would love if you would vote for the project!

All said and done, here is a before and after. But don't worry, we are busily working on dreaming up the next vacant lot...
09/13/2012

All said and done, here is a before and after. But don't worry, we are busily working on dreaming up the next vacant lot activation, so keep those shovels handy! :)

Reuse > Recycle
07/07/2012

Reuse > Recycle

Remembering Season Two...
06/29/2012

Remembering Season Two...

[via The Downtown Devil]
06/26/2012

[via The Downtown Devil]

Volunteers harvest the second and final harvest of sunflowers. Construction of a cancer center is expected to be built in the lot later this winter. (Kelsey Herzog/DD)

The Downtown Devil created a slideshow of the "Harvest Begins" event last Saturday. Are you joining us this Saturday fo...
06/21/2012

The Downtown Devil created a slideshow of the "Harvest Begins" event last Saturday. Are you joining us this Saturday for the "Harvest Ends"?

Volunteers kicked off the first half of final harvest at the Valley of the Sunflowers project at Sixth and Garfield streets Saturday morning. More than a dozen people turned out to brave the high temperatures and help harvest the sunflowers, which will be turned into biodiesel by the Phoenix Union B...

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