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Sunflower Spot is a site all about sunflowers. Here you will find historical and symbolic facts about sunflowers, recipes, places to purchase seeds, and items for sale. Sunflower Spot is dedicated to preserving life on earth by advocating for a healthy and peaceful environment.
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- Sweatshop-Free
(new items only)
- Second-hand
- Hand-made
- Locally made
All items for sale are at the Sunflower Patch!.
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can be purchased. Info at our Sunflower Patch!.
Message of the Sunflowers
Sunflowers have become the symbol of a world free of nuclear weapons. After Ukraine gave up its last nuclear warhead, the Defense Ministers of the U.S., Russia, and Ukraine met on a former Ukrainian missile base, June 4, 1996. They celebrated by scattering sunflower seeds and planting sunflowers. Former U.S. Secretary of Defense William Perry said, “Sunflowers instead of missiles in the soil would insure peace for future generations.” Read more about the sunflower at: Sunflower.
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The sunflower is also used as a symbol by many Green parties around the world. In March 1983, 27 newly elected Die Grünen (Green) members of the West German Parliament, the Bundestag, entered the parliament building wearing bright colors and carrying sunflowers. The sunflower, which grows rapidly and produces many seeds, became the symbol of the new party. Pictures of the event were carried in the media around the world and helped inspire others in the U.S. and other places to begin organizing green movements in their own countries.
(Photos courtesy of PD Photo)
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