A formal groundbreaking ceremony for the Valley of the Sunflowers Project, located on the southwest corner of 6th Street and Garfield, will be held this Friday, Sept. 9, from 10-11 a.m..
Mayor Phil Gordon and Phoenix City Councilman Michael Johnson are scheduled to attend the kickoff event.
The Valley of the Sunflowers Project [VOS], championed by Downtown residents with assistance from nearby BioScience High School and a pair of grants from Intel, will produce a 2-acre crop of sunflowers on the vacant property located between McKinley and Garfield streets, and Fifth and Sixth streets.
To read more about this inspiring community project please read Sunflower Project Poised To Bloom at Lot In Phoenix