Sunflower Seeds Forever

Cooking Up a Story: Stories

A field of shimmering sunflowers; a flock of hungry birds feeding , and a farmer who shares some of his stories about his sunflower fields.

I have a soft spot for flowers.

Sunflower Years ago I took some painting classes from a great watercolorist, Susan St. Thomas. The subject I always picked to paint was flowers. Gladiolas, stargazer lilies, Johnny jump-ups. They are all my favorites, for various reasons.

sunflower in a fieldNear to where I live there are many farms and nurseries. Out driving one day, looking for fresh berries to pick, I stumbled upon a field of sunflowers in full bloom. There were acres of them, which translated into thousands of perky yellow and black heads craning upwards. Which also translated into millions of seeds for birds, and, perhaps, for people.

Aha! There might be a story here after all.

I pulled over into the fruit stand, and asked for the owner. His name was Don and he was great. I just had to ask him one question—Tell me about your field—and he took off.

Close Up of a SunflowerSometimes you never know where the next story will pop up.

Recipe from the show: Roasted Pumpkin Seeds.

—Rebecca

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