The Simple Sunflower

The Simple Sunflower

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Homelessness, The Associated Press, Science Skeptics

Episode: Homelessness, The Associated Press, Science Skeptics

  • Aug 12, 2021 8:00 pm
  • 8:28 mins

There’s nothing quite like fresh flowers to brighten a room—they’re an absolute necessity for celebrations like weddings. But what to do with them after the big event? Eleanor Love, a Virginia-based physician, knows: she started a program in medical school to harvest those flowers and give them to patients in the hospital where she worked. Love’s organization is called The Simple Sunflower. (Segment produced by Sydney Jezik)