Heroic Gardens, a Veteran outreach program based in the Elkins Park section of Cheltenham Township, will launch a farm in the Holmesburg section of Philadelphia on July 6.

Dubbed the Sunflower Farm at Pennypack, the workforce development initiative complements the nonprofit’s three core programs, all of which are free to Veterans and their families.

“We were founded around the concept of horticulture therapy. It’s scientifically proven that working with plants can increase self-esteem, cognitive function, bone strength, wound healing, and lessens the effects of PTSD, including anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts,” Collie Turner, a Springfield Township native and the non-profit’s executive director, said about the project in January.

On Sunday, June 8 the remaining meadow area was filled with native plants donated by residents of Roslyn, Abington, Willow Grove, Hatboro and Ardsley, Turner said in a post.

For more on the Sunflower Project, you can click here.

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Photos: Heroic Gardens