Editor’s note: Amanda Rutan, a member of Union Rural Electric Cooperative, uses her knowledge and love of plants to create a community attraction from her sunflower fields and a gourd tunnel on her parents’ farm in Mechanicsburg. Her project inspires happiness and kindness in those who visit, causing a ripple effect of goodwill and good feelings throughout the community. Amanda’s mother, Susan Rutan, a member of Pioneer Electric Cooperative, shares the story below.
