Sunflowers for wishes in Griswold

Griswold, Conn. (WTNH) - A lot of cows are chowing down on four acres of sunflowers, left over from a charity event in Griswold.

These fields of flowers are now fields of food and they're still drawing a lot of attention at Buttonwood Farm . "At first they go a little crazy because they feel like they're out because they hadn't been allowed in there before," said Duane Button of Buttonwood Farm.

But then they settle in, lay in the shade, and eat the sunflowers in between taking their breaks. "It's a pretty good life," said Button. "Especially on a hot day like this. Terribly hot."

It will take about three days for the cows to chow down the last of the sunflowers; not very long when you think about how many there are. There are four acres filled with a 120,000 flowers. Button raises them each year to raise money for the Make a Wish Foundation. He gives hayrides through the colorful fields and sells bouquets. This year is a record breaker, he raised $100,000.

A lot of cows now roam the Griswold field. A total of 100 bovine and one bull. "We see the baby ones too," said Mateo Viviano of Gales Ferry.

"A lot of people who were here last week see it's beautiful and then they come back two weeks later and they're gone and their concerned that I destroyed them," said a concerned Button. "We don't want to destroy anything beautiful, but it's the process."

It is a process which makes wishes come true. The cows eat the leaves and flowers which helps the next crop because if they didn't the seeds would turn into weeds and compete with what Button plants for next year.