Sounds like a plan
best wishes with all of it.
When I lived in MN, and had a lot of space, I used to grow giant sunflowers, and thistles, and amaranth for the birds--
Anyway, I had this huge one with mammoth golden flower heads--made copious amounts of seed and was really pretty too--can't remember what it was called? something like golden giant. Give it a try if you can find it
