Candace Wickline Monaghan was born and raised on the family farm in Buchanan, in Botetourt County. Growing up my siblings and I would help on the farm with milking
The Wickline family started milking register Guernsey cattle in 1927. Over the years the heard was built up to 120 milking cows. They were milked twice a day, 7 days
Have you ever wondered what happens to all of the sunflowers after the festival? We make sure to use the flowers to their full potential. When the festival is over,
A BIG shoutout to CanvasREBEL for our feature! We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Candace Monaghan. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Candace below.
We are grateful to everyone who came out to help support our farm this past season! While the weather didn’t fully cooperate we still had some sunshine! We kicked off
We are excited to announce dates for our 2nd annual Country Christmas at Gracely Hill, home of the Beaver Dam Farm Sunflower Festival! Saturday, December 2nd from 1-5pm. Shopping with
As part of our 2023 State Fair of Virginia Ed Expo, we are launching “Superhero” trading cards featuring Virginia’s super individuals in Ag and Natural Resources. We asked who Virginia’s
Three County high school graduates received the Beaver Dam Farm Sunflowers Scholarship this year. Kirin Miller graduated from Lord Botetourt High School and plans to attend Virginia Tech and major
Gracely Hill, home of the Beaver Dam Farm Sunflower Festival, was born after The Monaghan’s realized what a sweet slice of heaven they were positioned on with mountain views like
RICHMOND, VA – To kick off National Travel and Tourism Week, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced May 2nd that more than $2.7 million in matching grant and reimbursable sponsorship funds will be awarded to
In 2018 we founded the Beaver Dam Farm Sunflower Scholarship opportunity. We wanted to provide 2, $500 scholarships, one to each high school in the County, to a deserving senior.
As war was brought forth from Russia onto Ukraine, the world sat in silence as innocent victims from both sides were thrust into a dark place. Young soldiers from Russia,