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Bloom With Grace – A Photography Experience

Bloom With Grace is an exhibit that stems from the annual sunflower festival Candace has now hosted the past five years on her family’s farm in Botetourt County, Virginia. Candace

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2021 JRHS Scholarship Winner

This years scholarship recipient is Brian Howard of James River High School. Here is some information about Brian. TELL US ABOUT YOUR FAMILY:  My parents are April and Anthony Howard.

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Vendor’s Galore!

We have vendors selected for our 2021 show and let me tell you, visitors will be in for an impressive shopping experience! All of our vendors must be hand made, each

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Harvesting 2020

Our first batch of seeds that were planted on July 14, 2020 were harvested on December 28. We had a bountiful crop this year and seed production doubled from last

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The Roanoker- 40 Under 40: Candace Monaghan

Candace Monaghan, 38 / Designer/Owner, Candace Monaghan Fine Art & Design Candace Monaghan earned her Associates Degree in Communication Design from Virginia Western Community College, and has owned her own

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Community Scholarship Recipients

Starting in 2020 we decided to award two $250.00 “Community Scholarship” awards. This went out to two non-profits in the local Botetourt community to help with any needs they may

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Festival After Hour Events

This year was the first year we had evening hours for public viewing. We are excited to announce that since they were such a hit, they are here to stay!

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Thank You!

To say we are grateful is an understatement. While preparing for this years festival we knew there would be many hurdles to jump. We went into the planning phase knowing

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Did Someone say “RED?”

We were so excited to share our Red Beauties with you all this year! There are over 70 varieties of sunflowers. These varieties can be divided into three groups: giant

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