{"id":196331,"date":"2025-09-03T08:16:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T08:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/196331\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T08:16:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T08:16:09","slug":"botetourt-co-farm-owner-publishes-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/196331\/","title":{"rendered":"Botetourt Co. farm owner publishes book"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOTETOURT CO, Va. <\/strong> \u2013 The Beaver Dam Sunflower Festival kicks off this weekend and it\u2019s the tenth year for the event. <\/p>\n

There\u2019s a new book to mark the anniversary. <\/p>\n

From Seeds to Sunshine: Our Farm\u2019s Journey is about how far the Botetourt County farm has come over the years. <\/p>\n

It just came out Saturday. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis beautifully illustrated story teaches children about farming, growth, and the power of perseverance,\u201d reads the book description. <\/p>\n

The farm started in 1900s with a dairy farm, then they had beef cattle, and now a sunflower festival. <\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody\u2019s been excited, they want to read it and see. I think they like the fact they\u2019ve been here to the event and now they can read a story about it as well. I\u2019ll be anxious to see everybody\u2019s reaction this weekend,\u201d said Candace Monaghan, the Beaver Dam Sunflower Festival Founder who started working on the book last year. <\/p>\n

She said there\u2019s always time to diversify your farm income and move a different direction, which is what happened in 2016 when the first sunflower festival happened. <\/p>\n

When you visit the festival, you will be able to walk through the sunflower fields and read the story as you go on giant pages. <\/p>\n

You can buy the book now on Amazon here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

You can find more about the festival and tickets here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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