News Weather | Virginia News | Halifax | Mecklenburg Virginia State Parks moves to buy Falkland Farms Top, the historic hunting lodge at Falkland Farms, which was acquired by tech billionaire and land conservationist Tim Sweeney in late 2019. Below, one of many areas at Falkland Farms that is being managed with the goal of restoring open woodlands with a diverse, native herb cover. DCR Natural Heritage staff is collecting baseline data to help monitor vegetation change.