in Virginia Bring home a piece of Virginia, handmade with love from one of our small businesses. Mill Gap Farms (01) is Virginia’s only organic maple syrup producer, located in the western part of Highland County. Their syrup is tapped fresh from the maple trees of the surrounding Alleghany Mountains. North End Bag Co. (02) is a small-batch leather bag manufacturer in Virginia Beach. Their bestselling Virginia Beach Tote is available in nine colors and is designed for daily use, with six pockets on both the interior and exterior to fit all your necessities. Virginia peanuts are world famous, and Whitley’s Peanut Factory (03) produces some of the finest hand-cooked and slow-roasted varieties. Try them salted, sweet, or seasoned with spice blends like Crabby Chesapeake, hot jalapeno ranch, or smoky habanero chili lime. The team at Julie Ellyn Designs (04) handcrafts high-quality earrings, bracelets, and necklaces in the small town of Crozet, near Charlottesville. Find their jewelry, which you might have spotted on hit shows like “This Is Us and “Only Murders in the Building,” through their website. withSimplicity (05) started as a new mom’s mission to find natural skincare for their son and is now a cosmetics store and skin spa. Shop beauty products made with clean, safe, and simple ingredients in-store in Harrisonburg. Lifelong artisan Paul Hansbarger operates Lineage (06) in Richmond with a goal of exceptional quality, using only materials sourced from family-owned mills and tanneries. Their waxed canvas bags are sturdy and refined, available as totes and backpacks. Hugo Kohl (07) and their team of expert craftspeople use historical methods and modern technology to create timeless pieces. All jewelry is manufactured in their workshop, once an ice factory in downtown Harrisonburg. 58
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