A Virginia Syrup With a Sweet Bark

By Chip Newcome

Out a quiet back-country road, just outside of Winchester, sits an unassuming home on a wooded lot. To the left of the house is a small building that has a commercial kitchen that was once a wood-shop. This small commercial kitchen is where one  of the few hickory syrup producers in the area processes their product.

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Dollars flow from this syrupy tale in the Shenandoah Valley By Thomas Heath September 27, 2015 Some people create businesses to make a ton of money. Joyce and Travis Miller, a married couple who live an hour west of Washington in the Shenandoah Valley, run a business because it is an extension of their lives. Together, they run Falling Bark Farm, which makes hickory syrup. Joyce, the owner, calls herself “company cheerleader.” Travis is the volunteer. It’s a successful team. READ MORE