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1. DESERT CREEK HONEY. Desert Creek Honey is family owned and operated by Blake and Kathleen Shook. They take great pride in their honey that they both produce and bottle. Their liquid honey is always raw, all natural, only from Texas and produced, packaged and sold all by them! DesertCreekHoney.com 2. BIG WONDERFUL THING: A HISTORY OF TEXAS. Written in fast-paced prose, rich with personal observation and a passionate sense of place, Big Wonderful Thing calls to mind the literary spirit of Robert Hughes writing about Australia or Shelby Foote about the Civil War. Like those volumes, it is a big book about a big subject, a book that dares to tell the whole glorious, gruesome, epically sprawling story of Texas. BarnesandNoble.com 3. HAMILTON SHIRTS. For more than a century, the Hamilton family has worked one-on-one with their clients to customize shirts unique to their size, style and sensibility. Today, they continue to marry stylish design and informed craftsmanship with the best possible fit to provide customers with their ideal shirts. HamiltonShirts.com 4. MILLICAN PECAN COMPANY. Founded on five generations of tradition since 1888, family-owned Millican Pecan is all about old-fashioned quality. Involved in every aspect of Pecan production—from harvesting to cooking—their goal is to deliver fresh, delicious pecan goodness from their orchard to your table! MillicanPecan.com

1. KING RANCH — DOUBLE COLOR CANVAS CONCEAL CARRY VEST. Lightweight insulation for warmth without weight. Tough waterproof and windproof exterior. Banded collars and western yoke. 100 percent cotton. KRSaddleShop.com 2. MJ WOOD CO. Melia Nunez works to infuse functionality and good design into her products. This bottle opener is lightweight, easy to use and designed to fit well in any hand. Each product is made to order and handcrafted. MJWoodCo.com 3. THE BOHEMIAN SHEPHERDESS — TEXAS HAND SALVE. The Bohemian Shepherdess line is rooted in the idea that the most luxurious and nourishing products can only come from the finest of ingredients. With a love for Texas and its farmers, Mindy Myer sought out like-minded farms to provide the ingredients she did not produce. This hand salve is an unscented, moisturizing salve that will protect your skin all year long. TheBohemianShepherdess.com 4. THE ORIGINAL FIREDISC ® . Avid outdoor enthusiasts Hunter and Griff Jaggard reached back to family experiences on a Texas farm where big groups were fed field-side on makeshift cookers. Those memories were the seed of what ultimately became FIREDISC ® . FIREDISC ® fires up fast, cooks virtually anything, seasons like a cast-iron skillet and cleans up quickly with just water. A modern, highperformance version of an authentic plow disc cooker, FIREDISC ® is built to last and designed to be easily taken down for travel and storage. FIREDISCCookers.com

1. SAN SABA SOAP COMPANY — BROWN SUGAR + TEXAS FIG BAR SOAP. San Saba Soap Company crafts premium, all-natural pecan oil bath and skincare gifts in the Texas Hill Country. The uplifting scent of fig is enhanced with lavender and sandalwood essential oils. Additional shea butter makes this a very moisturizing Castile soap bar for face, body and hands. SanSabaSoap.com 2. THE CAPTURED: A TRUE STORY OF ABDUCTION BY INDIANS ON THE TEXAS FRONTIER. With a historian's rigor and a novelist's eye, Scott Zesch paints a vivid portrait of life on the Texas frontier, offering a rare account of captivity as he endeavors to understand his own greatgreat-great uncle's life as a Comanche captive. BarnesandNoble.com 3. HONEY HOLE HANGOUT PODCAST. Hunting, fly fishing and misadventures in the outdoors are all covered in the Honey Hole Hangout podcast. Listen as they answer submitted questions, review whiskey, interview guests and cover their four regular segments: on patrol, creature watch, Cliff's conservation corner and neat things in nature. HoneyHoleAngling.com 4. TANNĀRE. Tannare leather is a family owned and operated business in San Antonio with a focus on old world style craftsmanship and quality materials. This handmade leather sleeve with handle features elastic bullet loops and is designed to fit a 30-ounce Yeti cup. Their minimalist business card holder features a full-length strap for flap closure, a self-lined interior and individually hand-painted edges. Tannare.com

1. DORETTA DESIGNS. Doretta Designs is an owner operated business in Round Rock, Texas. Doretta combines her love of rocks and jewelry with her lapidary skills to create one-of-a-kind pieces of easy-to-wear art. Each piece is made by hand, taking into consideration the color, form and properties of each stone along with the design elements used to highlight and enhance the final product. DorettaDesigns.com 2. RANCH RIDER SPIRITS CO. On a search for shift drinks that weren’t loaded with sugar or artificial sweeteners, the creators couldn’t find anything on the market that met their needs. They began mixing and taste-testing cocktails with their health-conscious customers. The Ranch Rider Spirits Co. cocktail line was born. Ranch Rider uses only fresh squeezed fruit juice and quality spirits. RanchRiderSpirits.com 3. ABSOLUTELY WORLD CLASS — BARBECUE SAUCE. For over 25 years, Absolutely World Class has maintained its commitment to quality through three Gooch Family generations. All of their specialty sauces and salsas are made with the freshest ingredients to ensure that Absolutely rich and savory flavor. AbsolutelyWorldClass.com 4. GARDENUITY. Complete custom gardens delivered to people who want to enjoy the benefits that come from growing their own herbs and vegetables. Each garden ships with everything you need, including farm-started, fully-rooted, live plant collections when you are ready to plant. Gardenuity.com