About Us
Welcome to Hallowed Homestead! We are a husband and wife team, Bryce and Melanie, and our two young boys. Our family has been in the farming industry for 4 generations and have lived/farmed our current land, in the Shenandoah Valley, since 1940. Bryce took over the farm in 2014 at the age of 20 years old and has always had a passion to serve our local community. After several years of trying to get away from the commercial cattle industry and focusing most of our attention and efforts toward our local community, finally in 2020 we made the push to expand our local beef offerings. Three years later in 2023, all of the cattle raised on our farm were sold direct to consumer, finally allowing us to no longer be tied to the commercial beef industry.
During 2020, us like a lot of people, became more and more aware about what healthy living actually looks like. We first started looking at the ingredients in our foods and drinks. It was shocking to see how many chemicals and preservatives we had been eating, even though we ate pretty "healthy" in general. "Big Food" is ripe with additives to make food more addictive, last longer, look fresher, smell sweeter...etc. All of this got us thinking about other chemicals and added ingredients in common household items that we use everyday. What impact is that having, even though we aren't ingesting them? Cleaning supplies/sprays, hand/body soaps, toothpaste, laundry soap, lotions...the list goes on.
While all of this was going on inside our home, we also realized we were being wasteful in our beef business. Because we are a small family farm, we don't have the ability of the large processing plants to use every part of the beef carcass. For example, the hooves and hide, the fat and all of the organs. We started finding other uses for some of the wasted parts but still wanted to do more even though we felt defeated due to our size.
Both of these situations happening at once, discovering clean living the way God intended, and wanting to become better stewards of the farm God has seeded to us, we discovered the benefits of beef tallow. We quickly started experimenting on creams and balms. Making many mistakes when it came to rendering the fat to make tallow, we had to learn the difference between beef trim-fat and beef suet, the different properties they each have, and how that affects the final outcome of the product. The way it smells, the texture, the ability to stay fresh for how long, etc...
We quickly fell in love with the whipped tallow balm and lip balm we were making, letting other families in our neighborhood and church community try it out, we realized this could be a way to help promote clean living and also get more use out of our beef carcasses from the farm. Once we got the method down, we formed "Hallowed Homestead".
Our family has been on a journey, as many others have been during this time too, rediscovering traditions of old, gardening, canning, sewing, raising chickens in the back yard, and we even got a family milk cow that Bryce hand milks every morning. We thought it fitting to name this venture in light of our new found love of "homesteading".
Hallowed: to be made holy, to render sacred, something greatly revered and honored.
It is our aim as a family to walk in Truth and sanctification all of our days. We strive to make our homestead one that honors God and serves others in all we do. We want our homestead to bless you and your families as much as it has our own!
Thanks for joining us on this journey, getting back to God and Grandma's way of clean livin'.
Let customers speak for us
from 26 reviewsI’ve tried a few different farms and this tallow is by far my favorite consistency and doesn’t break my face out the way any other moisturizer does. Love it!
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Love it. They all smell so good and feel good when I put it on. Will definitely buy again
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I like that it is clean, with no dangerous chemicals. Goes on easily. Does not make your skin super white, like many of the zink based sun blocks.
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Very impressed with the quality, love that it is natural and very happy to support an American made company!! Great product!!!
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Okay- wow! I just got stung by a little bee and it left a big sting--- i mean it hurt!! Got a little welt. I went inside to determine what I could put on it to bring relief and saw my container of lavender tallow butter and thought, "why not?" In less than a minute after smearing the area with the tallow, the sting went away. After several minutes it starting coming back, though not as strong, so I applied a liberal amount more, rubbing it all around the area. That's all! The sting sensation is gone as well as the welt! Pretty cool. As a side note, the other night I had an annoying bug bite that would not stop itching. Did the same thing with a bit of tallow butter and no more itch! Love this stuff!
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Fair price, quality container & Product
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I have used the whipped tallow for about 4 months and cannot get enough. I use it on my face and neck. My oldest child is now also using it I his face as well.
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I love how my skin feels after using this product. My face appears more youthful and feels and stays hydrated all day.
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I ordered this for my mom and myself. She has rosacea and I struggle with a light case of it as well. This has helped a bit in the shot time using it. I can tell an overall difference in my skin. 😊 I will definitely be ordering again!
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I absolutely love the whipped tallow. My hands are always in water or cleaning liquids and they stay dry even in the summer months. The whipped tallow make them feel so soft and moist. Love the scent too! Thank you for giving us a product that actually helps. God Bless!
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After years of struggling with dry skin and breakouts when using typical over the counter moisturizers, I decided to give tallow a try. My skin is better moisturized than ever (which means fewer fine lines and flaking skin) and I’ve had fewer breakouts . Plus, the residual oiliness I had experienced with other products hasn’t occurred with tallow. I now only use whipped tallow to moisturize my face and have found the tallow balm to be my new favorite lip moisturizer as well. Not only do the products work wonderfully, they smell great. Highly recommend!
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This product helped to clear my baby’s cradle cap and has proven to be a great product for my family’s sensitive dry skin, thankful to have found this!
![Classic Whipped Tallow (Unscented)](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0558/9522/8515/files/unscentedphoto_70x70.jpg?v=1709578560)
I love the whipped tallow! It makes my skin feel so soft and has reduced my acne scars. It smells amazing too!
![Eucalyptus/Mint Whipped Tallow](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0558/9522/8515/files/Euc-Mint-whip-both_70x70.jpg?v=1715890469)
Light and soft lavender smell. Provides healing moisture without being oily.
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I got this to cook with but have not used it for that yet. I’ve been rubbing it between my hands and applying it to my stretch marks. I am amazed! I had a baby back in November and I have used Bio Oil and Earth Mama belly oil and I couldn’t see visible results with either. I’ve been using this tallow for a little less than a month and my stretch marks have faded by at least 50%! It worked so well, I’ve recently started using it as a moisturizer and lip balm, too! It leaves your skin nice and soft with a bit of a glow to it. My husband noticed how well it has been working and has been putting it on his psoriasis patches. It’s great for sensitive skin.
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