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 75 reviewsEnjoy the natural and clean ingredients. My skin is well moisturized.

This beef tallow has done wonders for my skin! I have always had acne prone skin and this doesn’t disturb me at all. It leaves my skin hydrated, supple, plump, and beautiful. People always perceive me to be much younger than I actually am and they say it’s all in my face. Of course living a healthy lifestyle and staying hydrated plays a big role, but this beef tallow seals the deal. 10/10 recommend you will not be disappointed! This is my second purchase and I added the lip balm as well!

The product is great, and it came super fast! Happy customer.

I am literally obsessed with this product. The eucalyptus mint is hands down the best feeling on my face and look forward to it every day.. my face is literally thirsty for it. I was searching for healthy, safe beef tallow for my face and find this through EWG, where it had an amazing rating. I bought the small trio and once I realized how amazing it is, I went for the big size. All 3 (lavender, eucalyptus mint & citrus) are all so great but of course, that eucalyptus mint one owns me so I bought the big size so I can save the small one for travel. The ONLY thing is the tallow in the jar I received isn’t smooth like the other one. Not sure if this can be fixed if it gets warmed up or something but it’s a little annoying to have to rub it in more thoroughly so that I don’t have little white balls all over my face lol. Other than that , I’m hooked on this product and will be a loyal customer

I have been using tallow balm for awhile now and I had experienced some quality issues with the product I was purchasing. I found Hallowed Homestead on Public Square and I am pleased with the quality. There is no odd smell or coloring. The product applies nicely and isn't greasy. I also love that the jar is filled to the brim with product. The price is also very budget friendly compared to products I have purchased elsewhere.

We love the peppermint smell/taste and it works! Put it on my chapped lips before bed and my lips were soft the next morning ! We also use the unscented version as a body balm on our new born. Works great!

Amazing! Works better than I imagined! I finally found something that heals my dehydrated skin

This is definitely the best body moisturizer I have ever used.
The lavender is very natural and heavenly smelling.. I would purchase in bulk if I could!!!

The best tallow soap I’ve tried! It lasts so long for me and leaves my skin feeling clean without stripping/drying. The lemongrass smells soooo good! The shipping was also incredibly fast.

This is my second purchase of the sample box (to try all scents) and I love the switch to the stick of lip balm! It’s easier to apply to my feral toddlers lol! Everything goes on so smoothly and has truly saved my skin this winter! I get very dry and have rosacea and have had serious improvements in both. The whipped tallow takes a couple of minutes to absorb completely into the skin and lasts so long throughout the day. I’m so happy I found this brand!

Goes on very light yet is very creamy . Can only wear at night . Just started using . Not sure of. Benefits yet.

Love the eucalyptus/mint whipped tallow! The perfect amount of scent to not be overwhelming but still give that calming undertone. A week ago the back of my hands were feeling like crepe paper and after a week of applying a small dab 2-3x a day they are back to feeling soft and hydrated ❤️
