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 83 reviewsI love this stuff! I have noticed the biggest improvement in my skin since using it. And it smells wonderful. Not greasy and blends in so well.

It blends in very easily and absorbs so well. We love it!

I am about to press the purchase button!!
I always check the EWG website before buying products whether its personal, cleaners or food.
I typed beef tallow in the search bar and then Hallowed Homestead popped up as safe to use. I have tried other brands made by other small businesses, but didn't care for them because they tend to add a lot of oils causing irritation. Hallowed Homestead only has tallow and olive oil.

I have had eczema for the past year that has severely impacted my life. I have tried what feels like hundreds of lotions, creams, and topicals that have shown no improvement and actually make my eczema more itchy. This product helps relieve my itchiness while providing some moisturizing benefits! It does leave a greasy residue and does not stain my clothes! I love this product and will continue to use it even after my eczema is healed!

So to be perfectly honest here, I thought I was ordering for a different homesteader,
But so glad I found this.
I got the citrus blend.and all I can say is WOW,
Love, love the scent and the whipped consistency….It’s wonderful.
So, long and short, you have a new customer, by mistake, but will be recommending your site.

I love the tallow. Makes my skin so soft. No more dryness

I have purchased about a dozen jars at this point and I am obsessed. This is the best whipped tallow I can find and has completely changed my infant son’s skin. My son developed some dry patches at about 2 months old, one particularly bumpy area on his neck. I asked the pediatrician about it multiple times spanning multiple months and was told it was eczema and to put Aquaphor on it. I tried that, along with a half a dozen other products, and nothing helped. A friend recommended tallow, telling me it helped her daughter. So I figured I would give it a shot. I found this product o whim and decided to try it. My son’s dry patches all disappeared within two days including the one on his neck! I was shocked and beyond thrilled. We have been using it every day since and I tell everyone about it! I buy 3-4 jars at a time now because I am so worried I will run out and not be able to get it.

This is my second jar of the face cream which is great for my sensitive skin. The lip balm is equally nice.

Enjoy 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.
