Homestead Blog

Welcome to the home of our farm news and educational materials. We will be posting updates on farm and market activities as well as sharing all of the resources from our "CCF Homestead Ed" courses.

Tallow Rendering 101

August 7, 2025

Making your own beef tallow from fresh suet is simple! Simply follow these rendering steps to create clean tallow that... Read more
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Once beef tallow is rendered to remove water and impurities it has a beautiful cream color and will be solid at room temperature.

Tallow Rendering 101

August 7, 2025

Making your own beef tallow from fresh suet is simple! Simply follow these rendering steps to create clean tallow that... Read more

View more articles

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