Our Affiliate Gear List
Tools, seeds, and supplies we actually use on our homestead. We only recommend gear we've tested ourselves.
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Fermentation & Canning
Ball Wide Mouth Mason Jars (12-Pack)
The standard. We use these for everything — jam, ferments, dry storage, gifting soap. Buy a case, you'll go through them.
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Masontops Complete Fermentation Kit
All-in-one airlock lids, pounder, and weights. What we use for sauerkraut, kimchi, and pickles. Fits standard mason jars.
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Presto 23-Qt Pressure Canner
The one we've used for years. Big enough for a full batch, built to last. Required for safely canning low-acid foods.
Get It on AmazonGarden & Seeds
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Best seed selection we've found. True-to-type, open-pollinated, and you can save seed year after year. Order early — popular varieties sell out.
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Hori Hori Garden Knife
The single most useful garden tool we own. Transplanting, weeding, dividing roots, measuring depth. Replace your trowel with one of these.
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Agribon Row Cover Fabric
Extends the season both spring and fall. Lightweight enough not to crush seedlings, keeps frost off, and keeps pests out without chemicals.
Get It on AmazonLivestock & Poultry
Premier 1 PoultryNet Electric Fencing
Best poultry fencing we've found. Sets up in minutes, keeps predators out, and moves easily when you rotate the birds.
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Sweeter Heater Infrared Brooder
Safer than a heat lamp, uses less electricity, and the chicks self-regulate by moving closer or further. We'll never go back to bulb brooders.
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Little Giant Galvanized Hanging Feeder
Heavy-gauge galvanized steel, doesn't rust, and hangs high enough to stay cleaner than floor feeders. Lasts years.
Get It on AmazonKitchen & Pantry
Lodge 12" Cast Iron Skillet
Non-negotiable homestead kitchen tool. Nearly indestructible, gets better with age, goes from stovetop to oven to campfire without complaint.
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Excalibur 9-Tray Food Dehydrator
Best dehydrator for the money. We dry herbs, fruit, jerky, and sourdough crackers in this. The timer and adjustable temp are game-changers.
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Beeswax Food Wraps (Reusable)
We switched from plastic wrap years ago. Mold them with the warmth of your hands, rinse in cold water, and reuse for months.
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The Encyclopedia of Country Living — Carla Emery
The homestead bible. Over 900 pages on everything from butchering to baking bread to building a root cellar. If you own one reference book, this is it.
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The Market Gardener — Jean-Martin Fortier
Changed the way we think about growing food. Intensive methods, small footprint, real income. Read this before you plan your garden.
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Braiding Sweetgrass — Robin Wall Kimmerer
Not a how-to book — a mindset shift. Kimmerer weaves Indigenous plant wisdom with botany in a way that changes how you see land and growing things.
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