As the holiday season approaches finding that perfect gift for those you love can be challenging. To me the perfect gift is first, affordable and within your budget limits. It can be easy to get caught up in the seasons festivities and over spend. Second, the gift shows you know them personally and put some thought and love into the gift. A gift from the heart is always appreciated and cherished. Gardeners and homesteaders are always fun to shop for if you are into those hobbies and lifestyle choices and challenging if you are not. So here are some ideas for gifts. Keep in mind your homesteader may have some of these items but often new improved equipment is fun to get. Accessories and supplies for these items could also be your focus and may fit in better with your budget. Affiliate links are included in this post.
Incubator to hatch chicken and game birds
Chicken egg rack or basket
Lots of styles and fun options to store eggs on your counter or look for a wire basket to gather eggs
Sourdough starter kit or needed accessories
Good kitchen scale
Useful for canning, sour dough bread making, and soap making.
Yogurt maker
Insta pots often have a yogurt function. Other items that are useful if using raw milk are a stainless stock pot, long whisk, and thermometer.
Dehydrator
I have been using an older cheaper dehydrator but this has some features that would be wonderful to have like a quiet fan, even heating, auto functions, and temperatures high enough to do jerky. I might have to ask Santa for an upgrade.
Cheese making kits, mold, cultures and supplies
If new to cheesemaking a kit is nice. If experienced there are molds, presses and always cultures that are needed.
Fermenting kit or supplies
Pruners
I love my Stihl pruners they are lightweight and sharp. I have both lopper sizes to accommodate different branch widths. I always carry my hand pruner in a leather pouch on my belt. I have separate hand pruners to trim goat hooves. Check out the battery garden pruner. That could be really handy. Can't say enough about Stihl products. A must for the the garden and home orchard. Pick up at your local hardware store.
Books
I always have a gardening book on my wish list plus a gardening read included in my daily reading.
Pressure canner for canning
I like a weighted pressure canner. Dial pressure canners need to be checked every year to ensure the dial is accurate. This can be done at an extension office so it's not a problem but maybe an inconvenience if you are not close.
Stainless steel water bath canner
These are durable canners for the serious canner. Don't forget accessories for canning if you are looking for a cheaper option or stocking stuffers.
Attachments for Kitchen Aid such as pasta maker or meat grinder
Homemade pasta is simple to make with the Kitchen Aid pasta maker. Beet or spinach powder can be added to make colorful healthy pasta. If you raise beef, pork, turkeys or hunt a meat grinder is a great gift idea.
Smoker or accessories
I have a Traeger and love it. If your homesteader has a smoker look for accessories such as silicon gloves, sauce pots and basting brushes, marinade containers, racks for veggies and meats, pink butcher paper meat claws, prep and serve trays. Lots of fun options and a variety of price ranges.
Rubs, sauces, for smoking. Herbs for canning.
If you can, BBQ or smoke then having a variety of herbs, seasonings and sauces is a must. These are fun inexpensive stocking stuffer ideas. These can be bought in kits or individually. Any hardware store that stocks smokers and BBQs will have lots of options. You could put together themed herb collections for canning pickles, relishes, salsa or chili.
Vacuum Sealer
Perfect to extend self life of products you are freezing and prevent freezer burn. Great for raw or smoked meats, veggies and fruits. If you freeze leftover bbq and smoked meats you can just put the bags directly in boiling water to reheat and it keeps meat juicy, moist and delicious.
Mason jar vacuum sealer
I love this little gadget. Mason jars make great storage jars. I use it for dehydrated and freeze dried fruits and veggies. Great for anything you store in mason jars that needs to be kept fresh!
Heated water buckets
These are a huge time saver for the homesteader and provide constant water for your animals in the winter months. They come in different sizes and are perfect for chickens, goats, dogs, cats, and other farm critters.
Insulated bibs and gloves
Doing farm chores is much more enjoyable if you are warm. Insulated bibs, flannel lined jeans, a durable jacket, and insulated gloves are all great gift options for any homesteader
Fireplace cast iron kettle or humidifier
For those with wood stoves these add moisture to the air. They not only add humidity but you can add cinnamon sticks, oranges, or cloves to make your home smell like the holidays. Be sure to look for rust resistant humidifier that have a porcelain enamel coating.
Muck buckets
You can never have enough buckets. I really like the flexible ones with handles. These can be used to haul supplies out to the garden or animals, for weeds, deadheading flowers, mixing fertilizers or potting soils. The uses are endless. Any utility buckets or muck buckets are all great for the homestead.
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Gardening knee pads or kneeling pads
Comfortable water resistant knee pads make weeding, planting, and harvesting much easier. They can also be used to do household chores. Easy on the knees and inexpensive.
Seed Saving Supplies
If your homesteader saves seeds there are lots of fun gift ideas. Mesh sifters with assorted screen sizes, pollinator bags, and seed packets are a few ideas the seed saver would enjoy.
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1/2 gallon mason jars or other storage jar
These are perfect to store dehydrated and freeze dried product. Add and few oxygen absorbers and vacuum seal the lids for longer storage. Also great for pasta and grains.
Food proccessor
Makes slicing and grating quick and easy for canning, freeze drying, dehydrating veggies, fruits, and cheese. Make biscuits, party, and pie crust with the dough attachment, and puree salsas.
Onion Chopper
A huge time saver for chopping and dicing onions, peppers, cucumbers, potatoes and other produce for canning. All evenly diced!
Other Ideas:
- Tickets to a local Farm Conference
- Good knife set
- Cutting boards
- Pastry mat, bowl scraper
- Kitchen shears
- Clippers for goats
- Tattoo kit for goats
- More goats, chickens, cows, pigs, horses and ducks
- Gift cards to favorite online nurseries and seed companies
I appreciate the holiday season as a time to reflect on the many blessing the Lord has given my family. I enjoy the opportunity to think of others and give of myself. I cherish the greatest gift of the season... Our Savior. Merry Christmas!
