Your Homestead, Connected to Community

Showcase your homestead.
Connect your community.
Restore your food.
Coming May 2025
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The Problem

Our food system is broken

Today's centralized food system marginalizes small-scale producers while disconnecting communities from their food sources. Homesteaders face significant challenges in reaching customers and communicating their distinctive value.

Big Ag Dominates

Industrial-scale farming overshadows small producers, making it tough for local operations to thrive.

Missing the Market

Homesteaders struggle to reach customers, limiting community access to truly local foods.

Fading Traditions

As generational knowledge goes unshared, essential food skills and cultural wisdom slip away.

Health Consequences

Over-processed, mass-produced foods contribute to rising rates of chronic disease across all ages.

Inefficient Management

Without streamlined tools, homesteaders juggle production, inventory, and customer relationships in isolation.

The Solution

Empowering Homesteaders, Rebuilding Local Food Systems

Steader gives homesteaders of all sizes the platform and tools to succeed in their local markets. We help you build your presence, manage your production, and connect directly with customers who value what you produce.

As a Homesteader

Build Your Digital Presence

Freely showcase your homestead profile to the community. Display your livestock, your garden or crops, and your methods and philosophy that all contributes to transparency and value. Your unique page can be shared any way you want!

Complete Storefront

List products in your online store, such as meat, dairy, produce and livestock, along with handcrafted products. Then setup your pickup and/or delivery locations and times for customers to choose from when ordering.

In-App Messaging

Connect with other Steaders to share knowledge and resources or learn from others. Build direct relationships with local customers and communicate about orders and products.

Simple Business Tools

Access powerful yet easy-to-use tools to track and understand costs, manage inventory, create reports, and plan production.

The Solution

Access to homegrown products at your fingertips

Shop for local meat, dairy, produce, livestock, and more. With Steader, you can connect with producers near you, browse their offerings, place your order and arrange pickup or delivery—all in one app.

As a Buyer

Create Your Free Account

Download the Steader app (for iOS or Android) and create your account to get started.

Easy Local Access

Pick up and delivery options for your orders. Shop from any nearby Steader.

Farm Fresh at your Fingertips

Browse or search to discover local farm-fresh food and livestock.

Connect with Community

Connect with experts in the homestead community around you and nationally.

Walkthrough

How it works

Create your free profile, then start connecting. It's that simple!

Create Your Profile

Sign up (for free) to showcase what you produce — or start discovering local producers in your area.

Discover Digital Storefronts

Browse, follow, and share nearby producers’ online shops to see what’s available.

Build Community Connections

Reach out directly to local growers, makers, and fellow health‑conscious neighbors.

Buy & Sell Securely

Transact confidently through our encrypted marketplace — no third-party payment processor hassles. Track orders, receipts, sales and other reports all on the Steader platform.

Manage & Grow Your Operation

Use built‑in tools to track and understand costs, log orders, monitor inventory, and scale production over time. Steader offers the marketplace, connections, and tools you need to make your homestead profitable and provide a meaningful contribution to your community.

Real Homesteaders, Real Impact

Steader was built specifically for homesteaders by people who understand the unique challenges and rewards of small-scale, sustainable food production. Our platform prioritizes transparency, discoverability, education, and community-building to help you succeed while making a positive impact on your local food system.

Join Steader Today
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