Homesteads - Villager Expansion & New Professions
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Homesteads is for the villagers who would prefer to forge their own path in the wilds. This mod adds 5 new Villagers, the Beekeeper, The Lumberjack, The Trapper, The Prospector and The Forager. As well as a variety of new structures for them to inhabit.
Designed to be relaxing and comfortable with little challenge, often including elements like peaceful villages, farming, and gentle exploration.
Features a central focus of farming and villages/ homesteading.
Includes a large focus on traversing worlds with enhanced world generation, structures, dungeons, and more for players to find unique loot.
Contains enhancements to village mechanics, expanding on existing features or adding entirely new ones.
Features structures of no particular theme, or meant as background decoration.
General improvements to world generation, such as bug fixes, aesthetic overhauls, or misc additions.
Adds new ores or other raw resources.
Introduces new non-player characters with various roles and behaviors.
Forge is a popular mod loader for versions 1.1+ of Minecraft.
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Homesteads is for the villagers who don’t like the village life and would prefer to forge their own path in the quiet, but sometimes challenging and unforgiving wilds of the overworld. This mod adds five new Villagers, the Beekeeper, The Lumberjack, The Trapper, The Prospector and The Forager. As well as a variety of new structures for them to inhabit and a block for each of them to work at.
New Villagers

Say hello to the new villagers or homesteaders rather that you will find inhabiting structures in the overworld:
- The Lumberjack (Found in the Forest, Swamp and Taiga)
- The Trapper (Found in the Forest, Swamp and Taiga)
- The Beekeeper (Found in the Forest, Meadow and Taiga)
- The Prospector (Found in the Badlands and Caves)
- The Forager (Found in the Swamp and Meadow)
Each of them has a new profession and trades that help them survive in the wild.
New Trades
Each of the Homesteaders have their own specialised trades. The Lumberjack will trade saplings and wood related items. The Trapper will trade Leather, meat and animal related items. The Beekeeper trades anything related to bees and honey. The Prospector is obsessed with mining and ores and the Forager likes flowers.
New Blocks

There are five new job site blocks for the Homesteaders to work at (or any villager)
- Lumberjack's log (For the Lumberjack)
- Tanning Rack (For the Trapper)
- Honey Bottling Station (For the Beekeeper)
- Prospector's Bench (For the Prospector)
- Forager's Bench (For the Forager)
Each new block is craftable or can be found in the new structures.
Crafting Recipes for the Homesteader's Blocks
| Lumberjacks Log | Tanning Rack | Honey Bottling Station |
|---|---|---|
| The Lumberjacks Log is crafted with an axe, an Iron Ingot and any Wood Log | The Tanning Rack is crafted with String, Leather and any Plank | The Prospectors Bench is crafted with an Iron Pickaxe, an Iron Ingot and any Slab |
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| Foragers Bench | Honey Bottling Station |
|---|---|
| The Foragers Bench is crafted with a Vine, any Small Flower and any Plank | The Honey Bottling Station is crafted with Honey Bottles, Glass, Smooth Stone Slabs and an Iron Ingot |
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New Structures
There are currently 10 New Structures and several variations of each in the Homesteaders mod.

The Work Bench Update
Your homestead is coming to life. The Workbench Update introduces fully interactive crafting stations that expand how you gather, refine, and produce essential materials. From practical leather tanning to honey bottling and resource prospecting, every workstation now serves a purpose in your growing settlement.
Lumberjack's log
A dedicated station for refining timber. The Woodworking Log allows you to precisely cut and shape wooden planks into their various building forms with improved efficiency.
With the Lumberjacks log you can cut one plank of wood into:
- Stairs
- Slabs
- Fences
- Fence Gates
- Doors
- Trap Doors
- Pressure Plates
- Buttons

Prospector's Bench
Sift through gravel in search of hidden riches. The Prospector’s Station allows you to carefully sort material for a chance to uncover:
- Flint
- Copper Nuggets
- Iron Nuggets
- Gold Nuggets
A slow but rewarding way to gather early metals and make every pile of gravel worth a second look.

Tanning Rack
Turn waste into worth. The Tanning Rack allows you to cure 4 Rotten Flesh into 1 Leather, a practical solution for resourceful homesteaders.

Forager’s Workbench
Process flowers and natural pigments with greater efficiency. The Forager’s Workbench extracts twice the amount of dye compared to standard crafting. Ferns can now also be crafted into green dye.

Honey Bottling Station
Collect your honey comb, bottle it later.
Place up to 3 empty bottles in the lower slots and honeycomb in the upper slot to produce bottles of honey.

Keep in touch!
If you have any feedback, suggestions, bug reports or just want to know what's coming next join us on our socials!
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Homesteads is for the villagers who don’t like the village life and would prefer to forge their own path in the quiet, but sometimes challenging and unforgiving wilds of the overworld. This mod adds five new Villagers, the Beekeeper, The Lumberjack, The Trapper, The Prospector and The Forager. As well as a variety of new structures for them to inhabit and a block for each of them to work at.
New Villagers

Say hello to the new villagers or homesteaders rather that you will find inhabiting structures in the overworld:
- The Lumberjack (Found in the Forest, Swamp and Taiga)
- The Trapper (Found in the Forest, Swamp and Taiga)
- The Beekeeper (Found in the Forest, Meadow and Taiga)
- The Prospector (Found in the Badlands and Caves)
- The Forager (Found in the Swamp and Meadow)
Each of them has a new profession and trades that help them survive in the wild.
New Trades
Each of the Homesteaders have their own specialised trades. The Lumberjack will trade saplings and wood related items. The Trapper will trade Leather, meat and animal related items. The Beekeeper trades anything related to bees and honey. The Prospector is obsessed with mining and ores and the Forager likes flowers.
New Blocks

There are five new job site blocks for the Homesteaders to work at (or any villager)
- Lumberjack's log (For the Lumberjack)
- Tanning Rack (For the Trapper)
- Honey Bottling Station (For the Beekeeper)
- Prospector's Bench (For the Prospector)
- Forager's Bench (For the Forager)
Each new block is craftable or can be found in the new structures.
Crafting Recipes for the Homesteader's Blocks
| Lumberjacks Log | Tanning Rack | Honey Bottling Station |
|---|---|---|
| The Lumberjacks Log is crafted with an axe, an Iron Ingot and any Wood Log | The Tanning Rack is crafted with String, Leather and any Plank | The Prospectors Bench is crafted with an Iron Pickaxe, an Iron Ingot and any Slab |
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| Foragers Bench | Honey Bottling Station |
|---|---|
| The Foragers Bench is crafted with a Vine, any Small Flower and any Plank | The Honey Bottling Station is crafted with Honey Bottles, Glass, Smooth Stone Slabs and an Iron Ingot |
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New Structures

The Work Bench Update
Your homestead is coming to life. The Workbench Update introduces fully interactive crafting stations that expand how you gather, refine, and produce essential materials. From practical leather tanning to honey bottling and resource prospecting, every workstation now serves a purpose in your growing settlement.
Lumberjack's log
A dedicated station for refining timber. The Woodworking Log allows you to precisely cut and shape wooden planks into their various building forms with improved efficiency.
With the Lumberjacks log you can cut one plank of wood into:
- Stairs
- Slabs
- Fences
- Fence Gates
- Doors
- Trap Doors
- Pressure Plates
- Buttons

Prospector's Bench
Sift through gravel in search of hidden riches. The Prospector’s Station allows you to carefully sort material for a chance to uncover:
- Flint
- Copper Nuggets
- Iron Nuggets
- Gold Nuggets
A slow but rewarding way to gather early metals and make every pile of gravel worth a second look.

Tanning Rack
Turn waste into worth. The Tanning Rack allows you to cure 4 Rotten Flesh into 1 Leather, a practical solution for resourceful homesteaders.

Forager’s Workbench
Process flowers and natural pigments with greater efficiency. The Forager’s Workbench extracts twice the amount of dye compared to standard crafting. Ferns can now also be crafted into green dye.

Honey Bottling Station
Collect your honey comb, bottle it later.
Place up to 3 empty bottles in the lower slots and honeycomb in the upper slot to produce bottles of honey.

There are currently 10 New Structures and several variations of each in the Homesteaders mod.
Keep in touch!
If you have any feedback, suggestions, bug reports or just want to know what's coming next join us on our socials!
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