Resources
Cottage Food Laws / Regulations / Statutes
Looking for more information on your states cottage food laws, regulations, and statutes? Check out the Institute for Justice map of the U.S. where you can click on your state and you will find all of the information you will need to get started on your cottage food journey.
https://ij.org/issues/economic-liberty/homemade-food/
The Forrager Podcast for Cottage Food Businesses
“Learn how to start a food business from your home kitchen by hearing stories from cottage food entrepreneurs about how they grew their businesses from the ground up. On this podcast, David Crabill interviews a wide range of entrepreneurs across America who legally sell their homemade food via their state’s cottage food law. Each episode reveals strategies for marketing and selling your food products successfully from home, online, at farmers markets/events, and in stores.”
Whisk Warrior (cottage food blog)
Denise, the Whisk Warrior, “helps passionate bakers smartly transform their hobby into a successful, revenue-generating, home-based business, unlike expensive, complicated, brick-and-mortar retail operations.”
Minnesota From Scratch
Welcome to the world of produce preservation and homesteading! Minnesota native, Stephanie Thurow, is the author of food preservation cookbooks: Can It & Ferment It, WECK Small Batch Preserving (2018), and WECK Home Preserving (2020). She is also the co-author of Small-Scale Homesteading (2023).
Stephanie is a cottage food producer and sells her small-batch handcrafted canned and fermented foods. She is also Certified Master Food Preserver, Hennepin County Master Gardener, freelance writer for national publications such as Chickens and Hobby Farms magazines and she teaches classes and presents on the topics she writes about.
https://www.amazon.com/shop/minnesotafromscratch/list/3B8DM8956FX7O
Matcha Meets Macaron: Sweet Treats with an Asian Flair
From the winner of Food Network’s Christmas Cookie Challenge comes this festive collection of delights to make and share with those you love.
Lisa He’s baking adventures began in college to relieve stress, but macarons caught her eye, captured her imagination, and set her on a path to pair exquisite confections with flavors from her childhood. Now she shows you how to make dozens of versatile cookies and other diverse desserts for joyful occasions year-round. Start with Red Bean Puff Pastry Cookies, Persimmon Pecan Biscotti, and other beginner-friendly bakes. Explore the rich, colorful world of macarons, including Matcha White Chocolate and Honey Brie Chili Crisp fillings, with expert guidance on variations, modifications, and troubleshooting. Ace Browned Butter Miso Cookies, Ube Melting Moments, other drop cookies, and decorating sugar cookies like a pro. Then create showstoppers, from Matcha Caramels and Thai Milk Tea Cream Puffs to Vietnamese Coffee Pavlova and Yuzu Raspberry Crème Brûlée. Gorgeous photography offers vibrant inspiration, while process shots guide you, step by step, through important techniques. Life is short, so bake it sweet!