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Selling jams and preserves at a farmers market (and why salsa is different)

Jams and jellies are the classic cottage food, and there is a specific regulatory reason why. The acidity line that separates them from salsa and pickles, what a process authority is, naming your product honestly, and how to label and sell it.

7 min read
Rules & licensing

Selling honey at a farmers market: labeling, claims, and hive rules

Honey sells itself, but its label is closely governed. What you may legally call your honey, when you can name a floral source, the claims that get vendors in trouble, hive registration, and where to confirm your state's rules.

6 min read
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Texas cottage food law: what you can sell from home

Senate Bill 541 lets you make and sell food from your home kitchen in Texas. Learn what foods you can make, how to label them, where to sell, and what registration you need.

6 min read
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Florida cottage food law: what you can sell from home

How Florida's cottage food law lets you sell homemade shelf-stable foods without a permit: what counts as a cottage food, the sales-limit and storage rules, selling online and by mail, the exact label statement Florida requires, and where to confirm the current rules.

6 min read
Rules & licensing

How to label homemade food for sale: a cottage food labeling guide

What most cottage food labels must include, the home-kitchen disclosure statement, how to list ingredients and allergens correctly, stating net weight, where the exact rules come from, and how to keep a compliant label looking good.

6 min read
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Cottage food laws 101: what you can sell from home

What a cottage food law is, the foods usually allowed, why the details change from state to state, and exactly where to find the rules that apply to you.

5 min read