David Crabill

No, Wyoming’s food freedom law is only for consumable items. But I wouldn’t be surprised if they also make it very easy to sell homemade body care products. I’d start by contacting your local health department.

There are probably no other cookie stores for the reasons outlined above (i.e. it’s not a good sign). Also, college students can be VERY frugal, and one of the hardest groups to sell to. Things I would try: 1) […]

James, it partly depends on how many you’ve sold so far. If you haven’t sold anything, then I would just start with two or three selections of one type of item. Over time, you can add more types of items as you […]

Lori, I think you are referring to the easier-to-create blog sites like WordPress.com (as opposed to WordPress self-hosted), Blogger, and others. But I still consider those websites too, and not worth your time at […]

Legally, I don’t think there’s any way for you to avoid permits. In fact, because you are selling alcohol, I think you’d have to deal with more permits than most food businesses. But truthfully, I’m not an expert […]

Over half a year into this law taking effect, it’s confirmed that health departments are holding out, and people are frustrated.

However, I was wrong about Berkeley being an early adopter of the law. Only […]

Unfortunately Alameda County is the one that proactively took measures to shutdown the growing home restaurant movement on Josephine. I am quite confident that they will never create an ordinance to allow this law.

Thanks Krystina, and it’s true, I’ve dropped the ball as of late. But I have plenty more to share and hopefully I can find the time to write some more!