David Crabill
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David Crabill commented on the post, Starting A Cottage Food Operation – Labeling 9 years, 2 months ago
No — you need to use a commercial kitchen. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial
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David Crabill commented on the post, Starting A Cottage Food Operation – Allowed Foods 9 years, 2 months ago
States have the ability to create their own food code, and they typically adopt some version of the Federal Food Code. Some states are more conservative, and some more liberal, hence the difference in what they […]
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David Crabill replied to the topic Fondant in the forum Colorado 9 years, 2 months ago
Yes, fondant should be allowed.
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David Crabill wrote a new post, Starting A Cottage Food Operation – Allowed Foods 9 years, 2 months ago
In most states, you can only sell certain types of homemade food. Most cottage food laws only allow nonperishable food items, but some are less restrictive. For instance, Wyoming’s food freedom law allows any ty […]
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David Crabill commented on the post, Should You Build A Website For Your Small Business? 9 years, 3 months ago
Jim, it sounds like what you are doing is great. It’s very much like a farmers market, in which some of the participants are CFOs, except it’s a specialized form of that market. I agree that the project would […]
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David Crabill wrote a new post, Should You Build A Website For Your Small Business? 9 years, 3 months ago
When it comes to websites, things have changed significantly in the past decade. You may have heard that “every business needs a website” in order to become successful. Today, I think local businesses actually […]
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David Crabill posted a new activity comment 9 years, 3 months ago
You should be able to sell fudge, but I don’t think you can sell butter. I know that you need to get a sales tax certificate, but beyond that, you’ll need to speak with your parish about what it takes to start a business. http://forrager.com/faq/#starting
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David Crabill replied to the topic Two CFO operating from the same home kitchen in the forum California 9 years, 3 months ago
Regarding the sales limit question from the original post, it’s not specifically “enforced”… it’s more of an honor roll thing. But it’s good to think of the cottage food law as an umbrella. If you stay within the rules and the law, you are under the umbrella and protected to a certain degree. If you don’t follow the rules and someone sues you,…[Read more]
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David Crabill posted a new activity comment 9 years, 3 months ago
There are some cities/counties that simply won’t consider or approve the home kitchen operation law, and in that case, you need to use a commercial kitchen to produce your product. You can talk with your health dept about getting an ordinance passed and see what they say. Maybe try contacting some of the counties that have passed one (Cook…[Read more]
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David Crabill commented on the post, Starting A Cottage Food Operation – Labeling 9 years, 3 months ago
You cannot sell your baked goods in your store, but you can sell them directly from home and at markets/events.
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David Crabill commented on the post, Starting A Cottage Food Operation – Business License 9 years, 3 months ago
If you are only selling commercially-prepackaged items, then there are far fewer requirements. If you are opening and processing the mixes in your home kitchen, then your cottage food law comes into play.
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David Crabill commented on the post, Starting A Cottage Food Operation – Food Safety Training 9 years, 3 months ago
Tamie, all of the classes I know of are hundreds of dollars. It’s often a multi-day, intensive class with an expert instructor. If you think about it in comparison to the cost of college courses, the cost is […]
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David Crabill commented on the post, Starting A Cottage Food Operation – Zoning 9 years, 3 months ago
Adrienne, I’d recommend directly contacting the planning dept and the ag dept. You probably won’t be able to find the info you need online.
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David Crabill commented on the post, Starting A Cottage Food Operation – Health / Ag Departments 9 years, 3 months ago
I do not know the requirements, but I think most vendors use portable handwashing stations. You shouldn’t have to label unwrapped food, but you should have a labeled product for customers to look at. You should […]
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David Crabill replied to the topic cottoge food law in the forum Wisconsin 9 years, 3 months ago
Dina, Wisconsin still doesn’t allow homemade baked goods to be sold. Aside from finding and going to a commercial kitchen, I think your options are a) building a commercial kitchen in your home, or b) donating your baked goods.
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