David Crabill
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No — to sell pet food in Illinois, you need to use an approved facility, and you need to contact the ag dept.
I highly doubt it, but I suppose that if the baker was a licensed TN domestic kitchen, then the ag dept for the county of the Indiana farmers market might allow those indirect sales.
Sales need to be made directly between the customer and producer. A farmers market wouldn’t be able to take orders on the behalf of a vendor. A producer could probably do a paper order (pre-order) one week at the farmers market and collect money then, and then fulfill the order at the next week’s market. But I don’t think anything beyond that would be allowed unless someone became a domestic kitchen.
No — you need to go through the health dept and use a commercial kitchen, unless you are merely assembling unopened, commercially-prepackaged items and/or uncut produce. If you are selling anything perishable, like meat, cheese, cut vegetables, etc., you can’t do this from home.
An alternative may be to become licensed as a private chef and do the initial preparation in the families’ homes.
Ryan, thanks for posting that info. Just in case it’s not clear to someone reading this, that info provides a definition for vanilla extract, but you’d still need to contact your ag or health dept to determine the licensing required to sell it.
They are not. I think you have to prepare them in a commercial kitchen. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial
Kristin, my assumption is that bone broth would not be allowed, but you should check with the ag dept.
What I’ve heard is that it’s okay to ship within the state of Ohio. However, in Indiana, orders need to be fulfilled in-person.
Thanks so much John… you’re completely right, and I should have double-checked the law. I see that my initial comment was posted before the most recent amendment.
For anyone stumbling upon this thread, it’s worth noting that canned goods need to meet certain requirements, so not all BBQ or marinara sauce recipes would be allowed. You should contact your health dept before starting a home canned food business.
If you can get into a farmers market, that would be a great starting point for all of your items. And also ask around about other markets, like artisanal markets.
Regarding the GF baked goods, I’d say that the success of that is a combination of the GF demand in your area and the types of baked goods you’re offering. Some people have been quite successful at launching that type of business with only a Facebook page, especially if they offer customized baked goods. You might consider specializing in one or two specific types of baked goods — keep it simple and see what sells.
