David Crabill
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It depends on what your county allows. Some counties will allow a variety of sweet fruit syrups, while others will only allow what is on the approved list.
Unless there is some special permit for repackaging commercially-produced foods, I think you would at least need to become a limited food establishment — I think those foods would be allowed, but I’m not completely sure. It’s best to contact the ag dept directly and ask them about your specific situation.
Certain non-perishable foods, like some cakes and baked goods, can be produced and sold from your home. You don’t need a license from the ag dept, but there may be other requirements: http://forrager.com/faq/#starting
To sell hot meals or frozen packaged foods, you need to use a commercial kitchen, and you should contact the health dept. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial
Anything with meat, including seafood, is not allowed under the Florida cottage food law. You need to use a commercial kitchen, and you should contact your health dept. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial
You need a commercial kitchen to do this, and it wouldn’t fall under the cottage food law. It’s only possible to do at home if you build a commercial kitchen on your property. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial
Some states do allow eggs to be sold from home. What state do you live in?
No — you will need to use a commercial kitchen to start your business. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial
First of all, keep in mind that Kentucky currently only allows farmers to sell items they make at home. If you are a farmer, I’m not sure if apple cider vinegar would be allowed, but you should call your ag dept to check.
If you’re not a farmer, you will need to use a commercial kitchen to produce your vinegar. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial
Over the past few years, I’ve seen many entrepreneurs try to establish an online marketplace for local foods — virtually all of them with limited or no success, myself included. So just by that fact alone, it’s clear that there are some serious barriers to entry in this space. I’m still trying to figure out exactly what those barriers are.
I would say that the biggest mistake we made was building the marketplace before identifying that we had users. Everyone said they would like/use the marketplace, but nobody ultimately did. Proving that this is something that people need (not just want) enough that they will change their buying tactics is the hardest part. We found that getting buyers without many sellers was much easier than getting sellers without many buyers. Getting sellers is the key — do that part before spending time on your product. I’d say 100 committed sellers is a good starting point before working on the marketplace. You might think that an existing marketplace would be helpful for getting sellers, but I haven’t found any data to backup that assumption.
Monica, I’m on vacation right now, but I’ll respond to your PM soon.
If you add the butter and then thoroughly bake the croutons, that would definitely be allowed. If you are adding the butter after baking, it would still likely be allowed, but you should check with the ag dept.
