Diane

If something contains meat or requires refrigeration (or you plan to cook on-site), a food license is required and everything must be prepared in a commercial kitchen. Homemade is not a legal option for such products.

If your home kitchen meets all of the requirements of a commercial kitchen (three-compartment sink, fire-prevention hood system,…[Read more]

1. You ARE allowed to sell from your residence. Whether a stand in your yard would be okay or not is something you should check with your county or municipality zoning and/or your HOA.
2. Since those other items are not things that you produced under the cottage-food law, you may need to check with your county or municipality because the sale of…[Read more]

Thanks. I always thought you couldn’t but I obviously read the cottage laws wrong

Yes, many people do this. Usually the barriers to entry for selling non-food items are lower. You could likely do it under the same general business license that you get for your cottage food business, but you might need a different sellers permit depending on what you’re selling. Also the sales tax requirements are likely different. I’m not…[Read more]

That’s great!