Reece Braud

Since New Jersey doesn’t have a cottage food law, you’d need to use a commercial kitchen. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial

I don’t have specific recommendations, but I would suggest finding bakeries in your area that sell GF foods, and see what suppliers they use.

Hi Anita, I’m very sorry to hear about your sister.

I’m sure there are some organizations in SoCal, but I don’t personally know of any. There are a couple of Facebook Groups for cottage food operations in CA, and I think that would be a better place to get ideas. It would probably be best for you to become a member of those groups (Group 1; Group…[Read more]

Elizabeth, thanks for letting us know. I’ll update the page by the end of the weekend.

I should also mention that although the bill has easily passed through the House, it’s had trouble in the Senate. That often happens in states, as the two sides are intended to provide balance for each other. But it can be misleading… a unanimous passage by the House does not necessarily mean that a bill is close to passing and becoming law.

It’s a little hard to notice, but Hawaii is also gray on the map. Also, any orange state might as well be gray for any non-farmer. And some states are very restrictive… for instance, Wisconsin’s law only allows canned goods, and Illinois’ law is only useful to someone who sells at farmers markets. So despite appearances, New Jersey isn’t the…[Read more]

Yes but NJ is the only one left according to the map.

This is what I found so far on this site which looks promising, what is the next step to get the law passed?

Committee Voting:
AAN 2/24/2014 – r/favorably – Yes {5} No {0} Not Voting {0} Abstains {0} – Roll Call

Session Voting:
Asm. 5/22/2014 – 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE – Yes {78}…[Read more]