Janette Bennett

Edward, thanks for bringing this up, as this is something that the site wasn’t really clear about. The law only allows “farm stands”, so yours would need to be on a farm. I have updated Texas’ page to make this more clear.

You may only sell from your residence, farmers markets, farm stands, and public events like fairs and festivals. Aside from that restriction, though, you should also know that the food must be produced from your kitchen. That means that if you live in a dorm, and use a communal kitchen, you would not be able to sell what you make there. But if you…[Read more]

I can tell you with certainty that “canned pickled products”, like sauerkraut, are not allowed.

Sorry, pasta isn’t allowed in Texas. Texas is very specific about what it allows.

Here are some links to online and in-person courses: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/foodestablishments/handler.shtm#training

You can take this one: http://texasfoodsafetytraining.com/product/5-food-handlers-card-english/
They offer another class for cottage food operators, but be aware that this is not required under the cottage food law. The basic class should be fine.