Michelle Mckinney
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David Crabill commented on the post, Should You Build A Website For Your Small Business? 8 years, 2 months ago
Jim, it sounds like what you are doing is great. It’s very much like a farmers market, in which some of the participants are CFOs, except it’s a specialized form of that market. I agree that the project would […]
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David Crabill wrote a new post, Should You Build A Website For Your Small Business? 8 years, 2 months ago
When it comes to websites, things have changed significantly in the past decade. You may have heard that “every business needs a website” in order to become successful. Today, I think local businesses actually […]
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David Crabill replied to the topic Two CFO operating from the same home kitchen in the forum California 8 years, 2 months ago
Regarding the sales limit question from the original post, it’s not specifically “enforced”… it’s more of an honor roll thing. But it’s good to think of the cottage food law as an umbrella. If you stay within the rules and the law, you are under the umbrella and protected to a certain degree. If you don’t follow the rules and someone sues you,…[Read more]
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David Crabill commented on the post, Starting A Cottage Food Operation – Labeling 8 years, 2 months ago
You cannot sell your baked goods in your store, but you can sell them directly from home and at markets/events.
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David Crabill commented on the post, Starting A Cottage Food Operation – Business License 8 years, 2 months ago
If you are only selling commercially-prepackaged items, then there are far fewer requirements. If you are opening and processing the mixes in your home kitchen, then your cottage food law comes into play.
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David Crabill commented on the post, Starting A Cottage Food Operation – Food Safety Training 8 years, 2 months ago
Tamie, all of the classes I know of are hundreds of dollars. It’s often a multi-day, intensive class with an expert instructor. If you think about it in comparison to the cost of college courses, the cost is […]
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David Crabill commented on the post, Starting A Cottage Food Operation – Zoning 8 years, 2 months ago
Adrienne, I’d recommend directly contacting the planning dept and the ag dept. You probably won’t be able to find the info you need online.
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David Crabill commented on the post, Starting A Cottage Food Operation – Health / Ag Departments 8 years, 2 months ago
I do not know the requirements, but I think most vendors use portable handwashing stations. You shouldn’t have to label unwrapped food, but you should have a labeled product for customers to look at. You should […]
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David Crabill replied to the topic cottoge food law in the forum Wisconsin 8 years, 2 months ago
Dina, Wisconsin still doesn’t allow homemade baked goods to be sold. Aside from finding and going to a commercial kitchen, I think your options are a) building a commercial kitchen in your home, or b) donating your baked goods.
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David Crabill replied to the topic Non dairy ice cream in the forum Florida 8 years, 2 months ago
In Florida, cottage foods cannot require refrigeration, so ice creams aren’t allowed (even non-dairy ones). I also would not expect the ag dept to allow non-dairy creamers. In both cases, the water activity level (aW) of the product would be high and probably potentially hazardous (cottage foods are non-PHFs).
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David Crabill replied to the topic Flavored vinegars in the forum Condiments 8 years, 2 months ago
Betsy, the vinegar wouldn’t be a problem, but I am almost sure that your health dept won’t allow a mustard containing egg. In that case, I don’t think tests are going to help you. If you want to sell a mustard without egg, then you probably won’t need to get it lab tested.
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David Crabill replied to the topic Popcorn in the forum Illinois 8 years, 2 months ago
Cara, the health dept should know the rules since they are the dept that is in charge of enforcing them. If they can’t give you an answer, then there may not be one.
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David Crabill replied to the topic Two CFO operating from the same home kitchen in the forum California 8 years, 2 months ago
I think Sandie is referring to the health dept.
This is county-dependent, though. I would not expect most counties to allow two CFOs to operate from the same kitchen.
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David Crabill replied to the topic Selling homemade pizzas in the forum Louisiana 8 years, 2 months ago
You need to prepare pizza in a commercial kitchen. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial
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David Crabill replied to the topic Selling homemade guacamole in the forum Arizona 8 years, 2 months ago
You cannot sell homemade guacamole. You need to use a commercial kitchen and get licensed with the health dept. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial
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David Crabill replied to the topic What is allowed in a non-commercial kitchen? in the forum Louisiana 8 years, 2 months ago
Yes, the only way is by using a commercial kitchen. You might be able to make meals in your home if you build a separate commercial kitchen in it. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial
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David Crabill replied to the topic Payment options in the forum Business 8 years, 2 months ago
Grace, you can accept credit cards with your mobile device and I would recommend Square or PayPal Here.
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David Crabill wrote a new post, Starting A Cottage Food Operation – Labeling 8 years, 2 months ago
Nearly all states require a label on cottage food products. A few states only require the product name on the label, but most require a number of elements to be present. In some cases, you may even need to place a […]
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