Deborah ONeal

Angel, have you read the info on this page: http://forrager.com/law/florida/
I think that will answer most of your questions, and here’s some more info about getting started: http://forrager.com/faq/#starting

You will need to make sure that the goods you make do not require refrigeration, and all of your sales will have to be in-person. Let me…[Read more]

No — you can only sell at your home, markets, roadside stands, and via delivery to event venues.

Have you called your health dept yet? Most of the questions you asked don’t have general answers and would be determined by your county or city. It’s not necessarily true that you can run your food business under the LLC that you already have, though sometimes corporations can have multiple businesses associated with them. Basically you just need…[Read more]

Neither of those are allowed under the cottage food law. There may be another exemption for selling eggs (check with the ag dept), but I’m pretty sure you need a special license to sell unpasteurized milk (if it’s possible).

I believe you need a commercial license. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial

You don’t need a license from the health or ag depts, but your county still might require other licenses/permits, like a business license. And even if they don’t, the farmers market itself may require certain permits. Farmers markets also have the ability to turn you away because you’re homebased, even though you’re a legal business. So it could…[Read more]

Aimee, I’m not entirely sure. This seems to fall into a gray area, because it’s neither an indirect sale nor a direct sale, really. My guess, which could be wrong, is that this would not be allowed because you are not selling to the end consumer. I’d recommend you call the state ag dept for official clarification.

Hello! I’am starting my new cottage food business in Seminole County, Florida. I will be baking Bundt Cakes, cupcakes and muffins… Recently a lawyer office ask me if I can sell them a certain amount of muffins weekly so they can give them away as a gift for their clients. Can I do that?

From what I’ve heard, Miami doesn’t allow any types of homemade food to be sold. Miami-Dade County has banned the cottage food law. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial