Tracy Mason

I should add that you’ll definitely need to file income taxes at the end of the year.

I don’t know, but it’s quite possible that you need to collect some kind of sales tax. You need to check with your parish and see if there are exemptions from collecting tax on some types of food sales. State sales tax is often exempted for food that is consumed off the premises, but the details of those exemptions can get complicated. Have you…[Read more]

It’s quite possible that that’s all accurate info, and it’s also possible that they are making guesses. Ultimately, you need to get whatever they determine you need to get. I think you could start by bringing a copy of the law and making sure they are completely familiar with it. You could also contact nearby counties to see how they are handling…[Read more]

Thanks so much for the update! It appears that the bill was amended before it got passed. The final version increases the sales limit to $10,000 per product and does not allow small businesses to resell cottage food products. It allows CFOs to become LLCs and it removes unnecessary language about what “direct sales” means. The final version:…[Read more]

No, you will need to use a commercial kitchen to produce that. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial

No, I don’t think you can do that from home. You would need to use a commercial kitchen. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial

You can only sell to customers in CO, but you can’t ship to anyone. However, you can sell online, with local fulfillment. Many CFOs run successful businesses with this local approach, without needing farmers markets. However, it may take more marketing effort and outreach on your part.

Yes, you can sell dry tea with a cottage food permit.

Yes, this should be allowed for a home food processing operation, which I was not well-informed about back in February.

I don’t think any drink would be allowed under the cottage food law, and I’m not really familiar enough with starters to comment on them. My guess is that those wouldn’t be allowed either, but you should talk with the ag dept to…[Read more]

I have never heard that for Arizona. Are you sure the article was written for Arizona? If you can’t find info online about this, then you should contact your health dept for clarification. If you find that farmers can sell homemade goods, I’d really like to know!

That does not fall under the cottage food law and you will need to use a commercial kitchen to produce your items. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial

I think that neither of those would be allowed. I’ve never made toffee before, but I always thought that it was made with a stovetop cook process, like most candy. There aren’t too many types of candy that I know of that use a baking cook process, but some do, so that’s why it’s listed as a possibility. I think you will need to use a commercial…[Read more]

Probably not. Texas has a very specific list of foods, which doesn’t include seasonings. It does allow dry mixes (combined commercially-produced ingredients), dried produce, and dry herbs, but flavored salt really doesn’t fall under any of those. You will need to contact the health dept to get approval. I don’t think the type of flavoring would…[Read more]

Usually you need to produce that in a commercial kitchen. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial

Antes de lo puedo tener en espanol, necesito un traductor.

If you want to sell chocolate-covered strawberries, you need to prepare them in a commercial kitchen. There is no license that would allow you to do this from home. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial

I honestly don’t know what’s technically allowed and what’s not. I’d recommend you contact your ag dept