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Brooklin started the topic Farmers' Markets/Flea Markets in the forum Venues & Services 9 years, 7 months ago

Just wondering if anyone has any advice on selling baked goods at local flea/farmer’s markets? I know that produce sells pretty well, but I’ve not seen a lot of baked goods (not here in AK anyways). There are, however, quite a few local markets in my area; and I was thinking it might be worth a try. I’m still not sure, though…so I wanted some…[Read more]

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David replied to the topic Cooperative Market in the forum Venues & Services 9 years, 10 months ago

Kathleen, it depends on your state, but if the state only allows direct sales, the likelihood is that you cannot offer CFO products. CFOs are often explicitly not food facilities, and food facilities cannot offer their products for sale. I don’t think your would be considered a public event unless the market happens at a specific location.…[Read more]

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The Jelly Jar, llc Joanne Littau, Chief replied 10 years ago
David, Do you know which states have laws permitting low sugar jams, jellies, preserves? Thanks, Joanne Littau
- David Crabill replied 10 years ago
  Joanne, off the top of my head, I don’t know of any that specifically allow jams and jellies that do not fall under Part 150 of CFR Title 21. Maybe Wisconsin? Their law is pretty loose when it comes to canned goods. Of course, there’s always Wyoming, which allows almost anything. I think most states that allow anything low-sugar would require the…[Read more]

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David replied to the topic How large is the cottage foods community in the US? in the forum Laws & Industry Info 10 years, 2 months ago

This question has come up a couple times:
http://forrager.com/groups/laws/forum/topic/total-number-of-cfos-nationwide/
http://forrager.com/groups/laws/forum/topic/licensed-kitchens-in-us/

Honestly, I still don’t think it would be possible to even generally ballpark the number. The correct answer is probably “more than you think”. If you include…[Read more]

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David Crabill created the group Laws & Industry Info 10 years, 3 months ago

David Crabill created the group Venues & Services 10 years, 3 months ago

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