New Hampshire HB 505
Would allow producers to sell freeze dried foods.
New Hampshire HB 304
Would allow producers to use an email address on labels instead of a physical address. Would allow producers to simplify labels in certain situations by using a QR code.
New Hampshire HB 307
Would allow producers to use other parts of their home for food production, not just their home kitchen.
New Hampshire HB 279
Would create a committee to review the approval process for recipes used in a homestead food operation.
New Hampshire HB 150
Would allow homestead food operations to use commercial kitchen equipment.
New Hampshire HB 371
Would allow “occasional food service establishments” to offer pickup for products once per week, without needing a license.
Maci Reed with Bake-a-Reed
Maci Reed of Dover, NH shares how she rapidly built a successful cottage food bakery by focusing on helping others and fostering community, and eventually sold over 1,000 baked goods in a single day
New Hampshire
New Hampshire has a two-tier system for “homestead food operations”: unlicensed and licensed. Unlicensed operators can sell homemade food at farmers markets, from home, or at their own farm stand. Operators who get a Homestead License can sell at almost any sales venue, including wholesale, selling online, and shipping products. The other requirements are the… [read more]
New Hampshire – HB 1685
Would have redefined “homestead foods” as “artisan foods” and replace their cottage food law with a food freedom law. Would have allowed the sale of perishable foods. Would have allowed all in-person sales and wholesale for non-perishable and perishable foods. Would have also allowed online sales and shipping for non-perishable foods.
New Hampshire HB 1565
Allows producers to sell acidified foods (pickles, salsas, etc)
New Hampshire HB 119
Removes the $35k sales limit for “homestead food operations”.
New Hampshire – HB 122
Would have changed their basic cottage food law for “homestead food operations” into a micro-restaurant law for meals prepared and served on the same day. Would have increased the sales limit from $35,000 to $50,000.
New Hampshire HB 314
Increased the sales limit from $20,000 to $35,000 per year