14d • General discussion
Cottage Food Law: What It Is (and What It Isn’t)
Let’s clear up one of the biggest sources of overwhelm right away.
Cottage food law is not a giant rulebook you have to memorize.
At its core, cottage food law is simply:
A set of state rules that allow you to sell certain homemade foods without using a commercial kitchen.
That’s it.
🍪 What cottage food law usually DOES cover
While every state is different, most cottage food laws answer these basic questions:
- What types of foods you’re allowed to sell
- Where you’re allowed to sell them (home pickup, markets, etc.)
- Whether permits, training, or registration are required
- Basic labeling rules
You do not need to understand every detail on day one.
🚫 What cottage food law does NOT require
This surprises a lot of people.
In most cases, you do not need:
- A commercial kitchen
- An LLC to get started
- A website or online store
- Social media accounts
- A long list of approvals
Those things can come later—if you even want them.
🧭 The only cottage food questions you need to answer first
Right now, focus on just these three:
- What foods am I allowed to sell in my state?
- Where am I allowed to sell them?
- What is required to be legal before my first sale?
Everything else is background noise.
👉 What to do next
- Look up your state’s cottage food law (I’ll help you interpret it)
- Don’t panic if the wording feels confusing—totally normal
- Ask questions here before assuming something is “not allowed”
Drop a comment with your state and what’s confusing you most.We’ll break it down together.
— Jen 🤍
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