About Cottage Food Guide
Cottage Food Guide exists because the answer to “can I sell food from my home kitchen?” should not require reading a statute — or trusting a blog that last checked the law three years ago.
How the data is built
Every state guide starts from primary sources: the statute text, the responsible agency’s published rules, and official fee schedules. Those sources are linked at the bottom of each guide, and every page shows the date it was last reviewed. Blogs and competitor sites are never used as a source of record.
When a state hasn’t been fully verified yet, its page says so — clearly marked as a draft and excluded from search engines until every figure checks out. We would rather show fewer states than publish guesses about the law.
What this site is not
This is general legal information, not legal advice, and it can lag behind very recent changes. Your state or county agency has the final word — each guide links you straight to them.
Corrections
Spot something outdated? Email hello@cottagefoodguide.com and include a link to the official source. Verified corrections ship within days and show a new review date.
Stay current
Cottage food laws changed in more than a dozen states in the last two years. One short email a month covers what changed and who it affects: