The Homegrown Vendor Blog

How long homemade cookies last at room temperature, in the fridge and frozen, why they taste best for about 3 days, and how to time your baking, packaging and labels when you sell them.

What to charge for homemade apple butter, with grocery, orchard and Homegrown prices per ounce, the real cost of a half-pint, and what selling fees take from each jar.

What to charge for homemade vinegar, with grocery and small-batch prices per ounce, the real cost of an 8-ounce bottle, and what selling fees take from each sale.

A 13x9 lasagna costs $23.19 to make and six delis charge $45 to $94.99 a tray. Here is what to charge per pan, what your time and kitchen rent add, and where it is legal.

What to charge for a homemade pumpkin pie, built from real Homegrown prices, a $6.69 cost per pie, card fees, Thanksgiving order caps and the states that allow it.

Whether you can sell homemade vinegar: seven state rules checked live, flavored vs from-scratch vinegar, the federal TTB rule for fruit vinegar, the 4% acid line and labels.

What to charge for a packet of seed you saved: live prices from seven seed companies, the cost of a packet, seed permits by state, germination tests and card fees.

Biscuits are best close to the oven. Here is a $1.76 dozen costed, what Homegrown bakers charge per biscuit, the packs and boxes that fit, and a bake day built around pickup.

Homemade flour tortillas sell for about $10 a dozen. See what small tortilla shops charge, what a dozen costs to make, and how fast you need to be for the price to pay.