The Homegrown Vendor Blog

Fresh produce doesn't fit traditional e-commerce. This guide covers the channels and models that actually work for small farms — pre-orders, CSA shares, local marketplace listings, and how to manage pickup without logistics eating your mornings.

Selling homemade bread — including sourdough — is legal in every U.S. state under cottage food laws. This guide covers labeling requirements, pricing for artisan loaves, bake day production planning, and how to manage weekly reservations when regulars start asking every Thursday.

Selling homemade cookies is legal in every U.S. state under cottage food laws. This guide covers labeling requirements (including allergens), pricing for regular and custom orders, packaging, where to sell, and how to manage the holiday rush.

Hot sauce faces different rules than jam or honey. Here's what's actually required to sell it — pH testing, labeling, production options, and where to find your first customers.

Learn what's legal, how to label your jars, what to charge, and where to find customers for your homemade jam — plus how to handle the rush when everyone wants your seasonal batches.

Learn what's legal, how to label and price your eggs, where to sell them, and what to do when more people want eggs than your chickens can produce.

Learn what's legal, how to label and price your honey, where to sell it, and how to handle orders when regulars start texting you for refills.

Shopify is built for online retail, not local pickup. Here are the best alternatives for farmers market vendors — simpler, cheaper, and built for the way you sell.

Selling food from home is legal in nearly every state. Here's what you can sell, what's required, how to set up your kitchen, and how to take orders and get paid.