The Homegrown Vendor Blog

A frozen bag of 20 dumplings sells for about $20. Here is what small dumpling shops charge, what a batch costs to make, and how kitchen rent changes your price.

Cooked homemade soup is legal from home in 5 of the 12 states we checked, but not with meat. Utah's home kitchen permit covers meat soup, and canned soup is the hard line.

What to charge for sushi rolls, nigiri and platters, built from three shops' full menus, a cost per roll, kitchen rent and card fees, plus the rules that keep sushi out of home kitchens.

Small creameries charged $16 to $30 a pound for cheddar and gouda and $14 to $48 for chèvre. Here is what a pound costs to make, smoked cheese pricing and wholesale math.

Homemade queso is off limits in 7 of 11 states we checked. Utah, Wyoming and North Dakota allow it, Texas has an open dairy question, and chorizo queso needs a licensed kitchen.

Plain buttermilk biscuits are legal to sell from home in all 9 states we checked. Cheddar, sausage, gravy and frozen dough are where the rules split, state by state.

A 250 ml bottle of dried-herb olive oil costs about $4.62 to make. Here is what to charge, what stores and US olive oil brands charge, and which states allow it.

What to charge for handmade lip balm, from live supply prices, eight US small shops, Burt's Bees, ChapStick and EOS: $4 to $6 a tube, $12 to $15 for three, and the fees and rules behind it.

An 8-ounce jar of homemade mustard costs about $2.45 to make and sells for $9 to $12. Here are grocery and small-batch prices, the states that allow it, and fees on a $10 jar.