The Homegrown Vendor Blog

Selling cut flowers from home skips food rules, but Texas and Louisiana license flower sales. Here is how to set up a driveway stand, porch pickup and pricing.

Seven places that sell charcuterie boards for a small vendor, from breweries and wedding planners to office gifts, what each one costs on a $75 board, and the places that fail.

Sell muffins for about $3 each, $15 a half dozen or $28 a dozen. See what 19 home vendors charge, what a muffin costs to make, and what card fees take.

Charge about $3 a macaron and $18 for a box of 6. Here is what four bakeries charge, the 13-cent ingredient cost of a macaron, and what a 6-hour batch day pays you.

Seedlings are plants, not food, so the agriculture department sets the rules. Here is what 10 states require, from Washington's $100 exemption to Texas's $180 market license.

Homemade baby food purees are off limits in 6 of 9 states we checked. Texas allows them with registration, Utah allows direct sales, and teething biscuits are the easier product.

Homemade cheese is off limits in 7 of 9 states we checked. Utah and Wyoming allow it, Texas likely needs a milk plant permit, and Wisconsin licenses the cheesemaker. Here is each rule.

Sell goat milk soap for $8 to $10 a bar. See what eight goat farms charge, what one bar costs to make with your own milk, how to make it, and what fees take off every sale.

Charge about $12.50 to $15 per guest for a homemade charcuterie board. Here is the $29.59 cost build for six, what four shops charge, and what an hour of your time earns.