Plain bread clears nearly every state's cottage food list. The fillings are where it breaks. 14 loaves sorted into allowed, depends and not allowed, with the permit costs.
Most part-time vendors should sell a two-ounce pouch of herbal tea for $14 to $19. Here is where that number comes from, size by size, and what each selling channel takes back out of it.
Sourdough is one of the easiest foods to sell from a home kitchen. The rules that actually bite are the filling, the sales cap, and whether you may mail a loaf or have to hand it over.
Candy is a cottage food in every state we checked, and Etsy allows it. The catch is the mailbox: none of five states lets you mail homemade candy to another state.
What to charge for a 2, 3, 4 or 8-ounce bag of homemade beef jerky, built from August 2026 beef prices, published drying yields, kitchen rent and your time paid.
Dog treats are pet food, not cottage food. See what 10 states charge to register three flavors, which allow home kitchens, and what Canada requires instead.
What to charge for a quart, a half gallon and a gallon of kettle corn or caramel corn, built from Popcorn Board recipes, this week's supply prices and your time paid.
Etsy allows homemade cookies, but your state's cottage food law decides whether you can ship them. What seven states say, and what Etsy takes from a dozen.
Most home bakers price dog treats too low. Real prices from 36 Homegrown listings, the cost of a batch, and what each bag price pays you per hour after fees.
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