The Homegrown Vendor Blog

Yes, you can sell seed you saved, but your state's seed law decides the license, label and germination test. Here are 9 states' rules and fees, plus the seed swap exemptions.

Ghee keeps at room temperature, but most cottage food laws treat it as dairy. Here are 8 state rules checked, the 2 home-kitchen routes, and how to jar, label and sell it.

A half-pint jar of grass-fed ghee costs about $6.97 to make and sells for $18 to $20. Here are seven small brands' prices, how much butter a jar takes, state dairy rules and what fees take.

Pottery sells in seven places, from craft fairs and studio sales to galleries and Etsy. Here is what one $36 mug pays you in each, and the food safety rule that follows every glaze.

Seven places to sell homemade gift baskets, from your own link to realtors and Etsy, which ones your state's cottage food law allows, and what a $45 basket pays you in each.

Seven places to sell olive oil, from farmers markets to wine shops, which ones a home kitchen can legally use in six states, and what each way of getting paid costs on a $14 bottle.

Price homemade soup by the quart: real soup shop and farm prices, two recipe cost builds, kitchen rent math and card fees, all checked October 7, 2026.

A bag of home-roasted beans, a $4 cup at the market and a coffee cart each need a different license. Here is the license stack for six coffee setups, with real Florida fees and the FDA rule.

A pan of homemade shortbread costs about 18 cents a piece, and butter is over half of it. Here are seven bakers' prices, tin and box costs, fees on a $20 order and which states let you mail it.