The Homegrown Vendor Blog

Virginia's 2026 cottage food rules: no permit or fee, no cap on most foods, a $9,000 pickle cap, honey under 250 gallons, and online sales with in-state delivery since July 1, 2026.

Tennessee lets you sell homemade food with no state permit or sales cap. Here is what you can sell in 2026, the full label the law requires, the cold-food rules and the tax that still applies.

Illinois cottage food law 2026: no cap, $50 local registration, acidified foods + online sales allowed. Allowed foods, labeling, and how to start.

Michigan needs no license for home food sales. Since March 24, 2026 the cap is $50,000 ($75,000 at $250+ per unit), and online sales to Michigan buyers are legal with one condition.

North Carolina cottage food 2026: no cap, no fee, free inspection required (~8-12 wks). Sell online/retail. Allowed foods, labeling, how to start.

Georgia dropped its cottage food license in 2025 and never had a sales cap. What you can sell, the label sentence HB 398 requires, and where the state's own pages disagree.

Pennsylvania has no cottage food exemption: you register as a Limited Food Establishment for $35 a year. Here is what you can sell, how to label it, and what the inspection checks.

Ohio cottage food law 2026: no license, no cap, sell direct + in retail/grocery stores. Allowed foods, labeling, and how to start selling from home.

New York's Home Processor exemption, checked on the agency's own pages: what you can make, how to apply, the 16-week review, labels and the in-state rule.