florida you can sell up to $15000 at markets without commercial kitchen. you only need business license your scales checked by someone from the state and proper labeling of ingredients on product. that doesnt let you sell out of state though!Sweetness!! Hopefully Florida will follow suit soon, since I wouldn't mind selling some of my products at local FM's without having to pay through the nose & go through co-packers first
florida you can sell up to $15000 at markets without commercial kitchen. you only need business license your scales checked by someone from the state and proper labeling of ingredients on product. that doesnt let you sell out of state though!
what you want to do is join fresh from florida. just search it for info,or call 18004357352. this is a awesome program. the department of agg.does your scales so you can call them,i dont have the number on me. in florida anyone selling anything by weight is suppose to have thier scales checked once a year.people are also suppose to have plants checked before shipping in the usa,and recieve special stamps but i see every day people on this forum selling plants and im sure they are doing it illegal style. i had some dick message me about my powder being expensive cause he gives a little away every year. im sure he would want me to pay him if i needed his services though. sorry ill stop rambling. anyways your local extension office also has all the info on the cottage thing.Hrm... I thought that since salsas, hot sauces, etc., were acidic, they didn't fall under that rule in FL, and you needed a co-packer regardless of how much/little you sold?
If I can sell up to $15k a year, then would you happen to have the info of the contact folks to do the scale certifications, etc.?
what you want to do is join fresh from florida. just search it for info,or call 18004357352. this is a awesome program. the department of agg.does your scales so you can call them,i dont have the number on me. in florida anyone selling anything by weight is suppose to have thier scales checked once a year.people are also suppose to have plants checked before shipping in the usa,and recieve special stamps but i see every day people on this forum selling plants and im sure they are doing it illegal style. i had some dick message me about my powder being expensive cause he gives a little away every year. im sure he would want me to pay him if i needed his services though. sorry ill stop rambling. anyways your local extension office also has all the info on the cottage thing.
source: http://cottagefoods.org/laws/Virginia’s cottage food laws are somewhat restrictive, since a producer can only sell from farmers markets and their home. Fortunately, they recently amended the law to allow most cottage food products, so the law is now unrestricted in most other ways. Cottage food operations don’t need to get a license or kitchen inspection, and most products don’t have a sales limit (only $3,000 of pickled products and 250 gallons of honey are allowed per year).
However, unlike most states, Virginia allows producers to take the next step and get a license to become a home food processor. This requires many more steps and some fees, but it does allow a processor to sell almost any type of food from their home.
Lucky Dog Hot Sauce said:So in some ways it's harder to do it at home, but you do save the kitchen rental fees. I guess that's a victory of sorts?
Yeah - good point. Forgot about the deposit & having to have an established business.elcap1999 said:In some ways, yeah, since I know for FL at least, most commercial kitchens won't give you the time of day unless you've already got a business registered, have insurance with them listed as a co-insurer, and willing to pay $1200 up front, and a $1000 a month