Cottage Food Watch
State cottage food laws and microbakery updates.
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Colorado just rewrote its cottage food ceiling
$150,000 is the new cottage food revenue cap in Colorado under a law that also opens the door to homemade foods with USDA-inspected meat.
Hawaii’s homemade food framework just got a wider menu
No state permits, no pre-op inspection, and one moving target: Hawaii’s homemade food rules were expanded in 2025.
Cottage-food rules are still the whole game for home sellers
Cottage food laws are state-level regulations that allow small-scale entrepreneurs to prepare and sell low-risk, nonperishable foods from home kitchens wit
Cottage food rules are still a moving target
The big headline from the state-by-state cottage food map is simple: these laws change every legislative session. The scan order is tier and cap, venues, r
Project 2025's rural ripple, in one line
Project 2025 is a conservative plan to expand presidential power, replace nonpartisan civil servants with political loyalists, and enact socially and fisca
One UNLV Grad Just Tripled Nevada's Home Bakery Revenue Cap — and Added Shipping
A recent UNLV master's graduate helped push Nevada's home bakery revenue cap from $35,000 to $100,000 — and the state will also let you ship orders to cust
Florida Bakers Can Now Earn $250,000 a Year Without Leaving the Kitchen
Florida just raised its cottage food revenue cap to $250,000 — making it the highest direct-sales-only ceiling in the country.
Kansas Has No Revenue Cap, No Permit, and No Inspection — Just a Label
Kansas home bakers can ship cookies across state lines with zero permits, no revenue cap, and a single label line — while New Jersey neighbors still need g
Colorado's Tamale Act Lets Home Cooks Sell Refrigerated Traditional Foods for the First Time
Colorado just made it legal to sell grandma's refrigerated tamales from a home kitchen — and other states are watching.