Learn More About Starting Your Own Cottage Food Business

September 6, 2012

Escambia County Extension will host a “Cottage Foods: Starting Your Own Cottage Food Business” program for those that wish to sell food made in their homes.

The program will cover pricing, marketing, food safety, demonstrations and include a time for questions and answers with the Extension Service Small Farms and FCS Staff. Farms or individuals interested or currently marketing processed foods are encouraged to attend.

Cottage foods by definition are foods made in the home for resale that do not require refrigeration. These include but are not limited to jams, jellies, preserves, honey, cakes and pies.

The program will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, September 11 at the Escambia County Extension Office at 3740 Stefani Road in Cantonment. The $5 cost of the program will cover materials and handouts. For registration, contact Fran Lainhart at (850) 475-5230 or via email at lainhaf@ufl.edu to register.

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One Response to “Learn More About Starting Your Own Cottage Food Business”

  1. 429SCJ on September 6th, 2012 10:47 am

    I think from the looks of those cup cakes, that I belong in the quality assurance inspection department, with a glass of skim milk.

    Does anyone remember selling those choclate bars and coconut wagon wheels, back in grade and middle school? I remember consuming more than I sold. That would be the Achillies heel of any Cottage Food Industry.

    Pie Safe?

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