Flourish Bakers

Guides

Guides

Plain-language guides to selling home-baked goods, written for a first-time seller. These are summaries, not legal advice, and every one names its source. Ten states today. More arrive in batches, each one read from its own statute.

California: $88,878 cap this year. Online orders allowed.Delaware: No cap. No online sales.Florida: $250,000 cap this year. Online orders allowed.Maryland: $50,000 cap this year, $100,000 from Oct 1. Online orders allowed.North Carolina: No cap. Online orders allowed.New Jersey: $50,000 cap this year. Online orders allowed.New York: No cap. Online orders allowed.Ohio: No cap. Online orders allowed.Pennsylvania: No cap. Online orders allowed.Texas: $150,000 cap this year. Online orders allowed.
Ten states with a guide, each read from its own statute Forty-one more, in batches of ten

State guides

California What a home baker in California needs before the first sale: Cottage Food Operation registration (Class A) or permit (Class B), the sales cap, online orders, delivery, and the exact label line, each with its source. Delaware What a home baker in Delaware needs before the first sale: Cottage Food Establishment registration, the sales cap, online orders, delivery, and the exact label line, each with its source. Florida What a home baker in Florida needs before the first sale: Cottage food operation (no permit), the sales cap, online orders, delivery, and the exact label line, each with its source. Maryland What a home baker in Maryland needs before the first sale: Cottage food business, the sales cap, online orders, delivery, and the exact label line, each with its source. New Jersey What a home baker in New Jersey needs before the first sale: Cottage Food Operator Permit, the sales cap, online orders, delivery, and the exact label line, each with its source. New York What a home baker in New York needs before the first sale: Home Processor registration, the sales cap, online orders, delivery, and the exact label line, each with its source. North Carolina What a home baker in North Carolina needs before the first sale: Home Processor inspection, the sales cap, online orders, delivery, and the exact label line, each with its source. Ohio What a home baker in Ohio needs before the first sale: Cottage food production operation (no license), the sales cap, online orders, delivery, and the exact label line, each with its source. Pennsylvania What a home baker in Pennsylvania needs before the first sale: Limited Food Establishment registration, the sales cap, online orders, delivery, and the exact label line, each with its source. Texas What a home baker in Texas needs before the first sale: Cottage food production operation, the sales cap, online orders, delivery, and the exact label line, each with its source.

Labeling

The nine allergens on a home-baked label A plain-language walk through the nine major food allergens, what contains, may contain and made in a kitchen that also handles mean, and what to put on a home-baked label.