One-stop cottage food starter

Covering cottage food rules for all 50 US states — 48 live now, more added weekly.

Cottage food permit walk-through, label generator, and checklist

Pick your state, answer a few plain-English questions, and we’ll turn the official rules into something you can actually use: a permit walk-through, a label draft, and a checklist you can print or save as PDF.

Free permit walk-through Free label generation Free checklist
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Built from public state guidance. Informational only, not legal advice, and not a state approval or filing service.

Free permit walk-through

We surface the sales-channel, refrigeration, and product-type choices that can block a standard cottage food path before you waste time on labels or paperwork.

Free label generation

Product name, ingredients, allergens, permit details, and disclosure language all get assembled into a printable label draft you can review.

Free checklist

The tool keeps the checklist tied to your own answers, then gives you a print-ready customized version after the walk-through.

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Washington cottage food checker

Use the current guided wizard for WA sellers who need a permit walk-through, personalized checklist, and label generation in one place.

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Wyoming cottage food checker

Use the guided wizard for WY sellers who need a Food Freedom Act walk-through, personalized checklist, and label generation in one place.

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Virginia cottage food checker

Use the guided wizard for VA sellers who need a home food processing exemption walk-through, personalized checklist, and label generation in one place.

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Utah cottage food checker

Use the guided wizard for UT sellers who need to compare the registered cottage food path and the homemade food path, then generate a checklist and label draft.

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Kansas cottage food checker

Use the guided wizard for KS sellers who need a direct-sale rule check, printable checklist, and label draft built around Kansas exemption rules.

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Ohio cottage food checker

Use the guided wizard for OH sellers who need cottage food blockers, label requirements, and a printable checklist in one place.

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Wisconsin cottage food checker

Use the guided wizard for WI sellers who need to sort between the homemade baked-goods path and the Pickle Bill path, then generate a checklist and label draft.

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Indiana cottage food checker

Use the guided wizard for IN sellers who need to compare the older HBV rules and the newer July 2026 homestead path in one place.

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Missouri cottage food checker

Use the guided wizard for MO sellers who need to sort between the narrow statewide cottage law and the broader local Food Code path, then generate a checklist and label draft.

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New Mexico cottage food checker

Use the guided wizard for NM sellers who need Homemade Food Act blockers, direct sales guidance, and a printable label draft with the required contact fields.

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Colorado cottage food checker

Use the guided wizard for CO sellers who need the current live rule set, direct in-state sales guidance, per-product cap checks, and a printable label draft.

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Nebraska cottage food checker

Use the guided wizard for NE sellers who need to sort between Nebraska's non-TCS and TCS branches, direct-sale rules, and printable label draft in one place.

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Kentucky cottage food checker

Use the guided wizard for KY sellers who need the Home-Based Processor product list, direct-to-Kentucky-consumer rules, the $60,000 cap, and a printable label draft.

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Alabama cottage food checker

Use the guided wizard for AL sellers who need the current direct-sale rules, course + county review steps, and a printable label draft.

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Mississippi cottage food checker

Use the guided wizard for MS sellers who need the $35,000 cap, direct-sale limits, and a printable label draft in one place.

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Arkansas cottage food checker

Use the guided wizard for AR sellers who need the current homemade-food channels, restaurant blocker, label fields, and a printable label draft.

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Louisiana cottage food checker

Use the guided wizard for LA sellers who need the current $30,000 cap, low-risk category checks, and a printable label draft.

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Idaho cottage food checker

Use the guided wizard for ID sellers who need the 2026 direct-to-consumer rules, intrastate limits, carveouts, and a printable label draft.

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West Virginia cottage food checker

Use the guided wizard for WV sellers who need the broad homemade-food channels, the separate potentially hazardous permit boundary, and a printable label draft.

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South Dakota cottage food checker

Use the guided wizard for SD sellers who need the direct-sale rules, training or recipe-review triggers, and a printable label draft.

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Vermont cottage food checker

Use the guided wizard for VT sellers who need the $30,000 cap, annual training + filing steps, and a printable label draft.

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Cottage food SEO hub · all 50 US states

Start with the state rules, then generate the label

Cottage food rules change by state. We're building a walk-through for all 50 US states — the live Washington, Wyoming, Virginia, North Dakota, Montana, Oklahoma, Iowa, Utah, Kansas, Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Colorado, Nebraska, Texas, Tennessee, Florida, Arizona, Nevada, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Idaho, West Virginia, South Dakota, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, Illinois, California, Minnesota, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania tools focus on practical tasks sellers search for: label requirements, permit checklist steps, sales-channel limits, and the home-kitchen disclosure that belongs on a printable label draft.

Popular questions

What people usually need before they open the tool

The homepage should answer the high-intent entry questions, then route people into the state page that matches the actual task.

Do I need a cottage food license in my state?

It depends on the state. Some states use a permit, some use an exemption, and some change the answer based on product type or sales channel.

How do I find Washington cottage food label requirements?

Start with the Washington cottage food label requirements page. It combines quick answers, official sources, the permit checklist, and a free label draft.

Can this tool help me make a printable food label?

Yes. The live pages turn your answers into a printable label draft with the required fields for that state path.

Which live page should I open first?

Open the state page that matches your kitchen and customer location. Right now the live routes are Washington, Wyoming, Virginia, North Dakota, Montana, Oklahoma, Iowa, Utah, Kansas, Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Colorado, Nebraska, Texas, Tennessee, Florida, Arizona, Nevada, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Idaho, West Virginia, South Dakota, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, Illinois, California, Minnesota, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.