Helping Florida's home food makers find their first customer

Why we built this

Florida's Cottage Food Law (Florida Statute 500.80) lets residents make and sell certain non-potentially-hazardous foods — like breads, cookies, cakes, jams, honey, granola, and dry mixes — from their own home kitchen, without a commercial kitchen, a food establishment license, or state inspection. It's one of the most accessible ways to start a food business in the country, and thousands of Floridians do it every year.

The hard part isn't the law — it's being found. Most cottage food makers sell through a personal Facebook page or word of mouth, which makes it tough for a neighbor two towns over to ever discover them. We built Florida Cottage Foods to fix that: one place where anyone can search for local homemade goods by city, county, product, or market, and find the maker behind them.

What you'll find here

• A maker directory you can browse by city and county or search by product.
• A statewide farmers markets guide and an events calendar showing where makers sell in person.
• Free guides and tools for makers — a label generator, recipe cost calculator, compliance guides, and our “Can I sell this?” reference.
• A free listing for every maker — claim or create a profile, add your products and markets, and start showing up in local searches.

Our mission

To help every cottage food maker in Florida discover their first customer — and their hundredth. We're a small, independent team based in Florida, and the directory is free for shoppers to use and free for makers to join. We keep the lights on through optional maker upgrades, a few clearly-labeled affiliate links, and digital products for makers who want extra help getting started.

A note on our content

The guides and articles on this site are for general education and are not legal advice. Cottage food rules change, and every maker is responsible for following current FDACS requirements. When in doubt, verify directly with the state.