# Florida Cottage Foods

> Florida Cottage Foods (floridacottagefoods.com) is the largest directory and resource hub for Florida's cottage food industry. We connect home-based food makers (bakers, jam makers, candy makers, bread makers) with local customers across all 67 Florida counties, and provide free tools and guides for starting a cottage food business under Florida Statute 500.80.

Florida cottage food law allows home kitchens to sell shelf-stable foods (baked goods, jams, honey, granola, candy, dried herbs) directly to consumers with NO license or permit required, up to $250,000/year in gross sales. Products must carry a label with 6 required elements including the statement "Made in a cottage food operation that is not subject to Florida's food safety regulations."

## Directory

- [Browse Florida Cottage Food Makers](https://floridacottagefoods.com/makers): Search local home-based food makers by county, city, and product type
- [Browse Products](https://floridacottagefoods.com/products): Homemade baked goods, jams, breads, and treats from Florida makers
- [Locations](https://floridacottagefoods.com/location): Find cottage food makers by Florida county or city
- [Events](https://floridacottagefoods.com/events): Florida farmers markets, food fairs, and maker events

## Local Requirements by County (business tax receipt, zoning, contacts)

Cottage food itself needs no state or local FOOD license (Florida Statute 500.80 preempts it), but general home-based-business rules — a county Local Business Tax Receipt (BTR), home-occupation/zoning, and sometimes a separate city receipt — vary by county. We publish a researched page for all 67 Florida counties and major cities with each county's BTR requirement, fee/renewal, city-level receipts, home-occupation rules, Health Department + Tax Collector contacts, and a plain-language FAQ (with FAQ schema).

- [Cottage food makers & requirements by location](https://floridacottagefoods.com/location): Index of all 67 Florida counties
- County page URL pattern: https://floridacottagefoods.com/location/county/{county-slug}  (e.g. miami-dade-county, hillsborough-county, orange-county, duval-county, lake-county)
- City page URL pattern: https://floridacottagefoods.com/location/city/{city-slug}
- [County requirements dataset (JSON)](https://floridacottagefoods.com/county-requirements.json): Machine-readable BTR / zoning / contact data for all 67 counties
- Notable: 12 counties levy NO county business tax (e.g. Lake, Marion, Sarasota, Leon, Volusia, Hernando, Putnam); some require an extra home-occupation permit (e.g. St. Johns, Osceola, Collier). Always confirm with the county and FDACS before selling.

## Guides (Florida cottage food law and business)

- [Florida Cottage Food Laws & FDACS Compliance](https://floridacottagefoods.com/guides/fdacs-compliance): Allowed foods, the $250K sales cap, where you can sell, and compliance rules
- [Florida Cottage Food Label Requirements](https://floridacottagefoods.com/guides/product-labeling): The 6 required label elements and the mandatory cottage food statement
- [Allowed & Prohibited Foods](https://floridacottagefoods.com/allowed-foods): The complete list of what you can and cannot sell under §500.80
- [Can I Sell This From Home in Florida?](https://floridacottagefoods.com/can-i-sell): Food-by-food eligibility checker with allowed / depends / not-allowed verdicts
- [Pricing Strategy Guide](https://floridacottagefoods.com/guides/pricing-strategy): How to price cottage food products for profit
- [First 30 Days Guide](https://floridacottagefoods.com/guides/first-30-days): Step-by-step launch plan for a new cottage food business
- [Google Business Profile Setup](https://floridacottagefoods.com/guides/google-business-profile): Get found on Google Maps as a cottage food maker
- [Social Media Marketing](https://floridacottagefoods.com/guides/social-media-marketing): Marketing for home food businesses
- [Legal Checklist](https://floridacottagefoods.com/sell-from-home/legal-checklist): Requirements before selling food from home in Florida

## Free Tools

- [Label Generator](https://floridacottagefoods.com/tools/label-generator): Create Florida-compliant cottage food labels as printable PDFs (free)
- [Recipe & Pricing Calculator](https://floridacottagefoods.com/tools/recipe-calculator): Cost recipes and price products for profit (free)
- [Can I Sell This?](https://floridacottagefoods.com/tools/can-i-sell-this): Check if a food product is legal under Florida cottage food law (free)
- [Invoice Generator](https://floridacottagefoods.com/tools/invoice-generator): Professional invoices for cottage food sales (free)
- [Business Name Generator](https://floridacottagefoods.com/tools/business-name-generator): Name ideas for home food businesses (free)

## For Makers

- [Join the Directory](https://floridacottagefoods.com/apply): Free listing for Florida cottage food makers — no credit card required
- [Pricing](https://floridacottagefoods.com/pricing): Seed ($10/mo), Sprout ($20/mo), and Bloom ($30/mo) tiers with featured placement, more products, analytics, and reviews

## Optional

- [Blog](https://floridacottagefoods.com/blog): Equipment reviews, packaging guides, and business advice for cottage food makers
- [Most Profitable Cottage Foods in Florida](https://floridacottagefoods.com/blog/most-profitable-cottage-foods-florida): Top 15 products with real profit margins
- [Vendor Directory](https://floridacottagefoods.com/vendors): Bulk ingredient and packaging suppliers rated by makers
- [Support](https://floridacottagefoods.com/support): Help center