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Cottage Food Resource Hub (updated November 2023)
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Resources to assist or grow your cottage food business
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Explore this collection of resources to perfect and grow your cottage food business. Some of the resources address both cottage food and licensed products. Remember, only products that are non-potentially hazardous (NPH) are allowed as cottage food products. You may download this spreadsheet to your own device or save it in your personal Google files. Click on the topic of interest, then click again on the pop-up text to access the list of resources for your topic.
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Table of Contents
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Business resources and registration, record keeping and registration, record keeping
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Food preservation: Recipe resources & books with "approved & tested recipes", general websites
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Food safety, pH, water activity, shelf life and product testing
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Bakery products
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Beverages
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Candy and confections
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Condiments
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Dried, dehydrated and roasted products
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Dry Mixes
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Fermented products
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Fruit
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Jams, jellies, preserves and fruit butters
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Pickled products
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Tomatoes and salsa
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Vinegar
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