Homemade for Sale: How to Set Up and Market a Food Business from Your Home Kitchen Paperback – May 1, 2015

Good manual for anyone wanting to start a homemade food business. I am benefitting from this advice as I prepare to take my fermented foods to farmer’s markets in my area. Laws vary from state to state and there is a lot to learn about regulations, applying for permits, marketing, packaging, pricing, and other business matters. Having a good product is just the start. This book will guide you on the way to selling that delicious homemade food you’ve been told would be great to turn into a business. I love this book because it shows the way to start small without a large cash outlay, and see if this type of business is for you. Very encouraging. Black and white photos are uninspiring, but the information is great.

What an exceptional resource! Lisa and John cover everything you can - and can't - think of when it comes to starting a home-based food business. This is such a treasure trove of information that spans from legal forms to self-care, I'm seriously impressed with the breadth and depth of its usefulness. With this book by your side, I'm sure NOTHING is impossible!

I was hoping it would give me a few more ideas of things to sell that are homemade.

What a priceless resource! The book is easy to read and is loaded with value information, guiding the reader through the maze of starting a home baking business. Thank you for writing the book and making my path much easier to walk.

This book is rather mediocre. It smacks of an author trying to extend the page count. Some of the information is incredibly basic. Some of the information is expounded upon where it's not necessary, for example, there is a list of reasons why someone might want to get into the food business. The list is great. The sub chapter where you explain each item on that list in multiple paragraphs is dull and forgettable. Explaining that different states have different laws makes sense. Explaining it repeatedly in multiple chapters is redundant. I suppose I wanted more of a manual and less of a hodgepodge of anecdotes. That's not say there isn't good info in here, it's just that 50% to 75% of this book could have been trimmed and I would have walked away equally as informed and 3 times as happy. On a personal note I'm annoyed that the printing is black and white but includes a heat map of the laws in the USA. Problem is all the grey states look the same.

Great read and a reference book

A perfect guide for understanding how to start your food business. I have read many books by this author and always find that the information is on target and easy to understand

This book is perfect for getting your cottage business going