About us
Supporting home entrepreneurs since 2009.
Our name is new, but our mission isn't.
Homemade Texas is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that believes that independence starts at home. We advocate for policies that strengthen Texans’ capacity to provide for themselves and be self-reliant – right where they live. We educate, empower, and motivate our members to engage and participate in the democratic process, because robust grassroots civic engagement is key to changing entrenched public policy that protects big business, contributes to food insecurity, and stifles entrepreneurship.
Board President – Kelley Masters, Cedar Park, TX
Vice President – Amy Blea, Round Rock, TX
Secretary – Jennifer Brock, Rockwall, TX
Kelley Masters
Kelley Masters is the President and Founder of Homemade Texas. Kelley's citizen activism led to the filing of the first Texas Cottage Food Bill in 2009. When the 2009 bill died, she redoubled her efforts, starting the Texas Baker’s Bill Facebook page in 2010 and working tirelessly toward the ultimate passage of the first cottage food law in 2011 and every subsequent expansion. She has spent countless hours mustering grassroots and media support, working with legislators and special interest groups, and has probably delivered more homemade cookies to the Texas State Capitol than any person in history. She holds a Paralegal degree and lives in Cedar Park with her husband and 3 children. Homemade Texas is a natural extension of her decade-long involvement in the local food movement.
Amy Blea
Amy Blea is the Owner of Sunflour Confections and lives with her husband and 3 children in Round Rock. She holds a Le Courdon Bleu Pastry Chef certification from Texas Culinary Academy and an MBA from Letourneu University. Amy moved to Texas 12 years ago to attend culinary school in pursuit of her dream of owning a bakery. In 2013 she opened Sunflour Confections, a cottage bakery, and began baking cakes and cookies for people in the Austin Metro Area. Amy served as an IT consultant on the board of directors for Bake A Wish non-profit for 3 years. Thanks to the cottage food law in Texas, Amy has been able to “have her cake and eat it too” as it has allowed her to pursue her corporate career as well as follow her passion and support her family through her cottage food business. Amy is a strong supporter of the right to food security, safety and sustainability in the state of Texas.
Jennifer Brock
Jennifer Brock is a native Texan and lives with her husband and four children in a suburb of Dallas. She received her Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in 1999 and worked about 10 years as a software engineer for a small consulting company. She has had a long history with the Texas Cottage food movement. During the successful 2011 Cottage Foods campaign she aided efforts by attending hearings in Austin and passing out baked goods to the Governor. After passage of the law, she co-opened Cake Genesis in September 2011 which she and her business partner operated until life circumstances dictated a change in 2015. She continues to watch the "Homemade" movement and firmly believes in the rights of Texans to produce homemade foods.