On September 13th, Homemade Texas and the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance joined forces to send a letter notifying the Tarrant County Health Department of several illegal requirements that had been placed on Tarrant County cottage food operators, namely: That a single ingredient such as “cream cheese” does not disqualify a food from being sold […]

Watch the replay of a live Q&A session covering everything you ever wanted to know about labeling your cottage foods. Your labels must contain four required items: Name and physical address of the cottage food production operation Common or usual name of the product Disclosure of any major allergens used in the food The statement

Announcing a new member benefit for all member levels — we have developed a brochure that contains everything you need to know about the Texas Cottage Food Law. It’s the perfect size to pack along with you to markets and fairs, and gives you the relevant information you need to know to be able to

Since 2011, the cottage food law has clearly stated that cottage food operations are not food establishments and that they may not be regulated by a local health department. Recently, some health departments around Texas have been attempting to require cottage food producers to buy a “Temporary Food Establishment” permit to sell at certain venues

Our newest video is a profile of Joanna’s Farm, a small sustainable homestead in Kyle, Texas. Joanna raises chicken for eggs and meat, and also teaches classes on how to process your own chicken. She discusses how her childhood in Poland influenced her views on food and self-sufficiency, and why she believes that everyone should

We are very pleased to announce the launch of our new YouTube Channel, which will feature content promoting issues of home independence like backyard chickens, gardens, and cottage foods! Our first video is about the top 10 reasons to keep backyard chickens – and some of them might surprise you! It really helps our channel,

Beginning on Tuesday February 15, Homemade Texas will be hosting bi-weekly Zoom sessions exclusively for members. Feel free to “drop in” any time between 7pm and 8pm every first and third Tuesday — this is an informal event with no registration required. Ask questions, give suggestions, and just let us know what’s important to you

Massachusetts is facing an unprecedented egg shortage if a 2016 ballot measure intended to promote animal welfare becomes law on January 1, 2022. Voters in 2016 voted on the measure which requires that eggs sold in Massachusetts come from hens with at least 1.5 square feet of floor space. The U.S. standard for factory-farmed poultry

Did you know that from 2011 to 2019, doughnuts were allowed as a cottage food, but only if they were baked? It’s true! Due to a quirk in tax statute, “doughnuts” were already defined as a baked good before the cottage food law existed. For simplicity’s sake, this definition of “baked goods” was used in

On November 2, 2021, Maine voters by a wide margin approved the nation’s first “Right to Food” constitutional amendment. The amendment states, in part: “Right to food.  All individuals have a natural, inherent and unalienable right to food, including the right to save and exchange seeds, and the right to grow, raise, harvest, produce and