The Cottage Food Launch Kit: the Done Pieces for Your State

Your state page tells you what the law requires. The Cottage Food Launch Kit hands you the done pieces for your state so you follow one ordered path instead of assembling it yourself. It is a one-time purchase you own, not a subscription you rent.

The Cottage Food Launch Kit is a one-time $27 digital kit that turns your own state's cottage food rules into five done pieces you fill in and use. You get your state requirement sheet, the ordered launch checklist, the fill-in label builder carrying your state's required disclosure wording, the allowed-foods checker and the first-market plan, all built on the same 50-state plus DC research layer behind this library. It downloads instantly, it is yours to keep with nothing to renew and it carries a 60-day money-back guarantee. It suits a home baker or cook who has decided to sell and wants one ordered path for one state rather than 51 states' worth of rules. Everything factual on this library is free to read and stays free. The kit is that same material assembled, matched to your state and done for you.

The difference between the free checklist and the kit

The free checklist on every state page is the map: the one-page overview of the steps in order, so you can see the whole path at a glance. The kit is the done pieces you actually work with:

• Your state requirement sheet.The permit, registration, training, inspection, cap, allowed foods and label rules for your state, on one sheet, drawn from the same verified research behind this library.
• The ordered launch checklist.Every step for your state in dependency order, so the list stops spawning new prerequisites each time you finish a line.
• The fill-in label builder.Your state's required elements and the exact required disclosure wording already in place. You add your business name and product and print.
• The allowed-foods checker.Confirm your product is on your state's allowed side before you invest in a batch or a market table.
• The first-market plan.From application to a compliant table to your first legal sale, in order.

Own it once

A food-business consultant or attorney to sort one state's licensing, registration and compliant label commonly runs several hundred dollars. The kit is a one-time $27 and it is yours to keep, with a 60-day money-back guarantee. It organizes and explains what your state requires. It cannot make the decision for your state or county. It is educational support, not legal advice.

The Cottage Food Launch Kit is an educational and organizational tool from the team behind this library. It is not legal advice and not a substitute for confirming the current rules with your state and county. Prefer to work from the free pages? Start at your state page.

Questions about the kit

Is the kit worth buying when this library is free?

That depends on what an evening of your time is worth. Every fact the kit organizes is published free on this site, state page by state page. Plenty of sellers work straight from the free checklist and never pay us anything. The $27 buys the assembly: your state's rules already pulled onto one sheet, the steps already put in dependency order and the label already carrying your state's required wording. If you would rather do that reading and typing yourself, the free pages are the same source.

Do I need a consultant or a lawyer to start a cottage food business?

Most home food sellers never hire either. Registration, labeling and the allowed-foods question are paperwork with published answers, which is why this library can give them away. A consultant or an attorney earns the fee when your situation sits outside the ordinary path: a food your state does not name, a plan that crosses into wholesale or a commercial kitchen, or a county rule that contradicts the state. Sorting one state's licensing, registration and compliant label through a consultant commonly runs several hundred dollars. The kit is the middle option at $27, the same paperwork already assembled for your state, with a plain note wherever the honest answer is to confirm the current rule with your state or county.

What exactly arrives after I buy?

An email with your login to the online member area, where every sheet, checklist and template sits as a download you can print or fill in on screen. Nothing ships. The kit is a one-time purchase with nothing to renew. Optional add-ons are offered at checkout and after it; the kit is complete on its own and none of them are needed to follow the path.

Is there a refund?

Yes. The kit carries a 60-day money-back guarantee. Ask inside those 60 days for the full $27 back. You keep the files you already downloaded.

Which states does it cover?

All 50 states plus the District of Columbia. You pick your state first, then the requirement sheet, the checklist, the label wording and the allowed-foods answer all follow that choice. The same verified research sits behind the free state pages here, so you can read any of it before you decide.

The free guides behind those answers: whether you need a license at all and what it costs in your state.