Free cottage food tools
Three quick tools built from the same verified state rules behind every page on this site. Pick your state and get an answer, not a maze of agency tabs.
Can I sell this food from home?
Pick your state and a food category to see whether it is allowed as a cottage food, what registration your state asks for and the statute the answer traces to.
BuilderBuild a compliant label
Enter your product details and see a live label preview with your state's required elements and the exact disclosure wording where your state sets one.
CalculatorWhat should you charge?
Enter your batch cost, your time and your selling channel to see your break-even floor and a starting price band worked out from the library's own pricing method.
Prefer to read the rules straight? Open your state on the 50-state directory or start with how to start, step by step.
These tools are educational information, not legal advice or financial advice. They organize what each state publishes and the library's own pricing method. Confirm the current rules with your state and county before you sell.