Starting a Cottage Food Production Business

Learn how to sell food products right from your home. Join us for a workshop on becoming a cottage food producer—an exciting way to enter the food-production industry.

During this workshop, you will learn …

• what foods are cottage foods in Minnesota
• the advantages of cottage food production
• how to register as a cottage food producer.

Presented by: Cindy Hale, food safety educator

Cindy Hale is a Food Safety Extension Educator in the University of Minnesota Extension Food Systems Program. She develops food safety programming and provides education across the state to empower all Minnesotans to engage fully in their local food system. Cindy has a doctorate in ecosystems ecology and science education. She also is the co-founder/owner of Clover Valley Farms in northeastern Minnesota.