The best food in your neighborhood
might be in your kitchen.
Pick your state and what you sell.
Explore state rules, permits, and revenue caps with citations to help you plan your next step.
Start free. Add labels, alerts, and a storefront when your business needs them.
No card needed · 50 states + DC covered
Start with what you make.
One destination for the work that moves you forward.
Keep source references, business tools, and learning resources together as you prepare to sell.
Know what your state allows
Our resource bank organizes state rules, citations, and requirements so you can verify the path before you act.
- → State laws
- → permits
- → and revenue caps
- → Linked to official state statutes and agency pages
- → Monitored for law changes
- → Plain-language explanations - no legal jargon
Price it, label it, sell it
Purpose-built for direct-to-consumer food businesses, with free public tools and deeper member workflows as you grow.
- → State law lookup - search any state instantly
- → Label builder on Professional and Business
- → Recipe cost calculator and pricing guide
- → Farmers market finder by ZIP code
Guides from setup to first sale
From setup to first sale to sustainable growth, our guides cover the decisions that matter in the field.
- → How to start your home food business legally
- → Food safety for home kitchen producers
- → Farmers market strategy from day one
- → How to set up and run a successful dog treat bakery
What you make changes the questions to ask.
Choose your product path, then use the source references to check what applies.
Food for People
Explore state rules for baked goods, jams, honey, pickles, and sauces. Allowed products and production requirements depend on your location and recipe.
Treats for Pets
Dog treats, cat treats, pet snacks. We break down your state requirements so you do not have to figure it out alone.
Food Freedom States
Explore home food pathways that differ from standard cottage-food rules. The rules still apply; allowed products, sales channels, and operating conditions depend on the jurisdiction.
Start with your state
Check the rules where you sell
Browse state records, review the official sources, and note what you still need to confirm for your product.
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Browse all statesFrom your kitchen to your first online sale
Build your storefront, add products, review your setup, and connect payments when you're ready.
- 1
Set up your store
Pick a template, add your business name and story. No code, no separate website.
- 2
Add a product with a photo
Snap a photo from your phone, set a price, and write a short description.
- 3
Publish and choose your visibility
Publish your storefront when your setup is ready, then opt into your state's public seller directory.
- 4
Connect card payments
Complete Stripe Connect onboarding to accept card payments and receive payouts to your connected account.
Your first sale
You bring the product. We handle the storefront, the directory listing, and the checkout.
Run More of Your Business From One Place
Laws, labels, storefront, finances, compliance, and growth tools are organized by membership tier.
Your Own Online Store
Community and higher memberships include a branded storefront with product listings, orders, inventory, and customer email tools. Buyers can find your storefront from our public state directories.
Compare storefront memberships50-State Law Database
Cottage food rules, permits, and revenue caps organized from state sources with citations and verification dates.
Check your stateLabel Builder
Professional and Business memberships include label workflows for disclaimers, allergens, nutrition facts, and formatting.
Open label builderEligible membership required
Compliance Hub
Track your permits, get deadline reminders, watch public law-change sources, and even form your LLC — step by step.
Open compliance workspaceSign-in and eligible membership required
Courses & Guides
A-la-carte courses for every tier — food safety, pricing, labeling, marketing, and pet-treat compliance — plus free guides and curated video lessons.
Browse courses and guidesLaw Change Alerts
We monitor public legislative and regulatory sources. When something relevant changes in your state, we point you back to the source.
View law alertsSign-in and eligible membership required
AI Business Copilot
Professional and Business memberships add deeper AI help for state laws, business plans, label compliance, and pricing strategy.
Compare AI membershipsBusiness Planning Tools
Revenue, pricing, recipe, finance, wholesale, expansion, and planning tools, with advanced workflows available on higher tiers.
Try the pricing calculatorSign-in and eligible membership required
Community & Learning
Forum, learning tracks with guides, supplier directory, and a buyer marketplace. You're not doing this alone.
Open member discussionsSign-in required
Free Tools
State wizard, farmers market finder, compliance guides, and public calculators for getting started.
Browse free tools
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Not Just Info. A Full Business Platform.
Membership starts with the operating workspace: your own store, financial tools, compliance tracking, community forum, and law alerts. Higher tiers add AI, label, market intelligence, and expansion tools.
See Plans & PricingStart with your state's rules
then plan what comes next.
Start with the free roadmap, then choose the member tools that fit the way you want to launch and grow.