Colorado, like many other states in the U.S., has Cottage Food Laws in place that allow individuals to produce and sell certain types of foods from their home kitchens. These laws provide a great opportunity for home-based entrepreneurs to start a small business selling homemade goods such as baked goods, jams, jellies, pickles, and more.Continue reading “The Sweet Truth About Cottage Food Laws: How They Empower Home-Based Food Businesses”
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Fresh, Local, and Sustainable: Farmers Market Best Practices for Making the Most of Your Visit
When I head to the grocery store, I know exactly what I am getting and how much. I march in with a purpose and cruise in and out of aisles grabbing a weeks worth of something while clipping digital coupons along the way. Its a chore. A have-to-do. When I set out for theContinue reading “Fresh, Local, and Sustainable: Farmers Market Best Practices for Making the Most of Your Visit”
Food Labels Unwrapped: The Truth Behind the Marketing Buzzwords
We are thrown a lot of marketing terms in the course of a day for every product under the sun. Some of the most controversial are on food labels. “Organic food” became all the rage in mainstream USA society when the USDA changed their standards in 2002. The irony of “Organic Produce” was that itContinue reading “Food Labels Unwrapped: The Truth Behind the Marketing Buzzwords”
From Farm to Table: 3 Simple Ways to Support Your Local Farmers and Communities
Farmers get a bad rap, don’t they? Which is crazy because day in and day out they are grow food for the majority of the country. Not because we can’t grow our own food, but because we simply don’t want to. Wheels, fast food, washing machines and other convenience products made it so that weContinue reading “From Farm to Table: 3 Simple Ways to Support Your Local Farmers and Communities”