Cottage Foods: Starting Your Own Business

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Escambia County Extension is offering a Cottage Foods program for farms and individuals interested in or currently marketing processed foods. This program will be held at the Escambia County Extension office on Tuesday, September 11, at 6 p.m. This program will cover pricing, marketing, food safety, demonstrations and also includes a question and answer session with staff. Cottage foods by definition are foods made in the home for resale that do not require refrigeration. These include but are not limited to jams, jellies, preserves, honey, cakes and pies. The $5 cost of the program will cover materials and handouts. Pre-registration is required. Contact Fran Lainhart at 475-5230 or via email at lainhaf@ufl.edu to register.