The Forrager Podcast for Cottage Food Businesses

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The Forrager Podcast for Cottage Food Businesses episodes

May 26, 2020 Selling Spicy Peanuts in Breweries with Kevin Martino
Kevin Martino, owner of Chef Kev's Specialty Foods in Concord, CA, talks about wholesaling homemade flavored peanuts to breweries, how he's grown his business, and his plans for the future.
Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/9
29 min
May 12, 2020 From Bread Factory to Artisan Home Bakery with David Kaminer
David Kaminer of Denver, CO talks about running a lucrative home bakery, how 15 years of experience in food service influenced his business, and why he only sells one type of product: sourdough bread.
Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/8
49 min
April 28, 2020 Wholesale Strategies That Work with Sonia Chang
Sonia Chang from Pasadena, CA, who has sold her healthy granola in over two dozen stores and has also operated a popular cupcakery, shares marketing strategies that she's used to grow her businesses.
Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/7
48 min
April 14, 2020 How to Improve Your Cottage Food Law with Erica Smith
Erica Smith from the Institute for Justice sheds light on how the coronavirus pandemic affects cottage food businesses, which laws they've worked on recently, and how people can improve their laws.
Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/6
38 min
March 31, 2020 How To Live On What You Make with Lisa Kivirist
Lisa Kivirist talks about living off the land, moving away from the corporate life-style, creatively packaging products, diversifying income streams, advocating for laws, and everything in between.
Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/5
51 min
March 17, 2020 From Home Kitchen to Pie Shop in Under 2 Years with Diana Shockley
Diana Shockley owns I Love Pie in Carmichael, CA. After selling fruit pies at the farmers market for 1.5 years, she expanded into her own storefront. How did she do it and why was she so successful?
Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/4
53 min
March 10, 2020 From Lawyer To Boozy Baker with Dawn Belisle
Dawn sells alcohol-infused cupcakes from her home bakery near Atlanta, Georgia, called Delights By Dawn. Dawn talks about scaling, making yourself memorable, and if you should quit your day job.
Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/3
46 min
March 03, 2020 Selling Homemade Desserts for 17 Years with Lauren Cortesi
Lauren Cortesi talks about the realities of running a home bakery for 17 years, how to price products correctly, and the benefits of hiring a business coach. She owns Bella's Desserts in Pennsylvania.
Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/2
43 min
February 25, 2020 How To Start A Cottage Food Business From Your Home Kitchen
David Crabill talks about how to start a cottage food business from your home kitchen by using your state's cottage food law, and how to validate your product idea with paying customers.
Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/1
28 min

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Learn how to start a food business from your home kitchen by hearing stories from cottage food entrepreneurs about how they grew their businesses from the ground up. Does everyone ask for your…