The Forrager Podcast for Cottage Food Businesses

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The Forrager Podcast for Cottage Food Businesses episodes

February 13, 2024 David Bock with Buzzed Honeys
David Bock of Altadena, CA runs a multifaceted honey business that specializes in rescuing honey bees, and he shares local marketing tips that helped him build an email list of 3,500+ subscribers
Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/108
59 min
January 30, 2024 Jessi Deily with Colby Jack Rabbit
Jessi Deily of Helena, MT sells macarons and custom-decorated meringue cookies with her cottage food business and shares her journey from struggling artist to successful baker and TikTok influencer
Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/107
59 min
January 16, 2024 Eric & Denise Steilberger with Fudge De Fûge
Eric & Denise Steilberger of Ocala, FL sell their homemade fudge all year long and share how the lessons they learned from running a cafe in Alaska helped them build a successful cottage food business
Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/106
56 min
January 02, 2024 Kristyn Suemnick with Old Oak Sourdough
Kristyn Suemnick of Murrieta, CA shares how her discovery of sourdough bread led to building a thriving home bakery that allows her to stay at home with her kids and better connect with her community
Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/105
1 hr
December 19, 2023 Megan Shonka with Happy Mango Bakery
Megan Shonka of Papillion, NE shares the highs and lows of her home-based bakery journey, the importance of being involved in her community, and her plans to expand into a brick-and-mortar storefront
Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/104
1 hr
December 05, 2023 Angela Awunor with Angyono Cakes
Angela Awunor of Glenn Dale, MD shares how she moved her thriving custom cake business from a commercial kitchen into her home, and how she maintains work-life balance with two full-time careers
Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/103
1 hr
November 21, 2023 Denae Spiering with The Sugar Shack
Denae Spiering of Bridgeville, DE shares how she realized her long-time dream of building a brick-and-mortar bakery despite life getting in the way and pausing her cottage food business for many years
Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/102
1 hr
November 07, 2023 Deanna Martinez-Bey with The Fiery Whisk Bakery
Deanna Martinez-Bey of Wake Forest, NC is a multi-faceted food entrepreneur and shares her experience in building a cottage food bakery, writing books, managing social media, and running pop-up events
Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/101
58 min
October 24, 2023 Episode 100: Where Are They Now?
In this very special 100th episode, previous guests come back on to share an update of what's changed since they were last on the show, what's surprised them, and what they've learned along the way
Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/100
2 hr 7 min
October 10, 2023 Starting A Mission-Driven Business with Nancy Chang
Nancy Chang of Oakland, CA sells healthy soups with her home-based micro-restaurant and shares how her mother's battle with cancer inspired her to provide nourishing food to those facing health issues
Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/99
1 hr

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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…