Two Tools, No Clue

Episode 2 is upon us, and this week we're exploring cottage food laws across the US! We get into their history, variations, and how they empower small entrepreneurs to sell homemade, non-hazardous foods... Unless you're a Delawarean, that is!

National Center for Home Food Preservation - https://nchfp.uga.edu/

New Jersey Cottage Food Operators Permit: https://www.nj.gov/health/cottagefood/

Mark Stambler’s Bakery - http://pagnolbread.com/index.html

Mark Stambler’s Interview - https://www.latimes.com/food/la-fo-artisan-bread-20110530-story.html

Sources:

• https://ij.org/case/nj-baked-goods-ban/
  • https://ij.org/issues/economic-liberty/homemade-food-seller/delaware/
• https://ediblejersey.ediblecommunities.com/things-do/things-do-home-bakers-unite-fighting-new-jerseys-ban-cottage-industry/
• https://edibleeastbay.com/2013/08/15/the-california-homemade-food-act/
• https://forrager.com/law/new-hampshire/
• https://www.pickyourown.org/CottageFoodLaws-Indiana.php
• https://extension.unh.edu/resource/selling-homemade-food-products-nh-basics-part-two-fact-sheet
• https://www.southernnevadahealthdistrict.org/permits-and-regulations/cottage-food-operations/
• https://texascottagefoodlaw.com/basics/
• https://www.dshs.texas.gov/retail-food-establishments/texas-cottage-food-production
• https://nationalaglawcenter.org/food-law-in-the-states-2025-update/
• https://www.pickyourown.org/CottageFoodLaws-New-Hampshire.php

In our very first Minisode, Jeidan tells us about the incredible life of Maggie Walz. Is there anything this woman couldn't do?! From opening her own currency exchange business to creating a whole thriving community on an island, this woman made homesteading look easy!

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Sources:

• https://www.nps.gov/people/maggie-walz.htm
• https://www.visitkeweenaw.com/blog/post/celebrating-womens-history-month-in-the-keweenaw/

Join hosts Jeidan and Anna as they debut their very first episode of Two Tools, No Clue! Jeidan takes us on a wild journey through the history, and shockingly underwhelming definition, of homesteading. From The Homestead Act to getting our act together on our homestead, we get into it!

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Sources:

History of Homesteading:

https://www.nps.gov/home/learn/historyculture/abouthomesteadactlaw.htm

Homesteading Act

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestead_Acts

8 oldest homes in America

https://geojango.com/blogs/explore-your-world/oldest-homes-america?srsltid=AfmBOoq0whG7yLwWwBwoHcI01KNfD4Ri7VX6mFQ3bIhPCZCa-2zPcpsC