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Mother Earth News Wiser Living

Series · 17 books

By Steve Solomon, Lyle Estill, Bob Armantrout, and more

From the authors of Farmstead Chef, the authoritative guide for launching a successful home-based food enterprise, from idea and recipe to final product.From farm-to-fork and “Buy Local” to slow food and hand-made artisan breads, more people than ever are demanding real food made with real ingredients by real people. Widely known as “cottage food legislation,” over forty-two states and many Canadian provinces have enacted recent legislation that encourages home cooks to create and sell a variety of “non-hazardous” food items, often defined as those that are high-acid, like pickles, or low moisture, like breads or cookies. Finally, “homemade” and “fresh from the oven” on the package can mean exactly what it says.Homemade for Sale is the first authoritative guide to conceiving and launching your own home-based food start-up. Packed with profiles of successful cottage food entrepreneurs, this comprehensive and accessible resource covers everything you need to get cooking for your customers, creating items that by their very nature are specialized and unique. Topics covered development and testingMarketing and developing your nicheStructuring your business and planning for the futureManaging liability, risk, and government regulationsYou can join a growing movement of entrepreneurs starting small food businesses from their home. No capital needed, just good recipes, enthusiasm, and commitment, plus enough know-how to turn fresh ingredients into sought-after treats for your local community. Everything required is probably already in your home kitchen. Best of all, you can start tomorrow!Praise for Homemade for Sale“Revive local economies and create jobs. Add value instead of selling commodities. Rebuild regional food systems. Diversify production on the landscape. Capitalize the infrastructure for a sane and healthy diet. And yet, there is no switch to we have to start-small, learn the lessons, and grow this sector ourselves. Homemade for Sale is the perfect start.” —Severine von Tscharner Fleming, director, Greenhorns; and co-founder, Farm Hack and National Young Farmers Coalition"We are in a golden age for local, artisanal culinary products. But the food industry can be particularly challenging for startup businesses. Homemade for Sale is a valuable resource to help culinary entrepreneurs understand what lies ahead so they can more easily navigate their journey of turning their passion into a livelihood.” —Gregory Heller, author, U.S. Kitchen An Industry Snapshot

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Lisa Kivirist

Author · 2 books

As a pioneer in the cottage food industry, both covering the national movement for publications as well as championing for the passage of a “Cookie Bill” in Wisconsin, Lisa Kivirist is on the cusp of the latest trends. Lisa and her husband and co-author, John D. Ivanko, are food-loving entrepreneurs. Together, they’ve authored Homemade for Sale, Farmstead Chef, ECOpreneuring and Rural Renaissance. Lisa is a regular presenter at numerous national conferences and library, university and community events. She is a recognized spokesperson for the national sustainable agriculture and farm-to-table movement, featured in the New York Times, USA Today, Conde Nast Traveler, MSNBC and on various radio programs across the country, including Martha Stewart Radio, the Sirius Satellite network and “Good Food” on KCRW. Lisa is a distinguished Kellogg Food and Society Policy Fellow and a national advocate and leader for women in sustainable agriculture. She initiated and directs the Rural Women’s Project of the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (mosesorganic.org/projects/rural-women...), an award-winning initiative providing resources and networking for women farmers and food-based entrepreneurs. As a freelance journalist, she has contributed to Mother Earth News, Urban Farm, Mother Earth Living, Hobby Farms and Natural Awakenings. Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko are innkeepers of the award-winning Inn Serendipity Bed & Breakfast, completely powered by renewable energy. Their B&B features local, seasonal vegetarian cuisine prepared with ingredients harvested from the Inn’s organic gardens. For more, see innserendipity.com. They also write and speak about culinary travel and ecotourism trends. Lisa and John share their organic farm in Browntown, Wisconsin, with their son, a ten-kilowatt Bergey wind turbine and millions of ladybugs.

John Ivanko

Author · 1 books