By Jennifer Lopez One of the most difficult aspects of starting a home baking business is knowing how much to charge. When you first start out you may not have the knowledge or the confidence that someone with more experience has, and you may feel as if you shouldn't charge what you are worth. Let's explore the pros and cons of pricing in the baking world. First, know that you cannot compete with a commercial bakery or big box store prices. If a potential customer comes to you with an idea, or wants something for below what it costs you to make it, then let it go. I will gladly tell customers with budgets ...
Kentucky Cottage Food Law
House Bill 263, Signed Into Law!
Today, April 2, 2018, House Bill 263 was signed into law by Governor Matt Bevin! The new law will take effect on July 1, 2018. Check out our page, House Bill 263 for information about the new law and what impact it will have on you! Thank you to everyone who signed and shared my petition! Thank you to all the home bakers who bravely shared their stories! Thank you to Representative Richard Heath for believing in our cause and filing House Bill 263! Thank you to all of the home bakers who took the time to bake treats and show up to Frankfort to talk with legislators, or be there for votes. Thank you to all of ...
House Bill 263 Moves On!
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KET Archived Legislative Coverage, March 6, 2018
The Senate Agriculture Committee met on March 6th, 2018. The Committee held a discussion on House Bill 263. Below is the archived Legislative coverage courtesy of KET.org The Senate Committee on Agriculture will vote on House Bill 263, March 13, 2018. If the bill passes the Committee, it will move on to be voted on in the Kentucky Senate. ...
Baking For Her Son, Christina’s Baking Story
Today we feature the baking story of a baker from Versailles, Kentucky. Who's motivation for baking is her son. "My motivation for baking is my son. He is a talented musician who takes private lessons weekly, needs high quality musical instruments, and travels for many band events not just throughout the state, but also around the world. As you can imagine, all of this comes with a high price tag. I have been able to offset the expenses associated with his participation with baking cupcakes. I don’t have a cute business name, but my cupcakes taste delicious. For Derby weekend, I baked Mint Julep cupcakes ...
Kentucky Blue Ribbon Pies and Cakes, Tracey’s Baking Story
Today we feature the story of a home baker from Ashland, Kentucky who had to give up her bakery, but knows that God is good through it all. "When my children were younger I visited a church to possibly attend. One day (The very day) I was making the decision to either return to that church or just not. I came home to a pie on my porch from a lady that attended that very church. Needless to say on that day it made my decision easy. I still attend this church 23 years later but I’m happy to report, that I am now the Associate Pastor in Music Ministry there. I own a bakery called Kentucky Blue Ribbon Pies and ...
House Bill 263 Sent To Senate Agriculture Committee
House Bill 263 was picked up in the Senate by the Agriculture Committee on Tuesday, February 27, 2018. Today we were informed by Representative Health, that a hearing is expected to happen on March 13th. This is great news! We will update on this once more information is given. In the meantime, we need everyone to call the legislative message line at 1-800-372-7181 and leave a message for every member of the Senate Agriculture Committee. Tell them to support House Bill 263! The call only takes around 2 minutes start to finish. The operator will ask for your name, address, phone number and message. You can ...
The Kentucky House of Representatives and HB 263
This week I and other Kentucky Home Bakers went to Frankfort, KY to be there when the house voted on House Bill 263. First, we had a great group show up on Tuesday. I drove for 4 hours from Paducah to attend. Our home bakers gave cookies, cupcakes, and cake pops to be passed out by the house pages, and then we all patiently waited for the house chamber to begin. A few minutes after the proceedings began the house went to a recess. Our group was then informed that all bills on consent order would be postponed until Friday of this week. Sadly, I drove 4 hours home with no vote. Today, February 23, ...
House Bill 263: An Act Related to Home-Based Food Products
January 23-25th we met with legislators in Frankfort, Kentucky to talk with them about changing Kentucky's current law to allow all people to bake from home. We handed out cookies, cupcakes and information for them to consider about the cottage food industry. Representative Richard Heath agreed to sponsor our bill and the following week he filed House Bill 263: An act related to home-based food products. There are several steps involved for a bill to become law. This week, on February 15th House Bill 263 was heard before the Health and Family Services Committee. They voted on our ...
We Are Going To Frankfort!
January 24, 2018 we are going to Frankfort, KY to meet with Representative Richard Heath. We will meet at the Capitol Annex building, which is located behind the Capitol. The address for the Capitol Annex building is: 702 Capitol Ave, Frankfort, KY 40601-3448. The meeting will take place at 10:00 a.m. EST. If you can attend the meeting please go to our Facebook page and mark that you are attending: https://www.facebook.com/events/1744431052255392/ ...