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 […]
We want to help promote your new Kentucky home baking business! We will be featuring the work of home baker’s around Kentucky on a regular basis. Email us at KentuckyHomeBakers@gmail.com or see our Facebook post to be featured! My name is Aubri Martin. I am the owner/baker at Aubri’s Sweets & Treats. I am located in […]
I am going to start sharing some different work of home bakers from around Kentucky. I am also going to have a page on our website dedicated to finding a local baker. If you would like your business featured on the map, email me at kentuckyhomebakers@gmail.com with your information. This will be a slow process, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“As single, male senior citizen, my home cooking abilities are severely limited. Something like this would help me get the homemade things that I remember so much from many years ago. It’s time we took the over-cautious mindset out of things and remembered that my generation drank water from a hose, shared drinks, rode in […]
Today we feature the story of a farmer. This is Emily’s story in her own words. “Dear Kentucky State Lawmakers, I am Two Sisters Fudge, a small entity that followed all the rules for a few dollars per pound in profit. I am Kentucky Proud and yet that doesn’t describe my story. I wanted a […]
States with supportive cottage food laws provide simple and inexpensive ways for skilled people to begin safe and profitable businesses from home — businesses that can become sustainable jobs. Arguably, Kentucky’s lack of a cottage food law mostly affects women — ones who can and bake, but who might otherwise lack employment, garden space, access […]
