This is a guest blog post by Suzanna Starr Williams. She is the owner and operator of Southern Starr Bakery in Nicholasville, Kentucky. You know that old saying “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade”? Well, in my case it’s taken me the better of 6 years to make my lemonade, but I’ve finally gotten those lemons juiced and the mixture is coming along. With time, I will venture to say it will even be outstanding! I was in a serious car accident which resulted in 9 months of physical therapy, spinal injections, and a lifetime of pain. It limited the jobs I could do, since my ...
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Know Your Worth, Pricing For Your Home Baking Business
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 below my pricing that ...
Aubri’s Sweets & Treats
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 Hanson, Kentucky. I specialize in custom cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and more yummy treats. Here are few pictures of my recent work! 😊 I have more pictures of my work on my Facebook business page: Aubri's Sweets & Treats. Follow us on social media, ...
Baker Showcase!
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, as I am doing this as an unpaid volunteer. ;) Today I am sharing Erinspiration Bake Shop. She makes beautiful cookie bouquets, like this one that was made for Mother's Day! Erinspiration's is located in Bellevue, Kentucky and can be emailed at erinspirationbakeshop@gmail.com. Contact her today to ...
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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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 ...
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 ...
Another Taste of Our Youth
"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 the back of pick-ups, never heard of seat belts and ate from trucks driving down the street. And by golly, we survived! Let us old-timers have another taste of our youth." - Jim Lasch, 70 year-old retired veteran from Kentucky ...
High Barrier To Entry, Even As A Farmer – Emily’s Baking Story
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 way for my girls to earn money for college so we started making fudge. We searched the area for a commercial kitchen. Our only options were $250 per month in Louisville - a 30 minute commute or a small ill equipped ancient community kitchen in LaGrange, we were still paying for. We couldn't use the enormous gas ...