The Forrager Podcast for Cottage Food Businesses
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Learn how to start a food business from your home kitchen by hearing stories from cottage food entrepreneurs about how they grew their businesses from the ground up. Does everyone ask for your recipes, or say "You should sell that"? Have you dreamed of starting a brick-and-mortar bakery, or simply want a fun hobby that brings in some extra dough? On this podcast, David interviews a wide range of entrepreneurs across America who legally sell their homemade food via their state's cottage food law. Each episode reveals strategies for marketing and selling your food products successfully from home, online, at farmers markets/events, and in stores. Learn what steps you should (or shouldn't) take, and get your cottage food business off to the right start!
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Leah Livingston of Kenosha, WI shares how two personal tragedies led her to build a successful custom decorated cookie business that allowed her to quit her job and eventually expand into a storefrontGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/90
Barbara Williford of DeBerry, TX shares how she built a cottage food bakery with her daughter and grew it into a full-time business by networking with others and giving back to her communityGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/89
Chelsa Smith of Des Moines, IA sells sourdough bread from her wildly successful home microbakery and shares many of the ups and downs of building her business while finding work-life balanceGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/88
Mike Skyring of South Lyon, MI shares how he started a gourmet cookie bakery totally by accident, and how he quickly grew it into a very successful business by leveraging many marketing techniquesGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/87
Emily Vanlandingham of New Orleans, LA runs a home bakery that focuses on school celebrations, and shares the triumphs, lessons, and challenges that have come from creating her very unique businessGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/86
Jen Morris shares so many lessons from her crazy journey building a popular cupcake business in Collingdale, PA, including promoting yourself, scaling up, getting published, and validating productsGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/85
Christina Marquez of Antioch, IL shares how she built a cottage food bakery amidst many life challenges by following her passion, caring deeply about her customers, and focusing on serving othersGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/84
Brette Hawks is one of Utah's top wedding cake artists and shares how she grew two successful businesses as a stay-at-home mom by niching down, pricing correctly, and working smarter, not harderGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/83
Lee Thomas runs a legal home BBQ business in San Leandro, CA and shares how he leveraged his political connections to help legalize MEHKOs (micro-enterprise home kitchen operations) in his countyGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/82
Lisa Kivirist of Browntown, WI shares an update on the past, present, and future of the cottage food and food freedom movements, and how she's helping support them with many different resourcesGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/81
Amanda Schonberg of Baton Rouge, LA shares tons of business tips for generating more sales, building a following, managing mindset, improving time, growing an email list, and scaling up a bakeryGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/80
Fawzeya Owda of Norwood, OH shares her unique journey from home bakery to commercial kitchen when her Palestinian-inspired cheesecake allowed her to build her own American Dream to support her familyGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/79
Carla Jones-Harris of Pennsauken, NJ shares her 30-year journey of starting a successful gluten-free and vegan bakery after facing many painful setbacks that tried to get in her wayGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/78
Juno Rosales shares the incredible story of how she built an international brand by selling her frozen desserts from home in the Philippines before adding a second location in Los Angeles, CAGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/77
Heather & Corrie Miracle of Fairfax, VA share their top advice for cottage food entrepreneurs based on what they've learned from creating their very successful paid membership filled with raving fansGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/76
Twins Heather & Corrie Miracle of Fairfax, VA share the backstory that led them to create their extremely popular Facebook group about marketing for sugar cookiers and other cottage food entrepreneursGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/75
Jenny Berg of Bend, OR started baking sourdough bread during the pandemic and shares how she turned her new hobby into a home business that has finally given her a sense of fulfillment in her work.Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/74
Tiliwannia Ealey of Lithia Springs, GA sells popcorn and other homemade treats, and shares her struggles with finding the time to run her business, as well as achieving consistent sales. Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/73
Gary Knight of Gardnerville, NV sells beautiful hand-decorated chocolates that he learned to make while overcoming his alcohol addiction and recovering from a traumatic brain injury.Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/72
Annette Conrad of Mequon, WI shares how she massively scaled her home-based custom decorated cookie business by building a team, optimizing systems, and selling to event planners and corporate clients.Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/71
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