UCCE is offering two day workshops on Cottage Food Operations:

• May 15 & 22 in Mendocino County 
• May 13 & 20 in Solono County

(sadly, none are scheduled for Sonoma County).

“This workshop series will benefit all new and prospective Cottage Food Operators by providing practical information to support the success of their new cottage food business ventures,” explained UCCE North Bay Food Systems Advisor, Julia Van Soelen Kim.

MAY 7, 2014 the following were added to the list of Approved Cottage Foods:

• 
  Cotton candy.
• Candied apples.
• Confections such as salted caramel, fudge, marshmallow bars, chocolate covered marshmallow, nuts, and hard candy, or any combination thereof.
• Buttercream frosting, buttercream icing, buttercream fondant, and gum paste that do not contain eggs, cream, or cream cheese.
• Dried or Dehydrated vegetables.
• Dried vegetarian-based soup mixes.
• Vegetable and potato chips.
• Ground chocolate.

Learn more at Cottage Food Operations