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April 2023 Class List

by Morgan RothAvatar photo
March 24, 2023

Join us at the UF/IFAS Brevard Extension office for some fun learning experiences this April! Below is our current class list for the month. Brevard County 4-H Fair & Market Poultry Auction April 1  |  9 am – 1 pm Join Brevard County ... READ MORE

Category: Events
Tags: 4-H, Air Frying, Auction, Business, Business Finances, Bycatch, Bycatch Reduction, Bycatch Reduction Devices, Canning, Car Seats, Child Passenger Saftey, Child Safety, Coastal Systems, Commercial Kitchen, Commercial Landscaping, Cottage Food, County Fair, Crab Traps, Finances, Fitness, Florida Friendly Fishing, Florida Master Naturalist Program, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food, Food Business, Gardening, Healthy Food, Healthy Living, Hunter Safety, Hunting License, Jams, Jellies, Pesticide Exam, Pesticide License, Pesticide Workshop, Poultry, Preserving Food, Pressure Canning, Pressure Cooking, Silent Auction, Soil, Soil Health, Soil Improvement, Spring Into Fitness, Urban Farming, Water Bath Canning, Youth Development

Using Tropical Fruit under the Florida Cottage Food Law

by Jessica M. RyalsAvatar photo
July 16, 2021

Are you wondering if you can use home-grown tropical fruit from your farm or yard to make allowable or baked Cottage Food items? The short answer is yes. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) notes Cottage Food ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Collier County, Cottage Food, Entrepreneurship, Farm Business, Hobby Farm, Home Business, Home Gardening, Mango, Regulations, Small Business, Small Farm, Tropical Fruit

COVID-19 and Cottage Food Operations: 10 Considerations

by Brenda Marty-JimenezAvatar photo
April 8, 2020

As Florida consumers are concerned about coronavirus, it is crucial that sanitation and hygiene best practices are followed. This is very important to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and to help flatten the curve in our county and state. Consumers ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Coronavirus, Cottage Food, Cottage Food Business, Cottage Food Operations, Cottage Food Operators, COVID 19 Considerations For Cottage Food Operators In FL, Covid-19, Essential Services And Activities, Farmer's Market, Fight Bac, Florida, Food Safety, Good Hygiene Practicies, Handwashing, Home Kitchen, In Home Sales, Personal Hygiene, Sanitation, Sanitation And Bleach, UF/IFAS Solutions

Beyond Cottage Food Products: What’s pH have to do with it?

by Jennifer Hagen
April 24, 2019

Florida’s Cottage Food Law allows food entrepreneurs to use their home kitchen to produce food products that are considered not potentially hazardous. Gross sales for a cottage food operation must not exceed $50,000 annually, require no license ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety
Tags: Acidified, BBQ Sauce, Canned Food, Canned Fruits And Vegetables, Cottage Food, Farmer's Market, Flavored Oils, Food Business, Food Entrepreneurship, Food Safety, Hot Sauces, Low Acid, Marinades, Matt Krug, Pepper Jelly, PH, Pickles, Processing, Salsas, Sauces, Value Added
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University of Florida Leads Trend to Open Food Businesses with Workshops

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May 7, 2018

Kimberly and George Vecchio wanted to reinvent their 20-acre farm near Vero Beach from mostly animals to produce so they could start a food business. Though George had been a gourmet chef for more than 20 years, they didn’t know how to start ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Professional Development
Tags: Agricultural Sciences, Cottage Food, Cottage Food Enterprises, Cottage Law, Entrepreneurship, Extension, Food Businesses, Food Entrepreneurship, Soo Ahn, Workshops

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