Cottage Food Operators, Come Sell at our Farmers’ Market

The Ecology Center Farmers’ Market team is looking for Cottage Food Operators that want to sell at our Saturday Downtown Berkeley farmers’ market! Cottage food is a growing part of the local food system, which got a huge boost when California enacted the Homemade Food Act in 2013. This law legalized the production of certain low-risk foods in home kitchens. We’re interested in adding these types of small-scale food producers to our farmers’ markets. For this type of vendor, we’re open to multiple cottage food makers who would share a single booth, or alternate weeks. If you’re a licensed Cottage Food Operator, or know one, with interest in selling at our markets, please take a look at our Processed Food Application here. If you have questions about applying, please contact our Farmers’ Market staff at (510) 548-3333 or email farmersmarkets@ecologycenter.org.

For more information on Cottage Food in California, visit the Sustainable Economy Law Center’s site, which has a summary as well as FAQ. Here’s to a (legal) local food economy!