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Cottage Market

Your Home Kitchen Is a Business

The first marketplace built for cottage food producers. Sell your homemade baked goods, jams, honey, and more to real customers online — with 50-state licensing guides, compliance tools, and a network of American food producers behind you.

51State Guides
17States Allow Online Sales
6Food Freedom States
How It Works

From Home Kitchen to Online Store

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Get Licensed

We show you exactly what your state requires. Plain English, not legalese. Direct links to state applications.

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List Your Products

Create your FSD storefront. Upload photos, set prices, write descriptions. We handle compliance and labeling guidance.

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Start Selling

Your products go live to customers in your state. We handle the platform, you make the food.

50 State Guides

Know Your State's Cottage Food Laws

Every state has different rules. We break them down in plain English.

Full Online Sales Allowed

17 states

Partial Online / Delivery Restrictions

27 states

Guide Only — Restricted Online Sales

7 states
Food Freedom States

6 States Have Gone Further

Food Freedom laws remove the barriers between home kitchen producers and consumers. No permits. No inspections. No revenue caps. Just real people buying real food from their neighbors.

Why Food Store Direct

Not Just a Marketplace

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50-State Compliance Engine

We know every state's rules and enforce them automatically. Labeling requirements, revenue caps, allowed product categories — all tracked for you.

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Built-In Customer Base

FSD has customers buying premium food already. Your products get discovered alongside craft beef, wild seafood, and artisan goods.

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Multi-Channel Distribution

Google Shopping, eBay, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest. We put your products everywhere — not just our website.

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Lower Fees Than Anyone

5% commission on the free plan. $14.99/mo Pro plan for zero commission. Butter & Sage charges 8%. Etsy charges 6.5% plus listing fees.

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Labeling Tools

Auto-generate compliant labels for your state. Required disclaimers, allergen statements, and ingredient lists — formatted and ready to print.

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Revenue Cap Tracking

We track your sales in real time and alert you before you hit your state's annual cap. No surprises. No compliance violations.

Ready to Turn Your Kitchen Into a Business?

Thousands of Americans are already selling homemade food legally. We give you the guides, the tools, and the customers. You bring the food.