110 episodes

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!

The Forrager Podcast for Cottage Food Businesses David Crabill

    • Business
    • 5.0 • 102 Ratings

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!

    Michelle Dukes with The Cookie Cutters

    Michelle Dukes with The Cookie Cutters

    Michelle Dukes of Penfield, NY shares why she shifted her business model after 10 years of running a cottage food bakery, while keeping focus on the most important aspect of her business: having funGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/110

    • 56 min
    Shupan Abraham with Cakes By Shupan

    Shupan Abraham with Cakes By Shupan

    Shupan Abraham of Lawrenceville, GA shares how her cottage food bakery transformed once she hired a coach, and what she's learned about putting herself out there and marketing her business effectivelyGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/109

    • 57 min
    David Bock with Buzzed Honeys

    David Bock with Buzzed Honeys

    David Bock of Altadena, CA runs a multifaceted honey business that specializes in rescuing honey bees, and he shares local marketing tips that helped him build an email list of 3,500+ subscribersGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/108

    • 58 min
    Jessi Deily with Colby Jack Rabbit

    Jessi Deily with Colby Jack Rabbit

    Jessi Deily of Helena, MT sells macarons and custom-decorated meringue cookies with her cottage food business and shares her journey from struggling artist to successful baker and TikTok influencerGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/107

    • 58 min
    Eric & Denise Steilberger with Fudge De Fûge

    Eric & Denise Steilberger with Fudge De Fûge

    Eric & Denise Steilberger of Ocala, FL sell their homemade fudge all year long and share how the lessons they learned from running a cafe in Alaska helped them build a successful cottage food businessGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/106

    • 55 min
    Kristyn Suemnick with Old Oak Sourdough

    Kristyn Suemnick with Old Oak Sourdough

    Kristyn Suemnick of Murrieta, CA shares how her discovery of sourdough bread led to building a thriving home bakery that allows her to stay at home with her kids and better connect with her communityGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/105

    • 59 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
102 Ratings

102 Ratings

KamelaC ,

So helpful

I greatly appreciate all your episodes. So helpful and always uplifting. My local health department said they recommended your website, I told them YES, I mentioned I love the podcast. They didn’t know you had one and are excited to come listen. Thanks for being a great resource for a Cottage Baker.

HaniZ1 ,

Excellent podcast

David is a very good interviewer and asks very good questions. I often relate to the struggles and success of the entrepreneurs and so this podcast is just perfect for me, as a cottage food entrepreneur. I highly recommend. Thank you, David.

Cakedujour ,

The Forrager Podcast is a treasure trove of information

David Crabill is a very dear friend to the cottage food industry. Not only is his website a reliable source of information about individual state laws, but his podcasts are filled to the brim with valuable firsthand knowledge given by cottage food producers of every kind. Every single interview has shared experiences and advice that every cottage food business needs. Anyone who has a cottage food business or is thinking about one, would be doing themselves a favor by listening to these interviews. Even if a particular episode doesn’t talk about your particular kind of business, there is a lot to be learned. *Ten stars* for the Forrager Podcast!

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