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   Hi Everyone!

   California does not currently have a Cottage Food Law, so it is illegal to bake and sell from your home kitchen. Instead, we have to rent a commercial kitchen in order to legally sell the things we make.

   I'm not sure how many Californians are here on this site, but I just wanted to share some information I came across.

   I stumbled across this link to a Southern CA Public Radio show segment about a breadmaker selling bread from his home and dealing with the Public Health Department;

   http://www.scpr.org/programs/offramp/2011/07/16/19853/public-health-dept-v-breadmaker-mark-stambler/

   But what really caught my attention was a comment in the "comments section" below the radio show blurb that stated, "...the Sustainable Economies Law Center up in the Bay Area will be meeting this week with State Senator Mark DeSaulnier to begin the process of drafting a Cottage Food Law for California."

   So, then I went to the Sustainable Economics Law Center website. I didn't find any information about how the meeting with the senator went, but their website does state that they are launching the Cottage Food Law for California Campaign and a feature to "Sign a Petition" will be coming soon. I'm guessing the meeting went well?
   http://www.theselc.org/cottage-food-laws/

   In case you are interested, there is currently also another online petition for a Cottage Food Law for California at http://www.petitiononline.com/CAHBLP/petition.html

   With several states just having passed Cottage Food Laws, hopefully CA can be next!

   Happy Decorating!

   :0)
   Alex

   Posted Jul 30 2011 6:56 am #
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   I just clicked on the 2nd link and the petition was…
   
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   Posted Sep 8 2011 2:44 am #
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   Thanks for the update! I'm glad the petition is up--I…
   
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   Posted Sep 8 2011 5:00 am #
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   Hi Everyone!

   I'm not sure if anyone is following the CA Cottage…
   
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   Posted Jan 28 2012 12:54 am #
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   Thanks for spreading the word & good luck!! I really…
   
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   Posted Jan 28 2012 4:50 am #
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   I'm crossing my fingers!!!

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   Posted Jan 28 2012 7:09 am #
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   I hope it passes too! We are always saying in…
   
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   Posted Jan 28 2012 5:12 pm #
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   Well, it looks like the deadline got extended from 1/31/12 to…
   
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   Posted Jan 28 2012 9:10 pm #
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   Hi All!

   I have some exciting news to share—the bill for a…
   
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   Posted Feb 19 2012 6:26 pm #
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    Can't wait to be legal!

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    Posted Feb 22 2012 7:34 pm #
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    Bill AB1616 will be going to committee hearings on 3/10! …
    
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    Posted Feb 24 2012 12:50 am #
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    There is great news about AB1616!

    After several postponements due to amendments…
    
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    Posted Apr 18 2012 3:36 am #
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    Let's hope that it does passes ;)

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    Posted Apr 19 2012 6:25 am #