{"id":2159,"date":"2026-08-18T11:21:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T18:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/foodsafety\/?page_id=2159"},"modified":"2026-08-21T12:55:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T19:55:53","slug":"cottage-food-workshop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/foodsafety\/training-programs\/cottage-food-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Cottage Food Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you wish to start a cottage food business?  Are you already a cottage food processor?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although foods produced under cottage food laws have traditionally been considered low risk, following cottage food laws, good manufacturing practices, allergen management, and control of food safety hazards is vital for ensuring a safe product. In this workshop series, you will learn about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Washington Cottage Food Laws<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Control of food safety hazards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hygienic zoning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proper food storage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allergen management and labeling, and best practices for preventing cross-contact<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Effective cleaning and sanitation programs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Register for a FREE workshop!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2p2dns6p\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tRegister for the August 2026 Cottage Food Workshop Series\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Dates\/Times<\/td><td>Subjects Covered<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Aug 24<\/strong><br>Workshop 1<br><em>2\u20134 PM<\/em><\/td><td>\u2022 Washington Cottage Food Laws<br>\u2022 Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Aug 26<\/strong><br>Workshop 2<br><em>2\u20134 PM<\/em><\/td><td>\u2022 Control of food safety hazards<br>\u2022 Hygienic zoning<br>\u2022 Proper food storage<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Aug 27<\/strong><br>Workshop 3<br><em>1\u20133 PM<\/em><\/td><td>\u2022 Allergen management and labeling, and best practices for preventing cross-contact<br>\u2022 Effective cleaning and sanitation programs<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Table of dates, times, and subject matter for the Cottage Food Workshop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Stephanie Smith, WSU Extension Consumer Food Safety Specialist, is your instructor.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you wish to start a cottage food business? Are you already a cottage food processor? Although foods produced under cottage food laws have traditionally been considered low risk, following [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"parent":939,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":null},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/foodsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2159"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/foodsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/foodsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/foodsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/foodsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2159"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/foodsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2164,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/foodsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2159\/revisions\/2164"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/foodsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/foodsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/foodsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/foodsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}