wsda-state APPROVED COTTAGE FOOD permit-count oct. 2025

Washington State Cottage Food is a 15 years-long state-regulated industry.

A Reasonable Consumer Safeguard:

All consumers have the right to ask for proof of a valid Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Cottage Food Permit from anyone selling homemade food—whether online, at pop-ups, or at in-person community events to protect themselves and others from consuming food from an unregulated "Cottage Food "permit-pretender."

 Non-permitted home-kitchen food products can lead to:

• Increased  food safety risk potentials by home-kitchen producers without health department issued food safety food--handler cards 
• Foods made with untested, potentially unsafe residential water sources or private-systems
• Inadequate  ingredient and allergen disclosures by unlawful food producers
• "Know your food  producer" means avoiding unintentional support of  an underground (“black market”) food economy that can encourage potential tax avoidance issues, the loss of consumer protections and loss of appropriate funding of  publicly-supported food safety services

A black market includes the unlawful sale of otherwise legal goods—such as food—outside required regulatory oversight and seller-avoidance of  accountability to their end-consumers. 

Find WSDA-Approved Cottage Food Producers Near You

Current as of October 2025, per the last WSDA published list of 900+ approved Cottage Food permittees operating in nearly every county across the state.

Below, LocalUpFood.com provides:

• Regional  and county map keys 
• Geo-targeted   button-links to locate WSDA-listed Cottage Food producer contact information by region

Data Disclaimer

All Cottage Food producers currently listed by LocalUpFood.com on this website were verified as WSDA-permitted as of October 2025. Our curation of CF Listings on our regional Cottage Food (CF) guide-pages are based on WSDA’s data of October 2025. The public can independently verify any CF permit’s status directly with the WSDA listed contacts @
https://agr.wa.gov/departments/food-safety/food-safety/contact-information

Reporting of Unpermitted Food Sales

The WSDA accepts complaints about suspected unpermitted home-based food sellers.

Access the WSDA Food Complaint Form at the bottom of this WSDA webpage:
https://agr.wa.gov/services/consumer-protection-and-complaints/food-complaints