Bake sales are occasional events where homemade donated baked goods are sold for fundraising purposes. Please see our bake sales guidelines.
Potlucks are communal meals to which people bring food to share. They are private events and not public or for commercial purposes. Examples are family reunion potlucks, funeral dinner potlucks, or office party potlucks. To see if your food event qualifies as a potluck event, read the potluck portion (Section 3.1) of the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act.
For information about farmers' markets and food product sampling for farmers' market vendors, please see Sections 3.3 and 3.4 of the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. For information about obtaining a farmers' market food product sampling handler certificate, please see the Illinois Department of Public Health's website. Contact them at (217) 782-7532 if you have any questions about the certification process.
The cottage food law allows operators to prepare certain food or drink items in their home kitchen and sell them at farmers' markets. Cottage food operators must register with the local health department in the county where the operator's primary domestic residence is located. For information about the cottage food law, please see the cottage food portion (Section 4.0) of the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. The University of Illinois Extension office also provides information about the cottage food law. For information about home canning, please see the USDA home canning guide.
Below is a current list of registered cottage food operations in Champaign County. Please be advised that being registered with the local health department does not equal being inspected and permitted by the local health department. Yearly registration is required (calendar year).
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Brown, Brittany 108 S. Cottage Grove Urbana, IL 61802 Date of registration - April 2, 2020 |
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Cox, Jessica 305 E. Franklin Street Fisher, IL 61843 Date of registration - June 17, 2020 |
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Fuenty, Katelin 605 W. Washington Street Champaign, IL 61820 Date of registration - February 27, 2020 |
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Harper, C. Ed and Janice 451 CR 2600N Mahomet, IL 61853 Date of registration - February 6, 2020 |
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Johnson, Regina 748 CR 250N Pesotum, IL 61863 Date of registration - February 14, 2020 |
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Leuszler, Heidi 5207-F N. Duncan Road Champaign, IL 61822 Date of registration - March 3, 2020 |
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McDuffee, Katherine 2574 CR 600E Dewey, IL 61840 Date of registration - June 3, 2020 |
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Prather, Deanna 2605 S. Cottonwood Road Urbana, IL 61802 Date of registration - July 23, 2020 |
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Shane, DeAnna Shane, DeAnna St. Joseph, IL 61873 Date of registration - February 10, 2020 |
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Smith, Shaquwander 2206-1/2 Easy Street Urbana, IL 61802 Date of registration - March 2, 2020 |
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Stines, Joan 3406 Pebblecreek Place Champaign, IL 61822 Date of registration - February 25, 2020 |