Cottage Food / Farmers Market

Purpose

The Cottage Food Program provides the opportunity for Certified Food Protection Managers (CFPM) to take their food service skills and bring them directly to the local community through established farmers markets. This program allows for a CFPM to make non-Time/Temperature Control for Safety (TCS) Foods and then sell them at farmers markets. 

Registration

Registration must be done with our department and the guidelines for what is allowed and how the products must be handled are in the links below. This is a process regulated by the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Illinois Department of Agriculture and Tazewell County Health Department.

Additional Information

Visit the Illinois Department of Agriculture Farmers Market website for more information.

Related Documents

  1. Cottage Food Registration (PDF)
  2. Cottage Food Home Self-Certification Checklist
  3. Food Safety Plan for Acidified and Fermented Foods
  4. Hazard Analysis Chart.xlsx
  5. Sample Hazard Analysis Chart.xlsx

2023 Current Cottage Food Operations

Name of Business City
Home Sweet Homemade Pekin
Patriot Prep Morton
Just Like Home  East Peoria 
Heavenly Heights Confections Marquette Heights
C&C Freeze Dried Goodies Pekin
Elena's Toffee East Peoria 
Little Heaven Bakery East Peoria
The Art in Baking LLC. Morton
Tree Family Treats Washington
Little Brown Cow Dairy Delavan
Eating DF Pekin
Berry Best Food Company Pekin
Butter Bakery  Washington
Little Bird Nest Company  East Peoria
Cabin Fever Crumbs  Tremont
Micke's Home Bakery  Pekin
Twigs Market Tremont