Disclaimer
Effective Date: May 19, 2026
Website: CottageKitchenFinder.com
Cottage Kitchen Finder (“CKF,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) provides information to help people discover cottage food sellers, farmers markets, local producers, farm stands, U-pick farms, seasonal foods, and community food resources.
The information on this website is provided for general informational purposes only.
Not Legal, Business, Health, or Food Safety Advice
CKF does not provide legal, business, tax, health, nutrition, food safety, insurance, licensing, or regulatory advice.
Information on this website should not be treated as professional advice. Cottage food laws, farmers market rules, permits, licensing requirements, food safety rules, labeling requirements, tax obligations, insurance requirements, and product restrictions vary by state, parish, county, city, market, and business type.
Merchants, vendors, producers, market organizers, and shoppers should verify important information with the appropriate official source, agency, attorney, accountant, insurance provider, market manager, or qualified professional.
Listing Accuracy
CKF works to provide useful and accurate information, but we cannot guarantee that every listing is complete, current, correct, or available.
Listings may include information gathered from public sources, submitted by users, provided by merchants or markets, suggested by visitors, or researched by CKF. Information may change without notice.
Before visiting, purchasing, applying, selling, attending, or relying on any listing, users should confirm details directly with the merchant, market, producer, organizer, or official source.
This includes, but is not limited to:
- Business hours
- Market dates and schedules
- Product availability
- Pickup or sales locations
- Contact information
- Vendor participation
- Claim status
- Food assistance acceptance
- Program participation
- Rules, fees, permits, or restrictions
No Endorsement or Certification
A listing on CKF does not mean that CKF endorses, certifies, inspects, approves, licenses, supervises, or guarantees that merchant, market, vendor, producer, farm stand, U-pick farm, organization, or resource.
CKF does not verify every product, service, food item, business practice, license, permit, insurance policy, food safety practice, or legal compliance status.
Users are responsible for making their own decisions and performing their own due diligence.
Food Products and Transactions
CKF does not produce, prepare, package, inspect, sell, deliver, or guarantee any food products listed on the website.
Any purchase, sale, pickup, delivery, visit, event, communication, or transaction is between the shopper and the merchant, market, producer, vendor, or third party involved.
CKF is not responsible for:
- Product quality
- Food safety
- Allergens
- Ingredients
- Labeling
- Pricing
- Availability
- Delivery or pickup arrangements
- Refunds
- Customer service
- Disputes
- Illness, injury, loss, or damages related to food products or transactions
Shoppers should ask questions directly and use their own judgment before purchasing or consuming any food item.
Allergy and Ingredient Warning
Food products may contain allergens or may be prepared in kitchens, homes, farms, stands, or facilities where allergens are present.
CKF does not verify ingredient lists, allergen statements, kitchen conditions, or cross-contact risks.
Consumers with food allergies, sensitivities, dietary restrictions, medical conditions, or food safety concerns should contact the seller directly before purchasing or consuming any product.
Cottage Food Laws and Local Rules
Cottage food laws and related rules vary by location. A product that may be allowed in one state or locality may not be allowed in another.
CKF may provide general information or links related to cottage food, markets, or local food resources, but CKF does not guarantee that any seller, product, market, or practice complies with applicable laws.
Merchants, vendors, and producers are responsible for knowing and following all applicable laws, rules, permits, labeling requirements, market rules, and business obligations.
Food Assistance Information
CKF may display information about whether certain farmers markets or resources appear to accept or support programs such as EBT, SNAP, WIC/FMNP, Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Double Up Food Bucks, Produce Perks, Market Match, Healthy Bucks, or similar programs.
This information is intended as a helpful public resource only.
Program availability, eligibility, accepted benefits, matching amounts, token systems, seasonal limits, rules, and participation may change.
Users should confirm food assistance information directly with the market, program administrator, government agency, or official source before relying on it.
CKF does not determine eligibility, issue benefits, process benefit payments, administer programs, or guarantee participation.
Seasonal Food Information
CKF may provide seasonal food suggestions, buying guides, produce availability information, or local food notes.
Seasonal availability can vary based on weather, region, growing conditions, market participation, harvest timing, supply, and individual producer practices.
Seasonal information is general guidance only and should not be treated as a guarantee that any specific product is available.
Third-Party Links
CKF may link to third-party websites, social media pages, government resources, market websites, merchant websites, program pages, maps, directories, or other external resources.
These links are provided for convenience.
CKF is not responsible for the content, accuracy, privacy policies, security, availability, practices, or actions of third-party websites.
Visiting third-party websites is at your own risk.
User-Submitted Information
CKF may allow users, merchants, markets, producers, visitors, or organizations to submit listings, corrections, suggestions, claim requests, messages, images, or other information.
CKF may review, edit, publish, reject, remove, or archive submitted information, but we do not guarantee that all user-submitted information is accurate, current, or complete.
Users are responsible for the information they submit.
Website Availability
CKF may change, update, remove, pause, or discontinue website features, listings, pages, tools, or services at any time.
We do not guarantee that the website will always be available, uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.
Limitation of Responsibility
By using CKF, you understand that you are responsible for your own decisions, communications, visits, purchases, sales, submissions, and reliance on information.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, CKF is not responsible for losses, damages, injuries, claims, disputes, errors, omissions, outdated information, third-party actions, food-related issues, transactions, or decisions made based on website information.
Contact Us
If you believe information on CKF is inaccurate, outdated, incomplete, or should be reviewed, please contact us.
Cottage Kitchen Finder
Email: cottagekitchenfinder.com
Website: CottageKitchenFinder.com
