Good morning folks. Gotta go visit my local county ag extension agent today. I really like this gal. She's very friendly, verbose, and takes great pains to help me avoid problems further down the road. EG: selling our eggs. Now, I had understood California's ag farmstand code to allow me to sell my eggs from a stand set at the edge of my property to the general public. Well, last year it seems some rules have changed, and while I can prepare and sell foods made in my home kitchen (cottage food), I cannot, it seems sell my eggs if I use a SIGN. Why? The state has determined that if you put out a sign for eggs (like you'd put out a sign directing people to your farmstand) then it's a business and you need to be licensed. Not permitted, just licensed.
Well I'd been wanting to paint a sign to sell some of our delicious free-range eggs, but hadn't gotten around to it yet. Carrie down at the ag department says, No! No sign! Covering my ass, once again. Love that gal. Wish I could get her family to sell us some of their grazed beef.