Home Based Microprocessing Workshop
Home Based Microprocessing Workshop
In-PersonThinking about selling your homemade or homegrown foods?
Last Revised: Nov 25th, 2025
Event Description
Thinking About Selling Your Homemade or Homegrown Foods? Kentucky has two pathways that can help you turn your products into profit: Homebased Processors (HBP) and Homebased Microprocessors (HBM).
Homebased Processors can make and sell a wide variety of low-risk, non-refrigerated foods including baked goods, candies (no alcohol), fruit jams and jellies (not low/no sugar), fruit pies, dried fruits/vegetables, herbs, spices, grains, nuts, granola, trail mix, and popcorn. No farming is required, and ingredients do not have to be homegrown. Products may be sold directly to Kentucky consumers from your home, farmers markets, community events, roadside stands, or online. Annual gross sales are limited to $60,000, and resale to stores or restaurants is not allowed. Registration with the KY Department for Public Health is required each year ($50 fee, no training). Our office is happy to help you get the application.
Homebased Microprocessors, however, are farmers who want to take their homegrown produce to the next level. HBM participants can prepare higher-risk value-added foods, including canned tomatoes, pickled products, salsa, pepper jellies, BBQ sauce, vinegars, low/no sugar jams, and pressure-canned vegetables. Certification includes a required $50 workshop, recipe approvals ($5 each), draft labels, water source verification, and an annual $50 certification fee. Sales are allowed only from the farm, a Kentucky registered farmers market, or a certified roadside stand, with a $60,000 sales cap.
Our office will be hosting our 2026 Homebased Microprocessor Workshop on January 27th from 9am-12:30pm. If you’re a farmer looking to expand your value-added offerings, or want to begin selling higher-risk canned goods, this workshop is your required first step! Please call (606) 598-2789 to register.
