Description

Farmer, baker, author, law advocate, speaker, mother, podcaster, entrepreneur… Lisa Kivirist wears many hats!

She and her husband, John Ivanko, run a B&B ecofarm in Wisconsin, and co-authored the most popular book for the cottage food industry: Homemade for Sale.

Lisa is a national speaker, runs a podcast, and was one of three plaintiffs in the lawsuit that gave Wisconsin bakers their freedom to sell. Most recently, she spearheaded a new project to help farmers make the most of their produce by selling it as cottage foods.

Lisa talks about living off the land, moving away from the corporate life-style, creatively packaging products, diversifying income streams, advocating for your laws, and everything in between.

What You’ll Learn

• How to start a farm “in the middle of nowhere”
• How to transition from corporate job to entrepreneur
• Why it is legal to sell baked goods in Wisconsin
• Finding unique products to sell by exploring your cultural roots
• The biggest mistake when pricing products
• How to leverage CSAs when selling cottage foods
• Ideas for packaging products creatively
• How to be environmentally conscious when packaging products
• What to do to label your products as organic
• How to diversify and build a business with multiple income streams
• Tips for working with government agencies and lawmakers

Resources

Farmstead Bakery: Recipes and Resources

Homemade for Sale

Inn Serendipity Homemade Bakery

Inn Serendipity Bed & Breakfast

Wisconsin Lawsuit for Legalizing Baked Goods

Wisconsin Cottage Food Law

Wisconsin Pickle Bill

Lobbying for or Amending a Cottage Food Law

Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/5