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Florida law allows individuals to use their unlicensed home kitchens to produce for sale certain foods that present a low risk of foodborne illness. Cottage food operators can produce and sell these products directly to consumers without obtaining a food permit from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Gross sales for a cottage food operation must not exceed $50,000 annually.

Approved Cottage Food Products

  • Loaf breads, rolls, biscuits
  • Cakes, pastries and cookies
  • Candies and confections
  • Honey
  • Jams, jellies and preserves
  • Fruit pies and dried fruits
  • Dry herbs, seasonings and mixtures
  • Homemade pasta
  • Cereals, trail mixes and granola
  • Coated or uncoated nuts
  • Vinegar and flavored vinegar’s
  • Popcorn and popcorn balls

Cottage Food Law Basics

  • Cottage food operators can sell cottage foods only within the state of Florida and not across state lines.
  • Cottage food operators may sell cottage food products on their website, but the products are prohibited to be delivered by mail order.
  • Cottage food products must be delivered directly to the consumer or to the consumer’s private event such as a wedding or birthday party.
  • Cottage food products cannot be sold wholesale.
  • Cottage foods must be properly packaged and labeled. Cottage food operators can serve free samples for tasting, but the samples must be prepackaged.
  • A cottage food operation must comply with all applicable county and municipal laws and ordinances regulating the preparation, processing, storage and sale of cottage food products.

Click to access Cottage-Food-Operations.pdf

 

http://www.pickyourown.org/CottageFoodLaws-Florida.php

 

KinDoo Center

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KinDoo Family Center History

Having worked for a number of years as administrators of Hope Rural School in Indiantown, Sister Mary Dooley, SSND and Sister Kate Kinnally, SSND became increasingly aware of the great need for the education of the parents. Most of the families were immigrants from Guatemala, Mexico, and Haiti and had very little, if any, opportunity for schooling in their own country.

In April of 2015, the sisters began to pursue the possibility of opening a Family Center in the Indiantown Community where they could offer life skills to the parents.

The sisters believed this was a call from God and kept pursuing their dream. Thanks to the kindness of Indiantown Non-Profit Housing, the sisters were offered the use of a vacant building right in the heart of the New Hope community. Needing some renovation, Indiantown Non-Profit Housing stepped up to the plate and created a warm and welcoming environment to carry out the mission of the center.

More miracles began flowing as Indiantown Telecommunications Service provided free internet for a year and Florida Power and Light performed an energy makeover, installing new energy efficient light fixtures and air conditioners. Over the summer months, furniture was donated by many non-profits and thrift stores and the building was beginning to take shape.

As the sisters brain-stormed ideas for the name of the new center, jokingly, they used part of their last names -KinnallyDooley to create the name KinDoo. Everyone thought it a perfect name for the spirit that the sisters wanted to create among their students- a KinDoo attitude. Thus, the name took on a life of its own.

The dedication of the building on October 2nd, 2015 was a reminder to all present that miracles do happen and dreams really do come true. The KinDoo Family Center opened for classes on October 5th with 35 students enrolled. The building is bursting with activity as programs in sewing, literacy, cooking, and art come alive and inspire hope of brighter futures to everyone who walks through the doors.

The 2016-2017 School Year opened with an enrollment of 50 students, some registering for two and three classes.  The KinDoo Family center was able to add two new  programs to their schedule with the addition of a new staff member, Sister Barbara Becker OP.   Through a grant from Mariner Sands Community Chapel, 10 computers were purchased.  A computer lab was set up and computer clases became available.

The KinDoo Kids Korner became a reality, providing child care while parents attended classes.

New Smart Phone Capability

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SAY HELLO TO 1984 ++

If you’re worried about the capability of government to conduct surveillance of citizens engaged in political assembly and protest, or even just personal activity, then you should be aware the technological capability of government surveillance is about to expand exponentially.

The US Air Force’s Research Lab (yes, it has its own lab) has recently signed a contract to test new software of a company called SignalFrame, a Washington DC wireless tech company.

The company’s new software is able to access smartphones, and from your phone jump off to access any other wireless or Bluetooth device in the near vicinity.

To quote from the November, 27th 2020 article in the Wall St. Journal by Byron Tau, the smartphone is used “as a window onto usage of hundreds of millions of computers, routers, fitness trackers, modern automobiles and other networked devices, known collectively as the ‘Internet of Things’. (IoT)”

Your smartphone in effect becomes a government listening device that detects and accesses all nearby wireless or Bluetooth devices, or anything that has a MAC address for that matter.

How ‘near’ is nearby is not revealed by the company, or the Air Force, both of which refused to comment on the Wall St. Journal story.

But with the expansion of 5G wireless, it should be assumed it’s more than just a couple steps from your smartphone. O Joy.