08/20/2026
Thinking about starting your own home-based food business?
Learn the rules, requirements and tips for turning your homemade goods into a successful business.
Perfect for bakers and anyone interested in selling homemade foods legally and safely!
Register here: https://www.aces.edu/event/cottage-food-training-geneva/
08/18/2026
Visit this station to learn safe, research-based techniques for canning, drying, and freezing fish and produce!
Participants will receive valuable resources and guidance for preserving foods safely at home. You will also learn about the Alabama Cottage Food Law and an Alabama Extension Food Safety Agent will be available to answer your questions!!!
08/17/2026
Look at how an Auburn sophomore built a business using her Cottage Food Law Certification!!
Want to apply for your own CFL certificate? Register for courses here!
https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/cottage-food-law/alabama-cottage-food-law-course/
Auburn Student Crafts Cottage Food Business After Alabama Extension Training - Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Auburn University sophomore Elizabeth Belcher started a baking business after Extension helped her with cottage food law certification.
08/14/2026
BREAKING NEWS: This online class comes with a LIVE human instructor! While we offer a self-paced CFL course, we're also throwing in a live Zoom session on August 27 at 1:00 PM.
You'll get:
✅ Important food safety information
✅ Cottage food law guidance
✅ Answers to your questions
✅ A live instructor who occasionally tells jokes
(quality not guaranteed 😂)
Grab your favorite snack and join us online! Register: www.aces.edu/go/cottagelaw
08/11/2026
Thinking about starting your own home-based food business?
Learn the rules, requirements and tips for turning your homemade goods into a successful business.
Perfect for bakers and anyone interested in selling homemade foods legally and safely!
Register here: https://www.aces.edu/event/cottage-food-valley/
08/10/2026
SERVSAFE Course in Chambers County!!
This is a two-day class using the 7th Edition ServSafe Manager textbook. Pre-registration required!
Register here: https://www.aces.edu/event/servsafe-valley/
08/06/2026
Ready to turn your homemade treats into a business? 🍞 Check out the Alabama Cottage Food Law certification courses offered by Alabama Extension—available self-paced online, live online, or in-person. Get certified for 3 years!
Alabama Cottage Food Law Course - Alabama Cooperative Extension System
The Alabama Extension Food Safety and Quality team offers online, in-person, and Spanish course options for the Alabama Cottage Food Law certification.
08/03/2026
This summer, US health officials have reported an increase in the number of domestic cyclosporiasis cases—an illness caused by the microscopic parasite, Cyclospora (Cyclospora cayetanensis)
Read here or go visit the CDC website at www.cdc.gov/cyclosporiasis to know more!
Increase in Cyclosporiasis Cases Highlights Importance of Food Safety - Alabama Cooperative Extension System
US health officials have reported an increase in the number of domestic cyclosporiasis cases—an illness caused by the parasite, Cyclospora.