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About Us - Home and Hearth Press
Home and Hearth press is an Imprint of Tau Publishing, LLC
Tau Publishing, LLC began publishing in 2002. Initially, we focused on publishing Franciscan Books, and since then, we have expanded into several other product lines, including those catering to cottage home bakeries and providing resources on baking regulations. You can explore our offerings at the following sites: TauPublishing.com, TauPuzzles.com, AndiamoMarketplace.com, CountryStonewareCandles.com, and FranciscanJourney.com.
Cottage Home Bakeries
Over the past decade, baking regulations for cottage home bakeries across the United States have evolved to facilitate individuals in transforming their passion for baking into a profitable business. Many states have expanded their cottage food laws, allowing bakers to sell a wider variety of homemade goods, raise annual sales limits, and utilize more venues, including farmers’ markets, online platforms, and even direct shipping in some areas. These changes have lowered barriers, such as costly commercial kitchen requirements and complex licensing, empowering home-based bakery owners to test products, grow their customer base, and build sustainable businesses from their own kitchens. As a result, more people are turning their love of baking into thriving ventures while remaining compliant with state guidelines.
Why we launched Home and Hearth press
Home and Hearth Press was created with one simple goal: to help aspiring bakers turn their love of baking into a thriving business by making sense of the baking regulations that can often feel overwhelming. As more states began easing and expanding their cottage food laws, we saw an opportunity to support people who wanted to start their own home-based bakeries but didn’t know where to begin.
Many talented bakers struggle to navigate state-specific regulations—figuring out what can be sold, where they can sell, and how to properly label and package their products. We realized that while the opportunity was there, the guidance on cottage home bakeries was not always easy to find or understand. That’s why we decided to create a clear, step-by-step guide tailored to each state’s requirements, written in plain language so anyone can follow it.
At Home and Hearth Press, we believe that with the right tools, anyone can turn a home kitchen into a successful cottage bakery. Our books walk readers through every stage of the process—from registering their business and meeting state requirements to marketing, packaging, and building a loyal customer base—so they can confidently start selling their baked goods and grow their dream into a reality.