New virtual classes guiding Florida’s food entrepreneurs from garden to market [Video]

IMMOKALEE, Fla — For people looking to turn their homemade food into cash at farmers markets, new virtual classes are here to help you. Fox 4 Community Correspondent Austin Schargorodski talked with a food science expert about how she’s hosting classes to help guide people through the process.

You see them every weekend – farmers markets packed with fresh, homemade food. But, how do you get from garden to market?

Watch how below:

‘Let us help you navigate’: New virtual classes guide food entrepreneurs from garden to market

“Helping you build those best practices right out of the gate so you can steamroll through as they say,” said Stephanie Brown, State Specialized Food Science Extension Agent at the University of Florida.

With Florida’s Cottage Food Law allowing up to $250,000 in annual sales from homegrown or homemade products, Brown said people are hungry for this information. But, she said understanding the law can …