Great news for sellers of honey, jams, bakeries, and many other goodies that is made on the small farms of California. Before this, it was necessary to prepare at a costly commercial kitchen.
Here's an excerpt from the Sustainable Economies Law Center:
Cottage food laws, sometimes referred to as “baker’s bills,” are laws that allow people to make certain foods in their own home kitchen and then sell them on a small scale, typically directly to consumers and at farmer’s markets. Cottage food laws allow individuals who are interested in starting their own food business get started developing a customer base and raising some of the money required to further develop their business. Removing the significant financial and logistical barrier of having a commercial kitchen makes starting one’s own food business more accessible and more feasible for a greater number of people. It also gives consumers more access to a greater variety of home-cooked, artisan and other unique foods at their farmers’ market or right in their neighborhood.
http://www.theselc.org/