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      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Cottage Food Baker: job_overview",
      "summary": "Cottage food bakers produce and sell non-potentially hazardous baked goods such as breads, cookies, and pastries from home kitchens under state cottage food laws.",
      "body": "Cottage food bakers produce and sell non-potentially hazardous baked goods such as breads, cookies, and pastries from home kitchens under state cottage food laws.\n\nWhat Minnesota Department of Agriculture actually says:\n\n“Prepare and sell only non-potentially hazardous food (such as baked goods, certain jams and jellies) and/or home canned pickles, vegetables, or fruits with a pH of 4.6 or lower OR a water activity of 0.85 or less.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "http://www.mda.state.mn.us/food-feed/cottage-food-producer-registration",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-07",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Minnesota Department of Agriculture",
      "evidence_quote": "Prepare and sell only non-potentially hazardous food (such as baked goods, certain jams and jellies) and/or home canned pickles, vegetables, or fruits with a pH of 4.6 or lower OR a water activity of 0.85 or less.",
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      "subject": "Cottage Food Baker",
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      "applies_to_scope": "Cottage food laws vary by state; Minnesota used as example",
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        "startup_cost": "could_not_verify",
        "skill_level": "could_not_verify",
        "typical_pay_range": "could_not_verify",
        "pay_unit": "could_not_verify",
        "where_to_find_work": "Farmers' markets, community events, internet, private home",
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      },
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      "id": "learn_r1734_job_discovery_making_food_products_angle_marketplaces_1734_03",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Cottage Food Jam and Jelly Producer: job_overview",
      "summary": "Cottage food jam and jelly producers make and sell fruit preserves, jams, and jellies from home kitchens under state cottage food laws.",
      "body": "Cottage food jam and jelly producers make and sell fruit preserves, jams, and jellies from home kitchens under state cottage food laws.\n\nWhat Minnesota Department of Agriculture actually says:\n\n“Prepare and sell only non-potentially hazardous food (such as baked goods, certain jams and jellies) and/or home canned pickles, vegetables, or fruits with a pH of 4.6 or lower OR a water activity of 0.85 or less.”",
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      "last_verified": "2026-10-07",
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      "source_tier": "A",
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      "volatility": "medium",
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      "subject": "Cottage Food Jam and Jelly Producer",
      "topic": "job_overview",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Cottage food laws vary by state; Minnesota used as example",
      "job": {
        "job_name": "Cottage Food Jam and Jelly Producer",
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        "skill_level": "could_not_verify",
        "typical_pay_range": "could_not_verify",
        "pay_unit": "could_not_verify",
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      },
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    {
      "id": "learn_r1734_job_discovery_making_food_products_angle_marketplaces_1734_04",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Cottage Food Hot Sauce Producer: job_overview",
      "summary": "Cottage food hot sauce producers make and sell acidic hot sauces with a pH of 4.6 or lower from home kitchens under state cottage food laws that allow home-canned pickles, vegetables, or fruits with a pH of 4.6 or lower or a water activity of 0.85 or less.",
      "body": "Cottage food hot sauce producers make and sell acidic hot sauces with a pH of 4.6 or lower from home kitchens under state cottage food laws that allow home-canned pickles, vegetables, or fruits with a pH of 4.6 or lower or a water activity of 0.85 or less.\n\nWhat Minnesota Department of Agriculture actually says:\n\n“Prepare and sell only non-potentially hazardous food (such as baked goods, certain jams and jellies) and/or home canned pickles, vegetables, or fruits with a pH of 4.6 or lower OR a water activity of 0.85 or less.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "http://www.mda.state.mn.us/food-feed/cottage-food-producer-registration",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-07",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Minnesota Department of Agriculture",
      "evidence_quote": "Prepare and sell only non-potentially hazardous food (such as baked goods, certain jams and jellies) and/or home canned pickles, vegetables, or fruits with a pH of 4.6 or lower OR a water activity of 0.85 or less.",
      "volatility": "medium",
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      "subject": "Cottage Food Hot Sauce Producer",
      "topic": "job_overview",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Cottage food laws vary by state; Minnesota used as example",
      "job": {
        "job_name": "Cottage Food Hot Sauce Producer",
        "category": "Selling and making products",
        "what_it_is": "Producing and selling acidic hot sauces from home kitchens under state cottage food regulations for acidified foods",
        "startup_cost": "could_not_verify",
        "skill_level": "could_not_verify",
        "typical_pay_range": "could_not_verify",
        "pay_unit": "could_not_verify",
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      },
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      "id": "learn_r1734_job_discovery_making_food_products_angle_marketplaces_1734_05",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Cottage Food Pickle Maker: job_overview",
      "summary": "Cottage food pickle makers produce and sell home-canned pickles, vegetables, or fruits with a pH of 4.6 or lower OR a water activity of 0.85 or less from home kitchens under state cottage food laws.",
      "body": "Cottage food pickle makers produce and sell home-canned pickles, vegetables, or fruits with a pH of 4.6 or lower OR a water activity of 0.85 or less from home kitchens under state cottage food laws.\n\nWhat Minnesota Department of Agriculture actually says:\n\n“Prepare and sell only non-potentially hazardous food (such as baked goods, certain jams and jellies) and/or home canned pickles, vegetables, or fruits with a pH of 4.6 or lower OR a water activity of 0.85 or less.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "http://www.mda.state.mn.us/food-feed/cottage-food-producer-registration",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-07",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Minnesota Department of Agriculture",
      "evidence_quote": "Prepare and sell only non-potentially hazardous food (such as baked goods, certain jams and jellies) and/or home canned pickles, vegetables, or fruits with a pH of 4.6 or lower OR a water activity of 0.85 or less.",
      "volatility": "medium",
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      "subject": "Cottage Food Pickle Maker",
      "topic": "job_overview",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Cottage food laws vary by state; Minnesota used as example",
      "job": {
        "job_name": "Cottage Food Pickle Maker",
        "category": "Selling and making products",
        "what_it_is": "Producing and selling home-canned pickles, vegetables, or fruits meeting acidity or water activity requirements from home kitchens under state cottage food regulations",
        "startup_cost": "could_not_verify",
        "skill_level": "could_not_verify",
        "typical_pay_range": "could_not_verify",
        "pay_unit": "could_not_verify",
        "where_to_find_work": "Farmers' markets, community events, internet, private home",
        "adjacent_jobs": "Cottage food baker, Jam and jelly maker, Hot sauce producer"
      },
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    {
      "id": "learn_r1734_job_discovery_making_food_products_angle_marketplaces_1734_06",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Cottage Food Selling Location: job_overview",
      "summary": "Cottage food producers may sell their products from a private home, farmers' market, community event, or on the internet.",
      "body": "Cottage food producers may sell their products from a private home, farmers' market, community event, or on the internet.\n\nWhat Minnesota Department of Agriculture actually says:\n\n“Sell from a private home, farmers' market, community event, or on the internet.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "http://www.mda.state.mn.us/food-feed/cottage-food-producer-registration",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-07",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Minnesota Department of Agriculture",
      "evidence_quote": "Sell from a private home, farmers' market, community event, or on the internet.",
      "volatility": "medium",
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      "subject": "Cottage Food Selling Location",
      "topic": "job_overview",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Cottage food laws vary by state; Minnesota used as example",
      "job": {
        "job_name": "Cottage Food Producer (Sales Channel)",
        "category": "Selling and making products",
        "what_it_is": "Selling homemade food products under state cottage food regulations from private homes, farmers' markets, community events, or the internet",
        "startup_cost": "could_not_verify",
        "skill_level": "could_not_verify",
        "typical_pay_range": "could_not_verify",
        "pay_unit": "could_not_verify",
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    {
      "id": "learn_r1734_job_discovery_making_food_products_angle_marketplaces_1734_07",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Cottage Food Producer Sales Cap: job_overview",
      "summary": "Minnesota cottage food producers may sell $78,000 or less in a calendar year under the cottage food exemption.",
      "body": "Minnesota cottage food producers may sell $78,000 or less in a calendar year under the cottage food exemption.\n\nWhat Minnesota Department of Agriculture actually says:\n\n“Sell $78,000 or less in a calendar year.”",
      "source_type": "official",
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      "last_verified": "2026-10-07",
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      "subject": "Cottage Food Producer Sales Cap",
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      "applies_to_scope": "Minnesota-specific; other states have different caps",
      "job": {
        "job_name": "Cottage Food Producer (Sales Cap)",
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      "id": "learn_r1734_job_discovery_making_food_products_angle_marketplaces_1734_08",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Manager: job_overview",
      "summary": "Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural establishments.",
      "body": "Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural establishments.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine actually says:\n\n“Plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural establishments.”",
      "source_type": "official",
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      "last_verified": "2026-10-07",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
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      "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine",
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      "volatility": "low",
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      "topic": "job_overview",
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      "applies_to_scope": "Broad agricultural management role applicable to food producers and farmers",
      "job": {
        "job_name": "Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Manager",
        "category": "Selling and making products",
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        "adjacent_jobs": "Farm manager, Ranch manager, Greenhouse manager"
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      "id": "learn_r1734_job_discovery_making_food_products_angle_marketplaces_1734_09",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Animal Scientist: job_overview",
      "summary": "Animal Scientists conduct research in the genetics, nutrition, reproduction, growth, and development of domestic farm animals.",
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