Seller rules (Oregon)

What neighbors can sell from home in Oregon.

Next Door Grocer follows Oregon's home food rules. The listing form only offers the categories below and blocks the rest.

You can sell

• Fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs and edible flowers

  Sell only what you grew yourself.

• Shell eggs from your own hens

  Keep eggs at or below 45 °F (7 °C) until pickup.

  Label needs: Your name and address · date packed · safe-handling statement · "NOT FOR RESALE"

• Honey (no additives), nuts, grains and flour you grew

  Label needs: Your name and address

• Jams, jellies, pickles, salsas, sauerkraut, dried produce or herbs, and teas from your own crops

  Oregon Farm Direct law: made from crops you grew, up to $50,000 in sales per year.

  Label needs: "THIS PRODUCT IS HOMEMADE AND IS NOT PREPARED IN AN INSPECTED FOOD ESTABLISHMENT." · "NOT FOR RESALE." · your name and address

  Sales limit: $50,000 a year.

• Shelf-stable baked goods, confections and jams (cottage food)

  Needs an Oregon food handler card. Keep sales records for 3 years. Oregon buyers only. Up to $51,200 per year (2025).

  Label needs: Full label: product name, your name and address, the homemade statement, and every allergen

  Needs an Oregon food handler card.

  Sales limit: $51,200 a year.

Not allowed from home

• Meat and fish
• Dairy and raw milk
• Kombucha and fermented drinks
• Frozen produce
• Cream- or custard-filled baked goods
• Home-dried goods under cottage rules

The listing form blocks these, so they can't be posted.

A plain-language summary of Oregon's Farm Direct and cottage food rules. It is not legal advice; the Oregon Department of Agriculture has the full rules.