Selling Home made cheese

[Drew]

Hi all,
I am looking to start making cheese and thinking long term.  I have mentioned to friends and family about my new hobby and they have expressed interest in purchasing what I make.  Is there anyone in Washington that has gone through the process to ensure all legal requirements are met?  If so, I would love to chat with you and find out all the necessary items to do it.  It is something I would like to keep on a small scale.  Not trying to compete with Sargento! HAHA

[SOSEATTLE]

I took the WSU short course several years ago. It would be a great place to start. There were several inspectors in the class also that provided their perspective on commercial cheesemaking on a small scale. Not inexpensive, but I would say worth it. It's coming up relatively soon if you can make it. 
https://creamery.wsu.edu/educational-opportunities/cheesemaking-shortcourse/
That being said, I am just a home cheesemaker and have not plans at this time to go commercial.

Susan

[Drew]

thanks for the info! I will check it out.

[pastpawn]

Hi all,
I am looking to start making cheese and thinking long term.  I have mentioned to friends and family about my new hobby and they have expressed interest in purchasing what I make.  Is there anyone in Washington that has gone through the process to ensure all legal requirements are met?  If so, I would love to chat with you and find out all the necessary items to do it.  It is something I would like to keep on a small scale.  Not trying to compete with Sargento! HAHA

Send a message to the guy who started the thread below.  I know he's just been down the path that you are considering:

http://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/topic,16642.msg127717.html#msg127717

[ophiuchus_99]

Hi all,
I am looking to start making cheese and thinking long term.  I have mentioned to friends and family about my new hobby and they have expressed interest in purchasing what I make.  Is there anyone in Washington that has gone through the process to ensure all legal requirements are met?  If so, I would love to chat with you and find out all the necessary items to do it.  It is something I would like to keep on a small scale.  Not trying to compete with Sargento! HAHA

I have ventured into this arena.  Here is a link to my story.

http://blog.cheesemaking.com/eric-olsons-amazing-mobile-cheese-truck/

Feel free to reach out to me and I can give you some insight as to the process of becoming a legal cheese manufacturer.