A new amendment to the Illinois Home to Market Act will allow food products directly from the farm to be sold online.
Raghela Scavuzzo is the Associate Director of Food Systems Development at Illinois Farm Bureau. She tells Brownfield previously food items like jellies, hot sauces and baked goods could only be sold at your farm or a qualifying farmers market.
“With this new legislation, as long as you are selling directly to consumers, businesses can start selling online.
