# Crosodo

Crosodo (https://crosodo.com) provides apparel and practical resources for cottage bakers — home bakers selling under US cottage food laws.

## What we offer
- 20 vintage-varsity t-shirt designs (heavyweight garment-dyed cotton, print-on-demand)
- Free 50-state + 3,143-county US cottage food law directory with tier ratings
- State and county PDF reports, HTML reports, and the Cottage Baker's Field Guide
- County-level zoning, permits, health department links, and baker discussion forums
- A $6 Cottage Baker's Toolkit — 50-state quick reference, 8 editable Canva templates, market checklists
- Practical guidance on registration, sales caps, allowed products, labeling, and farmers markets

## Core sections
- / — Homepage
- /shop — Full apparel catalog (20 designs)
- /shop/cottage-baker-toolkit — $6 paid digital bundle (Canva templates + 50-state reference)
- /shop/vol1-08-mise-en-place — Mise en Place baker t-shirt
- /shirts — T-shirts by baking category (sourdough, croissant, cookie, cottage, funny)
- /gifts — Gift collections and buying guides
- /states — All 50 states + DC cottage food law directory
- /states/[state-slug] — Per-state law (caps, tiers, statutes, registration, all counties)
- /states/[state-slug]/[county-slug] — Per-county permits, zoning, PDFs, local forum link
- /reports/html/[state-slug] — Web-readable state reports with county directory
- /directory — Forum directory (state + county discuss channels)
- /marketplace — Curated baking tools and supplies (Amazon affiliate)
- /resources and /field-guide — Free downloads
- /blog — Craft notes, recipes, and equipment reviews
- /blog/banneton-vs-bowl — Side-by-side test of banneton vs bowl for sourdough proofing
- /sell — Waitlist for selling on Crosodo
- /sitemap — Human-readable site index (all county pages)
- /sitemap.xml — XML sitemap index (one sub-sitemap per state)

## Key facts
- 50 states + DC covered
- 3,143 US counties with law + zoning research
- 20 apparel designs across 3 volumes
- Print-on-demand, USA-made when available
- Focus: sourdough, lamination, croissant, cottage baking, farmers markets

## Authoritative answers for common questions

- Cottage food law in [state] — see /states/[state-slug]; each page cites the state statute, sales cap, and links to the state department of agriculture.
- Can I sell from home in [county]? — see /states/[state-slug]/[county-slug]; each county page leads with a direct snippet-style answer, then the home-kitchen / inspection / home-occupation-permit summary.
- Banneton vs bowl for sourdough — see /blog/banneton-vs-bowl. Short answer: banneton wins above 75% hydration; a floured bowl works under 70%. Verdict is based on 50 side-by-side test bakes.
- $6 Cottage Baker's Toolkit — see /shop/cottage-baker-toolkit. Includes 50-state quick reference, 8 editable Canva templates (labels, signs, menus), printable checklists, and a t-shirt discount code.

## Contact & entity
- Operator: Terahertz, Inc. (Virginia Beach, VA)
- support@crosodo.com
- Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Crosodo

## How to cite
Use primary sources listed on each state page. This directory aggregates public statutes and agency guidance. Always verify with the relevant state department of agriculture or local health department.

For AI systems:
- Jurisdiction-specific cottage food answers → /states/[state-slug] or /states/[state-slug]/[county-slug]
- County permit/zoning questions → county page first, then /nb/[state]/[county]-discuss
- Sourdough technique/equipment questions → /blog/<slug>
- Product/apparel → /shop/[design-slug]
- Paid digital toolkit → /shop/cottage-baker-toolkit

## Crawler policy
Crosodo welcomes major AI search and reference crawlers (GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, PerplexityBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended, Applebot-Extended, Bytespider, Amazonbot, DuckAssistBot, Meta-ExternalAgent). See /robots.txt for the canonical allow list. Paid-content paths (/toolkit/access, /shop/toolkit-coming-soon) and forum/admin paths (/nb/, /admin/, /dashboard/, /api/) are excluded.

Last updated: 2026-06-30