# 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
- "Can I sell this?" — 42 foods × 51 US jurisdictions with yes/no/conditional verdicts and statute citations
- Seven free printable PDFs: compliance planner, sourdough guide, lamination pack, starter kit, batch planner, label templates, equipment checklist
- National reports: Cottage Food Online Sales (50-state survey), Can I Sell This? Cottage Food Rulebook (100+ pages)
- County-level zoning, permits, health department links, and baker discussion forums
- Reference library of official state agency PDFs, web pages, and training videos
- 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)
- /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
- /can-i-sell — Interactive state + food product checker
- /can-i-sell/[food-slug] — Per-food national guide (42 foods: sourdough, cheesecake, jam, etc.)
- /resources — Free downloads hub (field guide, printables, national reports, state PDFs)
- /resources/[printable-slug] — Individual printable PDF landing pages (7 workbooks/guides)
- /resources/reference-library — Catalog of official agency sources by state
- /resources/pet-treats — Pet treat licensing guidance (separate from human cottage food)
- /field-guide — 50-state field guide PDF landing page
- /directory — Forum directory (state + county discuss channels)
- /marketplace — Curated baking tools and supplies (Amazon affiliate)
- /blog — Craft notes, recipes, cottage food law updates, and equipment reviews
- /advertise — Classified ads for cottage bakers and small businesses
- /sitemap — Human-readable site index (all county pages)
- /sitemap.xml — XML sitemap index (one sub-sitemap per state)
- /llms-full.txt — Extended URL index (all states, foods, printables — auto-generated)
- /blog/feed.xml — Journal RSS feed
- /p/[handle] — Approved cottage baker business profiles

## Key facts
- 50 states + DC covered
- 3,143 US counties with law + zoning research
- 42 per-food "Can I sell?" national guides
- 7 free printable cottage bakery tools
- 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 [food] from home in [state]? — see /can-i-sell with state + product selected, or /can-i-sell/[food-slug] for the national food guide.
- 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.
- Is cheesecake / cream pie / kombucha allowed? — see /can-i-sell/[food-slug]; each page lists all 51 jurisdictions with verdict tiles and sanitation reasoning.
- Banneton vs bowl for sourdough — see /blog/banneton-vs-bowl. Short answer: banneton wins above 75% hydration; a floured bowl works under 70%.
- $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.
- Free compliance workbook — see /resources/cottage-food-compliance-planner.

## 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]
- Product-specific legality (cheesecake, jam, etc.) → /can-i-sell/[food-slug] or /can-i-sell?state=[slug]&product=[slug]
- County permit/zoning questions → county page first, then /directory for forum channels
- Sourdough technique/equipment questions → /blog/<slug>
- Free printable tools → /resources/<printable-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: 2026-07-08 (see also /llms-full.txt for the full machine index)