JJD Ranch

This is great news for our local customers. SB 541 updates Texas Cottage Food Laws. They have needed to be updated for awhile now. This law will go into effect on Sept 1, 2025.

One of the most exciting things about this update is that Cottage Foods can now be sold through Cottage Food Vendors. Before, they had to be put directly into the hands of the customer by the producer. So, this opens many many doors.

If you are interested in becoming a Cottage Food Vendor, please let us know. We would love to consider working with you!

Want to start growing some of your own food but not sure how to get started? There are so many options out there. Which one or what combination would be best for you? If you are like me, I did not even know what terms like food forest or foodscape (edible landscaping) even meant until recently, and I certainly did not know they were options for me.

Even if you have no available land at all, there are gardening options available to you. We are not horticulturists or even master gardeners, but we are good researchers. If you need help figuring out what type of gardening would work for you and how to put it into practice, but you don't have the time to do all of that research, JJD Ranch consultants can help you find the answers you need.

Right now, because of the MAHA movement (Make America Healthy Again), many of us are becoming more aware of what it means to eat a healthy diet. But do we all know what a healthy diet is? There are so many people out there promoting healthy eating. How do we make the best choices for ourselves?

You may be familiar with the old food pyramid. Even the US government has decided it is not sufficient for helping you make food choices. They are now promoting a product called "my plate" (link in comment below).

At JJD Ranch, we think that even this new system misses the mark in many ways. We think that the best way to decide what is going to go onto your plate is to develop understanding of two key things:

1. What your body needs ... not what most bodies need; what YOUR body needs.

2. What different foods actually do for you. And, in some cases, what certain foods might do to you!!!

How will you decide what to put on your plate? Let us help you get better connected to your food so that you can begin to make better food choices for yourself!

I am so in love with my Rose of Sharon. But it is not really a rose. In fact, much like okra, Rose of Sharon is actually in the hibiscus family.

These beautiful blossoms are equally gorgeous once dried, and they make beautiful decorations for cakes as well as fancy additions to things like salads. And, not only are the blossoms edible, so are the leaves, and even perhaps the bark of the limbs. They sometimesalso turn everything that red color that is in the center of the flower, so they make a delightful, colorful addition to herbal teas and infusions.

Rose of Sharon is not just a beauty to look at; it is also not just a great addition to add color and interest to foods; it has some pretty important health benefits. But for some, that means you have to use it sparingly. Because we are neither medical professionals nor nutritionists, I am providing a link to the benefits, side effects, etc. of Rose of Sharon here, and I will put another link in the comments below.

https://eattheplanet.org/rose-of-sharon-a-beautiful-edible/

Yes, this!!!

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