Joy Waite-Cusic

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Professor of Food Safety Systems , Statewide Specialist for Home Food Safety and Preservation Program

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Expertise: Commercial food processing , Farm food safety , Home food preservation

Content by Joy Waite-Cusic

Oregon State University Extension Service

Oregon’s Cottage Food Exemption

Lauren Gwin and Joy Waite-Cusic
Loaves of bread
EM 9192
What's a "cottage food" and what do I need to know to sell food products to the public? We've got answers.
Local food producers can learn how to safely produce, label and market food products under Oregon's Cottage Food Exemption.
Get answers to answers frequently asked questions about Oregon's Cottage Food Exemption for home bakers, chefs and local food producers.
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© 2022 Oregon State University. Extension work is a cooperative program of Oregon State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Oregon counties. Oregon State University Extension Service offers educational programs, activities, and materials without discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, familial/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, genetic information, veteran’s status, reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)

Accessibility: This publication will be made available in an accessible alternative format upon request. Please contact [email protected] or 541-737-3311.

Oregon State University Extension Service

Procuring and processing maple and walnut syrup in compliance with Oregon’s Farm Direct Marketing Law

Joy Waite-Cusic, Eric T. Jones, Kelly Streit and Peter Matzka
Steam rises from a long, shallow pan on a woodstove with chimney in a shack
EM 9588
Make your own maple syrup in Oregon? How farmers can tap into the trade legally.
Oregon's Farm Direct Marketing Law allows you to turn maple and walnut sap collected on your property into syrup and sell the finished product directly to consumers. Learn how to collect sap, process it safely into syrup and bottle a true taste of Oregon.
Oregon law allows farmers to turn maple and walnut sap collected on their property into syrup and sell the finished product. Learn how to collect sap, process it into syrup and bottle a true taste of Oregon.
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© 2025 Oregon State University. Extension work is a cooperative program of Oregon State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Oregon counties. Oregon State University Extension Service offers educational programs, activities, and materials without discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, familial/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, genetic information, veteran’s status, reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)

Accessibility: This publication will be made available in an accessible alternative format upon request. Please contact [email protected] or 541-737-3311.

A PNW Extension Publication

Making cured bacon at home

Joy Waite-Cusic and Jared Hibbard-Swanson
slices of bacon at different angles on transparent background
PNW 784
Learn safe methods, recipes and precautions for curing bacon at home.
Learn to cure bacon at home using dry or wet brines. This guide includes health and safety tips, step-by-step visuals and recipes for brine mixes to make delicious bacon in your home kitchen.
Follow this guide to cure delicious bacon safely at home. Get step-by-step instructions, brine recipes and health and safety tips.
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© 2025 Published and distributed in furtherance of the Acts of Congress of May 8 and June 30, 1914, by the Oregon State University Extension Service, Washington State University Extension, University of Idaho Extension and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. The three participating Extension services offer educational programs, activities and materials without discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, familial/ parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, genetic information, veteran’s status, reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)

Accessibility: This publication will be made available in an accessible alternative format upon request. Please contact [email protected] or 541-737-3311.

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