Cupcakes Paid the Bills: Amber’s Cottage Food Survival Story

From The Forrager Podcast for Cottage Food Businesses by David Crabill

July 7, 2026 · 1h 6m · Episode 171

About this episode

Amber Stokstad shares her journey of building a cottage food business during a challenging time in her life.

Amber Stokstad of St. Cloud, MN shares how a dark time in her life turned into a rainbow: a cottage food business that has had a profound impact on her family, her community, & her personally as wellGet full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/171

People in this episode

Host: David Crabill

Guest: Amber Stokstad

Topics covered

cottage food business
entrepreneurship
personal story
community impact
family

Keywords

cottage food
business
entrepreneurship
Amber Stokstad
community
family
survival story

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Places: St. Cloud, MN

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