Deanna Martinez-Bey with The Fiery Whisk Bakery

enNovember 07, 2023

The Forrager Podcast for Cottage Food Businesses

About this Episode

Deanna Martinez-Bey of Wake Forest, NC is a multi-faceted food entrepreneur and shares her experience in building a cottage food bakery, writing books, managing social media, and running pop-up events

Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/101

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