Chocolate Is Therapy with Gary Knight

The Forrager Podcast for Cottage Food Businesses

Gary Knight lives in Gardnerville, NV, and sells beautiful hand-decorated chocolates with his cottage food business, Knight’s Candy Shop.

Gary has a fascinating story that starts with overcoming his alcohol addiction. He actually started making and consuming chocolate to stay sober, and then a couple of years later he was in a serious car accident that left him with a traumatic brain injury.

Amazingly enough, not only did making chocolate help him overcome his alcohol addiction, but it also became a form of therapy that helped him recover from his brain injury!

And as a result, he became an expert in making beautiful and delicious chocolates, and people started asking him to sell them. And that’s precisely what he’s been doing!

In this episode, you’ll hear what Gary learned on his unusual path to starting a cottage food business.

What You’ll Learn

• How chocolate helped Gary overcome his alcohol addiction and recover from traumatic brain injury
• Resources for learning how to make chocolates
• How Gary found success with Instagram marketing for his business
• Why Gary’s attempt at starting a spice company failed
• How Gary develops unique flavors and designs
• Where to get sustainable and high quality chocolate
• Techniques for making shiny and beautiful chocolates
• The equipment you need to create custom-designed chocolates
• How to setup a legal cottage food business in Nevada
• How to start a chocolate business on your own

Resources

Knight’s Candy Shop website (Instagram | Facebook)

Pralinarium by Andrey Dubovik

Chocovision Revolation 2 Chocolate Tempering Machine

Cooler Shock Reusable Ice Packs

Nevada Cottage Food Law

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Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/72