I was born and raised in Carol Stream, and serving this community has been part of my life for as long as I can remember.

Long before I started baking sourdough, I had a hard time saying no when there was a need. I’ve always been the person who signs up to help — sometimes before I even know exactly what the job will be. Community service isn’t something I added to my life when I started this business. It’s something that has always been on my heart.

Over the years that’s looked like a lot of different things: PTA meetings, Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, volunteering at local events, and now being part of the Carol Stream Woman’s Club and the VFW Auxiliary. It’s looked like teaching ESL through World Relief to immigrants and refugees, packing meals with Feed My Starving Children and Kids Against Hunger, organizing food drives, and starting a project to fill bags with supplies for people experiencing homelessness. It’s meant helping plan and lead summer camp programs for kids and showing up wherever extra hands were needed.

None of those things were about recognition — and listing them here isn’t meant to be either. It’s simply the thread that’s always run through my life: taking care of the place you live and the people in it.

Why That Shows Up in This Business

When I started this sourdough bakery, I didn’t leave that part of my life behind. If anything, this business gave me another way to live it out.

Donating bread or gift certificates to local raffles, fundraisers, and community events is one of the simplest ways I can support the organizations that are already doing important work. Those events raise money for families, schools, veterans, and local programs — and being able to contribute something handmade feels meaningful to me.

I’m also committed to donating bread to help feed people experiencing homelessness and food insecurity. Bread is basic nourishment. It’s meant to be shared, and everyone deserves access to good, fresh food.

Some loaves are sold so this business can keep going.
Some loaves are given so that it can give back.

A Two-Way Relationship

The truth is, this bakery exists because this community supports it.

Every order, every kind word, every person who chooses to buy local instead of somewhere else makes it possible for me to continue doing this — and to continue giving.

That’s the kind of cycle I believe in:
community → bread → giving → community

The Same Care in Every Loaf

Whether a loaf is headed to a paying customer, a fundraiser table, or someone who needs a meal, it’s made the same way — with time, attention, and care.

Because for me, this has never been just about bread.

It’s about using what I have, in the place where I live, to help where help is needed — just like this community has always done for me.

If you’re planning a local fundraiser, supporting a cause, or know of a need in the community, you’re always welcome to reach out.