09/29/2026
Market season is coming to an end, and I felt like it was finally time to formally introduce the family behind Sutton & Starter.š„°
My name is Shaylah, and Iām the baker behind every goody you buy. This is my husband, Aaron, the man who packages every goody you buy. And our 14-month-old son, Suttonāthe little boy behind the name.
āSutton & Starterā has always had a two-fold meaning for our little home bakery. āSuttonā for our baby, and āStarterā for both the start of our family and the sourdough starter behind everything we make. Every item we sell starts with sourdough starter.
The dream for this bakery started when I left my 9ā5 job earlier this year to prioritize being a wife and mom. I still wanted a way to financially contribute while being home with my family, and Aaron told me, āDo something you love.ā
Iāve always loved baking. I grew up in the kitchen, and that love followed me into adulthood. I started by selling sourdough to friends and Aaronās coworkers, then joined a few small farmers marketsāand things just took off. I added more local markets, started taking weekly online orders, and within a couple of months, what started as a little dream had become a full-time job from home.
This summer, Sutton & Starter has truly been a family effort: me baking, Aaron packaging (on top of working a full time job and 12-hour days), and all three of us showing up to markets together.
I donāt know exactly what the future holds for our little home bakery, but weāre excited to keep going with markets, pop-ups, and online orders when we can throughout the winter. We also plan to return to the Lewiston Farmers Market next summer and hopefully a market in Moscow as well.
To every person who has ordered online, stopped by our booth at a market, or simply supported us through social mediaāthank you. Your support has kept us going, given us so much faith in this little bakery, and brought us so much joy knowing there are people out there who love what we bake.
I am forever grateful for each and every one of you. Thank youš¤