Juneau mom turns passion for sourdough into popular microbakery

From left to right, Zane Darbonne, 12, Ben Steele, 9, and Mel Steele smile for a photo at her microbakery in the Mendenhall Valley on Friday, July 24, 2026. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
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A Juneau mom turned her passion for baking sourdough goods into a small business this summer, and it’s quickly risen in popularity.Each weekend, dozens of people line up to try her goods at her small microbakery stand at the end of h