Meet the Bakers
Two people, one shared vision, and a building that needed as much rebuilding as they did.
Garrett Barnett
Garrett spent three years as kitchen manager at Kind Bread Co. in Las Cruces, honing his sourdough craft while simultaneously working on-call biohazard crime scene cleaning. The toll of that work eventually became too much to carry. When he and Steven discovered a rent-to-own building in High Rolls — a place he’d driven past countless times visiting his mother in Cloudcroft — he knew it was time to go all in on bread. Now he tends starters that are over a century old, laminating croissants and shaping loaves late into the night. He calls himself a sucker for process, and every loaf passes through his hands at least five times.
Steven Jackson
Steven came to the bakery after five years working at garden centers in Las Cruces, following twelve years in home health care. When Garrett told him they were opening a bakery, the decision was already made. Steven handles operations, works the counter, and keeps the building running — a job that started with helping family members rewire and repair a space that squatters had damaged over two years. He’s the steady hand behind the scenes, making sure the storefront is ready each weekend when the mountain folks come looking for their sourdough fix.
Profile by Hannah Dean. This story is part of the People of the Mountains series on DiscoverCloudcroft.com, profiling the makers, builders, and dreamers who call the Sacramento Mountains home.