Owners Zoe and Kate have created something special with Moon Raccoon. They've created a boutique bakery centered around purchasing locally sourced ingredients, knowing their farmers, and seeing that creativity thrive with beautiful and delicious pastries.

This is a behind-the-scenes look at what it actually takes to run a small bakery.

We are a micro-bakery meaning the 2 of us make every single pastry, by hand, from scratch.

Moon Raccoon Baking Company is a woman- and queer-owned bakery that produces creative pastries and baked goods including rye chocolate chip cookies, cruffins, Kouign-amann and sausage rolls.

Founded by Zoe Deutsch and Kate Lange in January 2020, Moon Raccoon Baking Co. began as a farmers market bakery selling whimsical croissants made from Colorado-grown and milled grains. The duo opened their first brick-and-mortar storefront at 2839 W. 44th Ave. in Denver's Sunnyside neighborhood in September 2025 after years of attending weekend farmers markets including Lafayette, Boulder, City Park, and Parker. Moon Raccoon partners with local Colorado suppliers: Dry Storage in Boulder provides freshly milled flour from Colorado-grown grain, Five Freedoms Dairy in Loveland supplies milk and cheese, and Croft Family Farms in Greeley provides eggs and produce. Additional sourcing partners include Ela Family Farms, Aspen Moon Farm, Cure Organic Farm, and Palisade Peach Shack. The bakery received the Slow Food Snail of Approval award for their sustainable sourcing practices. Lange shares about their partnership: 'We really love baking together. The way we bounce ideas off of each other, only grows and benefits the creative process.' Deutsch explains their expansion: 'We're completely building a bakery from the ground up inside of this warehouse.'