Sachi is a Senior Livestock Farmer at Stone Barns Center. Sachi grew up between Japan and California, spending summers near Tokyo participating in her family’s welding business and her time in the states working around animals when she wasn’t in school.

Livestock care and farm work solidified as a lifelong pursuit when she spent much of the COVID pandemic working on a diversified ranch in rural Tennessee. To strengthen her foundation in livestock, Sachi then worked on a raw milk dairy in the Hudson Valley before coming to Stone Barns Center.

Having a mother who is a professional baker and growing up around rich culinary traditions have fueled Sachi’s interests in food systems. She is invested in collaboration, respect, and understanding between all of the groups that partake in the complex cycle of growing, preparing, and eating. She is excited that Stone Barns is a place where she can continue to nurture these curiosities.

Off the farm: Sachi writes, cooks, does printmaking, and hunts obsessively for new swimming holes. She will play any sport, although she is unskilled in all of them.