The Blue Skies Farmers
Mark Schmidt
Director of Agriculture
Compliance Manager
Mark is an Investigator with the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research during the week and co-owner of Blue Skies Farm of Puget Island, LLC, where he spends his time on the weekend. Having education and professional experience in food safety and food-borne outbreak prevention and investigation, Mark leads the Blue Skies Farm program for value-added food production. In whatever spare time is left, Mark enjoys spending time in the Provence region of France.
Daniel Sapp
Director of Infrastructure Development
and Capital Improvement
Daniel has spend his career in health care related fields, but has a passion for building and landscape architecture. As a co-owner of Blue Skies Farm of Puget Island, LLC, Daniel is in charge of infrastructure expansion and maintenance. When not keeping the farm looking good, he can be found in his workshop building furniture.
Brian Winner
Director of Communications and Marketing
Brian is a Financial Crimes Manager for a large financial institution during the week in beautiful and eccentric Portland, OR and co-owner of Blue Skies Farm of Puget Island, LLC. Brian found his passion for photography traveling Europe where he has over the past seven years visited several countries including France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and Austria.
Our Mission
Blue Skies Farm of Puget Island was born out of our belief that now, more than ever, we have a responsibility to work towards shaping a better future in an ever-changing world. In March 2014, we formed Blue Skies Farm of Puget Island, LLC to turn this belief into action. Our mission is to:
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Provide sustainably-raised products that strengthen the local foodshed of Southwest Washington and Northwest Oregon;
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Serve as stewards of our natural resources, including our land, water, and pollinating insects;
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Build community resilience to uncertain events by promoting greater self-sufficiency and nurturing social relationships; and
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Have a lot of fun doing it!
Blue Skies Farm in the News
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Follow Your Bliss - PQ Monthly Magazine, December 2014
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Blue Skies Farm of Puget Island - North Bank Magazine, Summer 2014