10/22/2025
Farm Manager Spotlight ⭐️: Sachin Bangalore is a food systems educator, program designer, and advocate for food sovereignty rooted in values of justice, reciprocity, and collective care.
Born in Connecticut and raised in India, he was drawn to environmental work early on, inspired by Captain Planet, Jane Goodall, and a formative documentary on farmer suicides in India. That experience catalyzed his lifelong commitment to transforming food systems.
Sachin currently serves as the Farm Manager at Rhythm Seed Farm, where he supports seed sovereignty efforts, the apprenticeship program, and the farm’s growing community. Over the past decade, he has worked across the food system in both India and the U.S.—including food rescue, beekeeping, and farm- and garden-based education for youth and adults.
He is an alumnus of the UC–Santa Cruz Center for Agroecology Apprenticeship and holds an M.Ed. in Learning and Design from Vanderbilt University, where his research supported an urban farming education program for Bhutanese and Burmese refugees. He volunteers with the Home Orchard Education Center, serves on the Portland EcoFilm Festival Selection Committee, and is training as a Master Melittologist, contributing to native bee research in the Pacific Northwest. Sachin brings contemplative, equity-driven leadership and a long-haul vision for food justice.
We are so grateful for the care, knowledge, and love he pours into tending the Rhythm Seed Farm garden. Listen to all the wisdom he has to share about Cinderella milkweed and its deep connection to monarch butterflies and other vital pollinators.
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