ALASKAN NATIVE Sakari Farms
100% Women/Enrolled Native owned Sakari Farms is located in Tumalo, just West of Bend, the heart of Central Oregon. Our farm also houses a unique PNW Tribal Seed Bank dedicated to our regional and national Tribal Members only, and the PNW Tribal Agricultural Food Guide. Integrated Pest Management • Irrigation Water Management Wildlife Habitat Increase • Pollinator Habitat Increase Projects • Riparian Habitat Management Indigenous Fire Management • Reduced Tillage Practices • Composting Crop Diversity • Succession Planting • Soil Fertility Traditional Food Restoration • Ancestral Tribal Seed Use • Windbreak/Erosion Pr. Regenerative Agriculture Practices• Research Based Cover Crops My name is Upingaksraq (the time when the ice breaks). Owner/CEO Principal Ecologist-Native Agriculturalist of Sakari Farms. I am Inupiaq an enrolled member and shareholder of the Chugach Alaska Native Corporation and Valdez Native Tribe, born and raised in Valdez, Alaska. 2019 NASDA Women Farm to Food Award 2021 Na’ahlee Tribal Fellowship 2022 Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Award 2023 Central Oregon Environmental Center Sustainability Award Creator of 2023 PNW Tribal Agricultural Guide, and producer of “Ref Iection of Life” native film. Also serving on mulitple regional/national Climate, Native, Food and Economic based boards and committees. PNW Tribal Seed Bank, and Kaliku Native Fashion Design Company reviving traditional hide artistry into Native Runway scene since 2022. 2025 Sean Sherman’s Turtle Island Cookbook inclusion Sam was born and raised in Camp Sherman, Oregon… a true local! Sam is the backbone of Sakari Farms, his official title being Department of Everything, managing all things farm related. He is also named the “Pepper Whisper” and it’s true! Sam is responsible for the beloved and multiple international award-winning Sakari Farms Hot Sauces as well as the majority of the products coming out of the commercial kitchen. 2020 Runner Up “Good Food Award” 2023 1st Place “Spicy Flavor Award” 2023 1st Place “Artisian Flavor Award” 2024 1st Place “International Scovie Award” 2024 Top 8 for “Brian Ambs Hot Sauce Reviews” 2025 3rd Place “International Scovie Award” 2025 2nd Place “Screaming Mi Mi Award” Lord of Bones 2025 1st Place “Scovie Award” Game Rub 2025 2nd Place “Screaming Mi Mi Award” Fire Roasted 2025 “Best Booth” at Washington State Hot Sauce Fair 65060 Hwy 20 Bend, Oregon 97703 • 541-647-9604