Silas Bleakley, Board Treasurer
Silas moved to Hood River Valley from Kentucky by way of New Zealand where he lived on a sheep farm and was introduced to the agricultural lifestyle. In Hood River he helped manage a 40 acre organic apple & pear orchard where he learned about orcharding and farm-direct distribution. He then worked on an organic lettuce farm on Kaua?i where he learned about commercial scale produce production and tropical treefruit culture. After returning to the Gorge, he managed a 40 acre vineyard and winery on Underwood Mountain. Here, he helped move it in a more sustainable direction by implementing reduced cultivation to increase cover crop density and improve soil structure. Silas now focuses all of his attention on his own farm and CSA, Mosier Valley Organics, which produces produce from April to November and eggs year round.