Ballantine Books
The Growing Season: How I Built a New Life--and Saved an American Farm
Key Metrics
- Sarah Frey
- Ballantine Books
- Paperback
- 9780593129418
- 8 X 5.19 X 0.53 inches
- 0.47 pounds
- Biography & Autobiography > Personal Memoirs
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
The youngest of her parents' combined twenty-one children, Sarah Frey grew up on a struggling farm in southern Illinois, often having to grow, catch, or hunt her own dinner alongside her brothers. She spent much of her early childhood dreaming of running away to the big city--or really anywhere with central heating. At fifteen, she moved out of her family home and started her own fresh produce delivery business with nothing more than an old pickup truck.
Two years later, when the family farm faced inevitable foreclosure, Frey gave up on her dreams of escape, took over the farm, and created her own produce company. Refusing to play by traditional rules, at seventeen she began talking her way into suit-filled boardrooms, making deals with the nation's largest retailers. Her early negotiations became so legendary that Harvard Business School published some of her deals as case studies, which have turned out to be favorites among its students.
Today, her family-operated company, Frey Farms, has become one of America's largest fresh produce growers and shippers, with farmland spread across seven states. Thanks to the millions of melons and pumpkins she sells annually, Frey has been dubbed America's Pumpkin Queen by the national press.
The Growing Season tells the inspiring story of how a scrappy rural childhood gave Frey the grit and resiliency to take risks that paid off in unexpected ways. Rather than leaving her community, she found adventure and opportunity in one of the most forgotten parts of our country. With fearlessness and creativity, she literally dug her destiny out of the dirt.
Author Bio
Founded in 1992 by Sarah Frey, Frey Farms is a family business headquartered near Orchardville, Illinois. Sarah started the business as a simple produce delivery route that quickly grew, and her brothers soon came home to help her. Today, Frey Farms grows fresh fruit and vegetables in seven states and distributes fresh beverages nationally.
We are grounded in our family values and believe in creating opportunities for those living and working in rural communities. The Frey family is committed to farming with sustainable practices and in preserving natural resources for generations to come.
Source: FreyFarms.com
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