🎃 America’s Pumpkin Queen
Sarah Frey
Founding farmer & CEO of Frey Farms
Her story
From an old pickup truck to America’s pumpkin patch
Sarah Frey grew up in Orchardville, a small farming town in southern Illinois. As a teenager she ran a fresh produce business out of the back of an old pickup, and the money she made helped save her family’s struggling farm.
16
On the road
Starts delivering fresh produce from the back of an old pickup truck.
150+
Grocers
Grows her mother’s summer route from 12 local stores to more than 150.
19
Walmart
Wins national produce contracts. The deal becomes a Harvard Business School case study.
4
Brothers
Her four older brothers come home to build the business with her.
The New York Times called her
“America’s Pumpkin Queen.”
Frey Farms today
7
states
Millions
of pumpkins every year
200+
cold-chain centers
35,000
stores & restaurants
One of America’s largest growers of fresh watermelons and pumpkins.
Beyond the farm
Farmer, founder, author
Tsamma & Sarah’s Homegrown
Juices and natural foods made from “ugly fruit” that would otherwise go to waste.
The Growing Season
Her bestselling memoir from Penguin Random House, now optioned for film.
Rural America
A voice for American farmers and rural communities. Frey Farms partners with Feeding America.
She still lives and works on the farm where she grew up, raising her two sons there.
Pumpkin season at Windcrest Farm
Our fall Harvest Party is coming soon: carve a pumpkin on the patio, feed the horses carrots and say hi to Britt. Text Michael to get on the list.