HOMEPRODUCTSOUR STORYTHE GROWING SEASONNEWS FRESH FROM THE VINE. FSR Magazine THE NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION SHOW ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE 2021 FOOD AND BEVERAGE AWARDS The National Restaurant Association Show, today announced the recipients of the 2021 Food and Beverage (FABI) Awards, which celebrates the year’s food and beverage products that are breaking new ground in taste, creativity, and profit potential. Walmart WALMART: MADE IN AMERICA COMMERCIAL FEAT. FREY FARMS Walmart's committed $250 billion to products made, grown or assembled in America - creating an estimated one million new jobs. Check out how they're pairing with companies like Frey Farms to provide fresh products to you. PR Newswire ABC TO SEED SARAH FREY'S BOOK: THE GROWING SEASON Frey Farms Founder and CEO Sarah Frey, author of the bestselling book "The Growing Season," will serve as co-executive producer of the ABC television production of "The Growing Season: How I Built a New Life–and Saved an American Farm." CBS News SARAH FREY'S JOURNEY FROM SELLING MELONS TO BUILDING A MULTI-STATE FARMING PHENOMENON Sarah Frey's journey from selling melons to building a multi-state farming phenomenon As the harvest continues on America's farms, it's hard to believe that even the biggest melons and pumpkins started out as tiny sprouts. And the same can be said... AgriNews SOUTHERN ILLINOIS FARMER SHARES STORY OF STRUGGLES AND SUCCESS IN NEW BOOK Sarah Frey is a farmer who looks at life’s lessons through a farmer’s eyes. So, that’s how she looks at the past months of this year, with the unexpected struggles brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Fox Business FRESH PRODUCE INDUSTRY LOSING ROUGHLY $1B EACH WEEK: ‘THE GROWING SEASON’ AUTHOR Sarah Frey discusses her new book, the state of produce, and how America can help the farmer. AndNowUKnow SARAH FREY TO BE HONORED AT 2020 WOMEN IN PRODUCE LIVE! GENERAL SESSION Sarah Frey, President and CEO of Certified Women Owned Business Frey Farms and Founder of Tsamma™ Watermelon Juice and Sarah’s Home Grown, will be taking the virtual stage as both an honoree and speaker. Country Living OUR SEPTEMBER FRONT PORCH BOOK CLUB SELECTION IS SARAH FREY'S THE GROWING SEASON This true rags-to-riches story is rooted in a love for family and farming. One of 21 children, Sarah grows up on her family's small farm in rural southern Illinois, spending much of her childhood chasing after her older brothers... The New York Times THREE NEW MEMOIRS BRING THE FARM TO THE PAGE Frey was raised on an 80-acre family farm, only hers lacked indoor plumbing for years and was heated only by a wood stove during the frigid Illinois winters. By the time she was 5, she was used to chores like gathering the eggs. WSIL Television “AMERICA’S PUMPKIN QUEEN” SARAH FREY DETAILS NEW MEMOIR A southern Illinois farmer is sharing her story with the world. Sarah Frey took over her family's farm in Wayne County at the age of 16 and turned it into a multi-state empire. Brands of Kin MEET THE FARMING FAMILIES OVERCOMING ADVERSITY The agriculture industry is one of the eldest in our history, and is also the one that has weathered the most storms. From supermarkets slashing their pricing to COVID-19 putting a halt to supply chains, being a farming family is a notoriously difficult. News Wire FREY FARMS EXPANDS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING FRESHEST BUBBLER BEVERAGES Industry innovator Frey Farms is expanding its line of fresh-dispensed Bubble beverages under the Sarah’s Homegrown brand, using fruits sourced from the company’s farms and national grower network to meet consumer and customer expectations for... Illinois Farm Bureau Partners Podcast SOUTHERN ILLINOIS RICE, PRODUCE FARMERS SHINE [Podcast] At 16, Frey took over her mom’s melon route. Before long, the savvy salesperson expanded it from about a dozen retailers to 150. She also secured her first contract with a major national retailer: Walmart. Farm Week Now FREY: ‘WE HAVE THE SAFEST FOOD SUPPLY IN THE WORLD’ The public heard fresh produce was safe to eat early during the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to ag safety protocols in place before the outbreak, said a national produce leader from southern Illinois. Illinois Farm Bureau Partners HOW AN ILLINOIS WOMAN TURNED A PASSION FOR PRODUCE INTO A BUSINESS Growing up on a small farm in Wayne County, Sarah Frey-Talley dreamed of the day she could leave rural life behind. “It was never my goal to stay on the farm,” she says. “I wanted to be a corporate attorney and live in the city.” And Now U Know FREY FARMS' RENEE GOODWIN TALKS CURRENT WATERMELON PROJECTIONS Few can bring a market perspective like the purveyors behind the expanding Sarah’s Homegrown brand by Frey Farms. The Washington Post SUSPENSION OF VISA PROCESSING FOR MEXICAN SEASONAL WORKERS HITS U.S. FARMS, FISHERIES As harvest season begins amid the coronavirus pandemic, farms and fisheries responsible for feeding the U.S. are expecting fewer guest workers New York Times FROM APPLES TO POPCORN, CLIMATE CHANGE IS ALTERING THE FOODS AMERICA GROWS Sarah speaking on the trouble that climate change is having on farming. The strain it is putting on trying to find employees because now that crops are coming earlier it competes with import season. BevNet TSAMMA WATERMELON JUICE HELPS HYDRATE THE JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS samma, a leading cold-pressed watermelon juice, is proud to announce that they are helping to hydrate the Jacksonville Jaguars this season. WFMZ-TV LIFE LESSONS: FUTURE FEMALE FARMERS "I want them to be fearless, and I want them to be able to go out into the world and feel like they can conquer anything," Sarah speaking to future female farmers Cision PR NewsWire TSAMMA WATERMELON JUICE ANNOUNCES CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA ATHLETICS The University of Alabama football program sought out Tsamma Juice last year after learning of a study on the company's watermelon juice, which is being led by the University's Human Nutrition Department. Walmart FREY FARM'S STORY WITH WALMART Twenty years ago, Frey Farms added pumpkins to their items sold at local Walmarts in Illinois. Listen to what happened next: WRUL WAYNE COUNTY FARM HONORED IN SPRINGFIELD Celebration of 20 years with Walmart Prairie Farmer ILLINOIS' FREY FARMS IS SHOWCASED AT WAL-MART THIS MONTH Illinois-based Frey Farms, known for its pumpkins, melons and fall ornamentals, is being showcased at Wal-Mart stores this month in conjunction with the company's Salute to America's Farmers program. Products Produce Beverages Tsamma Watermelon Juice Company Our Story News The Growing Season Find Our Juice info@freyfarms.com 618-835-2536 111 County Hwy 15 Suite A Keenes, IL 62851 ©2020, Frey Farms, LLC. All Rights Reserved.