Sarah Frey (born July 24, 1976) is an American farmer, writer and businesswoman. She is the CEO and owner of Frey Farms. She founded the company at age sixteen.[1][2]
Personal life
Frey was born on July 24, 1976.[3] In her memoir, Frey wrote that at age seven she was sexually abused by a farmhand.[4] At 15, she moved out of her parents' house.[4] Frey went to Frontier Community College in Fairfield, Illinois while also going to high school.[4][1]
At 16, she borrowed $10,000 to buy a used truck and took over a melon route, quickly increasing her family farm's client list from 12 to 150.[4][5] She bought her family farm, near Mount Vernon, Illinois, at age 18.[5]
Frey has been called "the Pumpkin Queen of America".[3] She grows more pumpkins than any other farmer in the United States.[3] In 2016, Frey sold around five million pumpkins.[6][7] In 2018, Frey created another company called Sarah's Homegrown that focused on agua frescas and fresh produce.[8]
Frey is on the United Fresh Government Relations Council and the National Watermelon Promotion Board. She is also a member of the Illinois Agriculture Coalition committee.[9]
Politics
In 2019, some Republican congress officials wanted Frey to run for office to replace Republican Representative John Shimkus after he announced his retirement but decided not to run.[10]
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