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Here she tells how she literally dug her destiny out of the dirt. Today her family-operated company, Frey Farms, has sold more than a billion dollars' worth of fresh produce, beverages, and consumer packaged goods, and has become one of America's largest fresh produce suppliers, with farmland spread across seven states. Refusing to play by traditional rules, Frey talked her way into suit-filled boardrooms and made deals with the nation's largest retailers. Two years later, when the family farm faced foreclosure, she took over the farm and started her own produce company there. 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. Language eng Summary The youngest of her parents' combined twenty-one children, Frey moved out of her family home and started her own fresh produce delivery business at fifteen. Women farmers - United States - Biography.Women chief executive officers - United States - Biography.Agricultural industries - United States 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.Label The growing season : how I built a new life- and saved an American farm Title The growing season Title remainder how I built a new life- and saved an American farm Statement of responsibility Sarah Frey Title variation How I built a new life- and saved an American farm Creator