$100 Farmstrong Cider Gift Card

Gift Card from Farmstrong Cider.  $100 Value.  Donated by Elissa Molnar.

Family History: An Evolving Story 

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Jeff and Halee Fried have been farming for 30 years and their children are now the third generation committed to growing good food for great people. People ask about where the name Farmstrong came from, to answer that we need to go back.

As a newly married couple Jeff and Halee started farming in 1989. A small acreage in Armstrong was purchased and the couple built a poultry farm from the ground up. It was familiar territory as Halee’s parents had been poultry farmers since the ’70’s.

Over the years Jeff added a beef cattle herd to the existing poultry operation. All four of the couple’s children helped work on the family farm daily. With love of nature and the environment the couple always worried about sustainability and lessening their impact on the planet. In 2009 a decision was made to compost all the waste from the poultry and cattle so much time and energy went into learning as much as possible about compost.

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A great product was produced that other farmers could use to enhance their soil and crops. All food and paper waste from the family home and cidery are composted on a daily basis. In 2018 son’s Mitchell and Griffin purchased the compost business. The boys continue to supply organic market gardeners, wineries, orchards, garlic growers and home gardens up and down the Okanagan Valley with great compost! A number of these compost customers are now suppliers for our cidery. We believe in fostering relationships and connections to help build a community and besides they are all just great people.

In 2016 Jeff and Halee purchased a century old farm steeped with history and deeply rooted in the agriculture community of the Okanagan Valley. Looking for ways to make the farm more viable Halee wanted to explore her fascination with cider and Jeff wanted to restore the heritage barn on the site, the two ideas were married and the idea of Farmstrong was born. We are so pleased you have chosen to visit our site. Since the spring of 2016 Jeff and Halee along with their sons Mitchell and Griffin have been working hard to make premium craft (small batch) ciders along with restoring a heritage barn built in 1896.

Now that we can catch our breath after the cidery start up. We now want to share all our farming with you. For the 2021 season we will now be offering our Farmstrong grown poultry and beef alongside our great tasting cider.

If you have a couple of minutes, please explore our page and we would love to hear from you.

Best to you and yours—Jeff and Halee

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PS – Hopefully we have answered the question of where the name Farmstrong came from.  

https://www.farmstrongcider.com/