Urban Agriculture Cooperative (UAC)

Urban Agriculture Cooperative began as a farmer’s market program arm of the non-profit Planting Seeds of Hope in 2014, led by Alexandra Payne and the team at SWAG Project Farm. UAC spun off as an official non-profit entity to offer all-around support for small urban growers and their programs, help raise resources for collective action, etc., and a specific, narrower focus emerged on developing farmer’s market solutions, food distribution, and the supply chain from grower to consumer.

After joining their extraordinary chickpea team in the fall of 2023, a few others and I formed a smaller unit of designers within the organization dedicated to expanding UAC’s image by creating a multitude of helpful designs for their online market orders, delivery van, recipe flyers, and more. We have even extended our artistic reach through UAC’s many agricultural connections to provide representation for other local Newark farmers as well.