Annie, founder of Urban Prairie Agriculture

Hello!

Meet Annie

Urban Prairie Agriculture's mission is to build sustainable local food systems that provide low-barrier access to fresh local foods for all — no matter their standing.

Annie smiling in a high tunnel at the Urban Prairie farm

The Founder

A story rooted in soil and neighbors

Annie started Urban Prairie with a simple, stubborn belief: everyone eats. Walking through Weber County, she kept seeing the same picture — fertile land paved over, small farmers priced out, and neighbors who couldn't afford the very produce growing a few miles from their kitchens.

So she started building the connective tissue herself. A grocery shelf for local farmers who had nowhere to sell. A 24/7 mutual aid fridge for the families who needed it most. A working farm at a charter school where kids could learn that food doesn't come from a box.

Freshly tilled planting rows with a wheelbarrow at the farm

The Work

Hands in the dirt, every season

Every bed at Urban Prairie is shaped by hand — trenched, amended, mulched, and planted with care. It's slow, deliberate work that builds healthy soil season after season and keeps the food we grow as nourishing as the land that produced it.

Young rosemary plant growing in a hoop house at Urban Prairie

The Greenhouse

Year-round growing in Northern Utah

Our hoop houses extend the season on both ends — perennial herbs like rosemary, sage, and thyme alongside tender greens and starts that wouldn't otherwise survive Weber County's shoulder seasons. It's how we keep fresh, local food on neighbors' tables long after the outdoor harvest ends.

The Why

Community. Sustainability. Quality.

Urban Prairie isn't a brand or a campaign — it's a network of growers, neighbors, schools, and city partners who keep showing up for each other. Annie's role is to hold the door open: securing the land, the funding, the partnerships, and the trust that lets the rest of the work happen.

"Urban Prairie is honored to help our community bloom. I'm just a message away. Together, we'll grow something truly special." — Annie

Water droplet resting on a young brassica leaf in the garden

The Detail

Small things, done well

A single drop of water on a brassica leaf. A pill bug doing its quiet work in the mulch. The little moments are the whole point — proof that the soil is alive, the system is working, and the next harvest is already on its way.

Annie at the Farmers Market with fresh produce and preserves

The Market

From the field to your neighbors

From a renovated Farmers Market in Ogden, to a living-lab classroom with Weber State, to edible front yards designed with cities and homeowners — the through-line is the same. Local food, within reach, for everyone.

Through Annie's lens

Images Annie captured on her smartphone

She's an aspiring photographer — she just doesn't know it yet.

Colorful harvest of root vegetables and brassicas on the counter — Rainbow harvest

Farm fridge stocked with microgreens, eggs, juice and produce — The farm fridge

Frosted teasel heads in front of a winter sunrise at the farm — Winter sunrise

Onion seedlings in trays catching golden light inside the greenhouse — Seedlings & sun

Rows of purple cabbage starts glowing in the greenhouse — Purple starts

White borage flowers blooming in the herb garden — White borage

Ripening strawberry on the vine with green berries beside it — First strawberry

Mango chia cup topped with berries and microgreens — Microgreen parfait

Beetroot hummus garnished with microgreens at the market — Beetroot hummus

Pan-seared sweet potato medallions with sautéed vegetables — Farm-to-pan

Squash blossom blooming among broad green leaves in the field — Squash blossom

Annie laughing inside the high tunnel beside rows of squash and beans — Inside the tunnel

Bright yellow squash flower opened wide above mulched soil — Golden bloom

Layered chia parfait with peach slices nestled in sunflower microgreens — Peach parfait

Deep red mums blooming inside the greenhouse — Crimson mums

Mason jar of pickled vegetables topped with fresh microgreens — Pickle jar

Roasted purple, yellow and green cauliflower with peppers in a glass dish — Rainbow roast

Counter spread of lemon cucumbers, peppers and a heirloom squash — Counter bounty

Cluster of wild mushrooms growing beneath bean plants — Hidden cluster

Tiny mushrooms in dewy grass with greenhouses in the background — Morning mushrooms

Tractor parked in front of a fiery sunset over the Wasatch mountains — Sunset tractor

Greenhouses glowing under a pink and orange sunrise sky — Sunrise greenhouses

Cloudy autumn pond reflecting the Wasatch mountains with golden aspen leaves — Autumn reflections

Close-up macro of a green praying mantis against a vibrant orange backdrop — Praying mantis

What guides us

Community-centered: Strong connections between local farmers and the people they feed.
Sustainability: Practices rooted in care for soil, water, and pollinators.
Quality you can trust: Fresh, carefully selected produce from regional growers.