Middlebrook Farm: Winter Seed Sowing Workshop

In this class, you’ll learn which seeds are best suited for winter sowing, prepare your containers and seeds, and receive expert tips from our Farm Manager, Mosa Shayan, for ensuring strong, healthy seedlings once the weather warms.

Each participant will receive the materials needed to begin sowing, including one milk jug, potting soil, and basic gardening tools. We’ll have enough milk jugs for everyone to start at least one container, but if you have extras at home and want to start more, please bring them along!

A limited selection of annual flower, herb, vegetable, and perennial seeds—harvested from the Middlebrook Farm town garden—will be available. If there are specific plants you hope to grow this season, we encourage you to bring your own seeds as well.

While cool-weather crops tend to perform best in winter sowing, many seed types can thrive with this method. Check out the article below for some ideas of crops to winter sow: https://shiftingroots.com/best-plants-for-winter-sowing/, and email Events@MiddlebrookFarm.com with any questions.