Many flower seeds, especially native flower seeds, need a period of cold in order to break dormancy and sprout. Many people don’t realize that some types of seeds require a process called “cold stratification”.
Please check out our Events and Classes section on our home page to explore January 2026 educational class offerings to learn about these particular techniques.
January classes are taught by local legend and seed expert Casey O’Leary.
These classes are supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP). Know a farm interested in transitioning to organic? Reach out to Hanna, an Organic Transition Specialist, at TOPP@tilth.org.