Seed Starting Workshop

Saturday, March 28, 2026

Lower barn next to the Lillian Goldman Visitors Center

Plant the seeds for a successful summer of gardening. This hands-on, informative workshop, held at our Heritage Farm headquarters, will walk you through the basics of seed selection, seed starting, and transplanting, and offer tips for a successful gardening year.

These 40-minute workshops will be held in the historic barn (next to the Lillian Goldman Visitors Center) and will start at:

9:00 AM
9:45 AM
10:30 AM
11:15 AM

No registration is required, but space is limited. This event is free and open to the public.

Meet your instructors

Person with long blonde hair smiling to camera.

Corbin Scholz, farm director, has been working in the food system for almost a decade, owning and managing organic vegetable farms and food hubs, serving on several agriculture non-profit boards of directors, and participating in leadership committees to organize support programs for young farmers. After graduating from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Science in Human Physiology on the pre-medical track, Corbin pivoted to creating healthy communities through thriving food systems.

Gina Payne discovered agriculture in 2021, when a desire to work in nature and to deepen her connection with the local community after a long year of pandemic shutdowns led her to work on a CSA vegetable farm in her hometown of Iowa City, Iowa. More than five years of caring for a diverse array of vegetables in the field and managing an indoor microgreens operation have equipped her with the practical skills and experience she brings to her current role as greenhouse coordinator at Seed Savers Exchange, where she oversees the production of a wide variety of seedlings until they are ready to be transplanted into the field. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience and behavior from Barnard College in New York, Gina went on to earn a master’s degree in mental health counseling from the University of Iowa before ultimately deciding to follow the passion and purpose she found in regenerative agriculture.

2025 Seed Starting Workshop Photos

A collage of photos. Upper left a man in a hat sits smiling with seed starting pots in front of him. Clockwise a room of people learning how to start seeds. Two young boys smile to camera after planting seeds in transplant pods. Two older students learning to start seeds.