{"id":24716,"date":"2026-04-01T18:23:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T01:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=24716"},"modified":"2026-04-11T12:50:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T19:50:21","slug":"composting-101","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/pierce\/event\/composting-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Composting 101"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\">\n\t<h2 class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tMay 28\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t @ \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t5:00 pm\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t &#8211; \t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t6:00 pm\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>What is compost, how is it made? 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