{"id":2934,"date":"2026-01-29T11:05:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/?page_id=2934"},"modified":"2026-01-29T11:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:05:08","slug":"on-farm-composting-short-course-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/on-farm-composting-short-course-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"On-Farm Composting Short Course 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Two-day short course <br>Friday, March 27, 2026 &amp; <br>Friday, April 3, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>9:00 AM &#8211; 4:30 PM both days<br>Hands-on and classroom activities<br>Cost: $50<br>Location: WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center<br>Address: 2606 W Pioneer Ave Puyallup\u00a0,\u00a0WA\u00a098371<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/piercecd.org\/Calendar.aspx?EID=2763\">Register with Pierce Conservation District<\/a><br>This course is reserved for farmers and landowners with livestock.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2026\/01\/IMG_20200227_135921001-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2026\/01\/IMG_20200227_135921001-792x594.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2929\" width=\"536\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2026\/01\/IMG_20200227_135921001-792x594.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2026\/01\/IMG_20200227_135921001-396x297.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2026\/01\/IMG_20200227_135921001-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2026\/01\/IMG_20200227_135921001-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2026\/01\/IMG_20200227_135921001-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2026\/01\/20210406_085223-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2026\/01\/20210406_085223-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2026\/01\/20210406_085223-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2026\/01\/20210406_085223-edited-396x297.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2026\/01\/20210406_085223-edited-792x594.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2026\/01\/20210406_085223-edited-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2026\/01\/20210406_085223-edited-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-puyallup\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2026\/01\/20210406_085223-edited-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topics Covered<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<ul>\n<li>Biology of the compost pile<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evaluating feedstocks &amp; compost recipes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aerated static piles, passive aeration, turned windrows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compost application and soil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compost quality and considerations by end &#8211; use<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<ul>\n<li>Compost odor science and management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safety &amp; sanitation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regulations and Organic program considerations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offal composting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Note this course is reserved for farmers and landowners with livestock. If this does not describe you, check out these other great composting education opportunities, or request to be added to the workshop waitlist. If the course does not reach capacity with farmers we will open registration to the general public from the waitlist.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Compost Professionals Training<br>March 16-18, WSU Puyallup REC<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.compostwashington.org\/compost-professionals-training\">https:\/\/www.compostwashington.org\/compost-professionals-training<\/a><br><br>Compost Facility Operators Training<br>October 19-23, WSU Puyallup REC<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.compostwashington.org\/compost-facility\">https:\/\/www.compostwashington.org\/compost-facility<\/a><br><br>Edible Gardens Workshop Series Compost Training<br>October 17, WSU Puyallup REC<br><a href=\"https:\/\/piercecd.org\/499\/Edible-Gardens-Workshop-Series\">https:\/\/piercecd.org\/499\/Edible-Gardens-Workshop-Series<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two-day short course Friday, March 27, 2026 &amp; Friday, April 3, 2026 9:00 AM &#8211; 4:30 PM both daysHands-on and classroom activitiesCost: $50Location: WSU Puyallup Research and Extension CenterAddress: 2606 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41720,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":[]},"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2934"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41720"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2934"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2936,"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2934\/revisions\/2936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2934"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=2934"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puyallup.wsu.edu\/soils\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=2934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}