{"id":2200,"date":"2026-05-21T14:26:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/plant-a-seed-blog\/?p=2200"},"modified":"2026-07-24T14:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:41:12","slug":"kawameeh-middle-school-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/plant-a-seed-blog\/2026\/05\/21\/kawameeh-middle-school-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Kawameeh Middle School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dbc8fb7665e38f00713669f2fab6f008\" style=\"color:#06786d\">Union<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Sage the Wise<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These middle school gardeners are in for a wonderful treat with their new raised garden bed! 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