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Jae Gruenke Badge Bit Submissions

PEP Badge bit submissions by Jae Gruenke

woodland
BBs submitted for woodland care - sand badge
Repair 24 feet or build 12 feet of junkpole fence
cleave 6 shakes with a froe
Felling a live tree with a chainsaw
Drop 6” to 8” dead standing tree with a bow saw
felling a dead tree with a chainsaw
Drop 6” to 8” live standing tree with a bow saw
Limb 4 trees
Peel 2 live trees and put up off the ground to dry
Prep 10 junkpoles
split and stack dead standing wood as firewood
roundwood
BBs submitted for round wood woodworking - sand badge
Compound mallet from hand tools
add one horizontal log to berm/hugelkultur scaffolding
Three log bench
Dry peg coat hooks in green wood
gardening
BBs submitted for gardening - sand badge
Chop and Drop
Build a Hugelkultur
Ruth Stout style composting (2 spots)
foraging
BBs submitted for foraging - sand badge
Cup of tea
Prepare a dish
Make 4 lbs of seed balls/bombs
Fresh harvest list
nest
BBs submitted for nest - sand badge
Clean an Oily Dish Without Soap
Sweep a Floor
Make Rags From Old Clothes
animals
BBs submitted for animal care - sand badge
Make a Bee/Insect Watering Station
Milk Cow or Goat
Food
BBs submitted for Food Prep and Preservation - sand badge
Cook Grain with a Solar Oven
Cook Grain with Rocket Stove and a Haybox Cooker
Pickle something in vinegar brine
Water bath canning
Cook Grain on a Stove Top
Cook a Stir Fry
Fry an egg on a cast iron skillet
Cook Grain with a Rice Cooker, Crock Pot or Instapot
earthworks
BBs submitted for earthworks - sand badge
Three Scoops with an Excavator
small dry stack retaining wall
build a trail into a berm
improve a berm
metwalworking
BBs submitted for metalworking - sand badge
Dress up mushroomed chisel or splitting wedge
Build a kindling cracker
homesteading
BBs submitted for homesteading - sand badge
Fill a Sand Barrel in the Summer
medicine
BBs submitted for natural medicine - sand badge
Create an infusion of lemon balm leaf
Dry lemon balm for a tea, infusion or decoction
naturalbuilding
BBs submitted for natural building - sand badge
Use rocks to level a skiddable structure
Make 12 adobe bricks
Use cob to fill between logs on WOFATI