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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.
Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Natural Medicine.

For this badge bit, you will create a vinegar infusion of lavender and hibiscus blossoms

Required:

- Make at least one pint (450ml) of infusion, show a picture of it being made, and a picture of the finished infusion.

Here are some links to guide you in researching and creating your Vinegar infusion:

Dont know a tea from a tincture or an infusion from an extract?
How to make and use herbal vinegars
How to Make An Herbal Vinegar Hair Rinse
Hibiscus vinegar hair rinse for smooth and shiny hair
Apple cider vinegar for hair
Plants For A Future database of useful and edible plants
How to make Herbal Tinctures Using Vinegar - The Spruce Eats
HERBAL VINEGARS - THE HERBAL ACADEMY
The Grow Network has many free resources related to natural medicine.
Learning Herbs website access to free quick start guide. Free resources as well as paid courses.

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must post:
- a picture of your lavender and hibiscus being harvested (the vinegar can be purchased or home made)
- a picture of your ingredients in vinegar
- a picture of your completed infused vinegar in a labeled container

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paul wheaton

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I updated this page a bit.

The focus for the journal is on efficacy for the property. A robust journal is an excellent thing, but for PEP the required part is about determining the efficacy.

I also added elements about harvesting.

I spent about 45 minutes on the phone with raven talking about this about two weeks ago, and then another half hour on the phone with her on saturday. And then about 20 minutes talking with jocelyn. And about 15 more minutes with shawn. So this is not a casual shift.

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So I've made a lavender mint vinegar infusion as a bug be gone spray for my rabbits and if I get any chickens. I got the recipe from Meyer's hatchery blog on natural pest control for your chickens. The lavender is growing in my parents yard, the mint has gone feral by the road. The vinegar almost immediately oxidized the chlorophyll, I pour off what I'm going to use and replace the volume in more apple cider vinegar. Eventually I have been told that the plants break down to nothing. I'd refill with fresh plants then.

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Note: Please post a photo of the herbs infusing in the vinegar and another photo of the finished infusion demonstrating that there is at least one pint (450ml) in a labeled container

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I made a lavender vinegar infusion, including other herbs with it, like rose hips and chamomile. The vinegar is home-made, crabapple cider vinegar. I plan to use it as a toner.

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