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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 wood badge in Greywater and Willow Feeders.

For this Badge Bit you will conduct full length experiments with willow candy.

To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
Conduct experiments with 7 different willow candy cans
  One can is the control, and receives no treatment
  The other six cans receive a different treatment:
      added composting bacteria
      mycelium (your choice)
      red wiggler worms
      earth worms
      black soldier fly larvae
      your choice for one other
  you may add water or aerate as you see fit
      just make sure that no liquid touches the ground and flies are not able to get in or out
  all cans are clearly labeled
  Examine and log each can every quarterly for two years
      Describe how decomposition is different between each of the seven cans
          new height of material in can
          temperature
          flies or other visible life
          Description

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must show proof of the following (as pictures or a video < 2 mins):
 - show before, progress, and after of conducting each experiment with willow candy
 - demonstrate that it meets the above requirements

 
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