Jennifer's SKIP progress.

Greetings,
I'm in western Washington, zone 7-ish. After being homeless, underhoused for several years, I finally got into Transitional Housing. Finishing a 5 year plan in 38 months I bought 1.68 acres at the edge of the city. It's snuggled between a residential neighborhood, a trailer park, auto row, and a 90ac park. Only a mile off the freeway, but tucked into a little backwater neighborhood.  I'm not leaving our land anytime soon, my 20yo fledgling would like to settle here. I am 54 with chronic pain, COPD, and BiPolar. We are both Autistic, neurodivergent, and queer.

In 2020, my neighbor and I got together and brainstormed ways we could keep community together even when staying isolated. A cooperative garden was the result. Share the work, share the harvest. Where only a 7-11 within 2 miles, this is a food desert.  Keeping in mind permaculture and regenerative practices we've laid out the site, named Nautilus Guild; gardens, orchard guilds, meadow, coppice wood,  and a fire pit for gathering.  We have a seed share and a food share system.  This year we will put the greenhouse on a skid frame and get the roof installed, add an outdoor kitchen for preserving the harvest (maybe), add a shade structure (maybe), add beds to the front yard (maybe), and install a rain garden/gray water filter (must).  

Nautilus Guild is receiving a grant from Make a Splash Tacoma to design and install rain collection, storage, and plant an overflow area.  I've planned 3 systems: a high volume storage system, a system that should pass an HOA, and an inexpensive get 'er done system.  I also intend to do a workshop on the why's and how's of rain water storage.


PEP Progress Summary: https://permies.com/t/211743/permaculture/Jennifer-SKIP-progress#1776682

PEP NATURAL BUILDING Sand
Prep 10 junkpoles

harvested many poles from a coppiced maple and thinned many locusts (they are a plague!)

These poles have come in handy.  In the garden they are used for trellis and privacy fencing.  and I have grabbed them for balance support many times.  Smaller branches have been woven into wattle fences and lined with cardboard to make raised bed gardens.

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Garden - Straw - Save seeds

I harvest the seed heads into a mesh bag and hang them to dry in shade in the carport. After they are dry, they are crushed to reduce volume and winnowed to reduce chaff.

1. Walking onions: harvest the topset bulbils, separate, and replant without drying.
2. Onions: leave onions to overwinter and then they will flower. Harvest when the seeds in the globe flower are nearly dry.
3.  Radish: Let the seed pods dry on the plant. Crush and winnow. Seeds from a wheelbarrow full of dry plants can be stored in a 4oz jar.
4.  Garlic: Harvest fully mature scapes to collect the seeds. Harvest the head and collect any bulbils. Split the head into cloves right before planting. Bulbils and cloves are clones, the seeds may have a variety of 'fathers' and will not be the same.
5.  Mullein: Let the seeds on the flower spike mature. Clip the spike from the plant, place in a paper or mesh bag and hang to dry.  The seeds will fall out.
6.  Common sage: Let the seeds mature then cut them into a paper or mesh bag and hang to dry.
7.  Chamomile: Collect when seeds are mature, hang the heads to dry.
8.  Yarrow:  The seeds will form in the flowers, hang the heads to dry.
9.  Arnica: The yellow flowers will fade and a puffball of seeds will appear, like dandylions.
10. Poppy: Harvest when the round pod feels dry and you can hear the tiny seeds rattle inside.
11.  Broccolini: The pods are similar to radish. Harvest when the pods are nearly dry.
12. Mint: Seeds form in the 'collars' around the stems. Hang in a bag until dry then shake the seeds out.
13. Nasturtiums:  The flowers are edible, but if you leave them alone they will go to seed. Large seeds.
14. Rubedeckia: The petals will dry. The seeds are hiding in the domed centers. Put the dry centers, very pokey, into a container with a lid, give a quick few shakes and dump out the debris.  Shake the centers again, vigorously, and this batch will be mostly seeds with very little debris.
15. Apple: The seeds are mature when they are brown. Dispatch the flesh and dig the seeds from the cores.
16.  Pear: The seeds are mature when they are brown. Dispatch the flesh and dig the seeds from the cores.
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Rain harvesting systems

I've designed 3 systems to gather rainwater: a DIY bargain system, a beautiful, front yard, a storebought system, and a large volume system

The bargain system will gather water from a 2-car carport with a 1% slope, torchdown roof.  A homemade rain chain directs the water into a garbage can. No leaf filter, no first flush, not even a downspout.  Overflow will be directed into a planted area along the fence that backs onto the trailer park. It really needs privacy here so it will be heavily planted with native shrubs, groundcover, and bulbs, selected for pollinator food source and 4 season interest.

The pretty 'neighborhood-approved' system will be purchased from a home improvement store.  Several off-the-shelf rain barrels will be linked and then overflow into a shallow flower bed.

The high-volume system will collect rain from a 30'x30' outbuilding, piped to a set of IBCs. It won't be 'pretty' but it will be handy. I plan to put the IBCs against the north side of the greenhouse. This will protect both from the wildest swings in temperature over the winter.  We are only occasionally below freezing and never for more than a few days. Contractor-grade garden hoses, with pipe wrap, will connect the IBCs

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PEP - Foraging - Seedballs

Beginning mix:  1 part compost, 1 part dampened coconut coir, 1 part sloppy clay, 1 part seeds

Seeds including crimson clover, white clover, lupine, carrot, onion, squash, dill, radish, sunflower, marigold, amaranth, cucumber, chard, kale, daikon, dandelion, mint,  and a bunch of unlabeled  or old seeds
plus 4 perennials: rudbeckia, echinacea, lilac, wild lettuce

PEP Foraging Sand Seedballs - 4 pounds of seed balls/bombs; at least an inch in diameter, 6 species, and at least 4 have to be perennials
May 13: 4 pounds

PEA Foraging Sand Seedballs -  Make 6 lbs of seed balls/bombs
May 15: 6 pounds

PEP Foraging Straw Seedballs - 20 Pounds of Seed Balls; at least an inch in diameter, can either be used immediately or quickly dried for storage (before the seeds germinate), at least six different species in each ball/bomb
May 15:  22 pounds!

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Jennifer's SKiP Progress

1 https://permies.com/wiki/108235/pep-animal-care/Plant-Seeds-Hummingbirds-PEP-BB#1815997
2 https://permies.com/wiki/20/101686/pep-community/Brand-location-PEP-BB-community#1801285
3 https://permies.com/wiki/50/112201/pep-foraging/lbs-seed-balls-PEP-BB
4 https://permies.com/wiki/146322/pep-foraging/Pounds-Seed-Balls-foraging-straw#1834347
5 https://permies.com/wiki/152183/pep-natural-medicine/PEP-BB-medicine-sand-drydandelion#1823146
BB5  https://permies.com/wiki/40/144616/BB-Certification-Apply-Boast-Certify

6 https://permies.com/wiki/138318/pep-natural-medicine/Dry-oregon-grape-stem-root#1822284
7 https://permies.com/wiki/129032/pep-natural-medicine/Dry-peppermint-tea-infusion-decoction#1822288
8 https://permies.com/wiki/129044/pep-natural-medicine/Dry-strawberry-leaf-tea-infusion#1822289
9 https://permies.com/wiki/108878/pep-natural-medicine/fire-cider-PEP-BB-medicine#1816941
10 https://permies.com/wiki/148217/pep-textiles/small-loom-PEP-BB-textile#1828582
BB10 https://permies.com/wiki/40/144617/BB-Certification-Apply-Boast-Certify#1842156

11 https://permies.com/wiki/151760/pep-textiles/Weave-belt-PEP-BB-textile#1828594
12  https://permies.com/wiki/55/133684/pep-food-prep-preservation/Water-bath-canning-PEP-BB#1942276
13  https://permies.com/forums/posts/reply/0/105851
14  https://permies.com/wiki/60/105983/pep-food-prep-preservation/Salt-brine-ferment-pickle-PEP#1953978
15  https://permies.com/forums/posts/reply/0/101705  Create a map
16  https://permies.com/wiki/151217/pep-community/Create-Lead-Work-Party-PEP#1910072 Apple harvest
17  https://permies.com/wiki/151217/pep-community/Create-Lead-Work-Party-PEP#1910072  Seed swap
18  https://permies.com/wiki/152267/pep-natural-medicine/PEP-BB-medicine-sand-dryuvaursi
19  https://permies.com/wiki/166308/pep-natural-medicine/Mullein-Leaf-Poultice-PEP-BB#1977605
20  https://permies.com/wiki/80/117347/pep-nest/Clean-Oily-Dish-Soap-PEP#1900767
BB20 https://permies.com/wiki/40/144618/BB-Certification-Apply-Boast-Certify#2396965

21  https://permies.com/wiki/150374/pep-food-prep-preservation/Kinds-Condiments-Salad-Dressings-PEP#1953910
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PEP1  Requires 16 sand badges.
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PEP2  Requires 1 wood badge + 7 straw badges + 14 sand badges (a badge in all 22 aspects).
Animal care  
Commerce
Community  
Dimensional
Earthworks
Electricity
Food prep and preserve
Foraging  
Forestry
Gardening
Homesteading
Metalworking
Natural Building
Natural medicine  
Nest
Oddball
Plumbing
Rocket
Roundwood
Textiles  
Tools
Woodland


PEP3  Requires 7 wood badges + 15 straw badges (a badge in all 22 aspects).
Animal care  
Commerce
Community  
Dimensional
Earthworks
Electricity
Food prep and preserve
Foraging  
Forestry
Gardening
Homesteading
Metalworking
Natural Building
Natural medicine  
Nest
Oddball
Plumbing
Rocket
Roundwood
Textiles Straw 2  
Tools
Woodland


PEP4  Requires 3 iron badges + 12 wood badges + 7 straw badges (a badge in all 22 aspects). Natural building and Gardening are required iron badges. The third iron badge is your choice, but cannot be Oddball or Homesteading.
Animal care  
Commerce
Community  
Dimensional
Earthworks
Electricity
Food prep and preserve
Foraging  
Forestry
Gardening  Iron 1
Homesteading
Metalworking
Natural Building  Iron 2
Natural medicine  
Nest
Oddball
Plumbing
Rocket
Roundwood
Textiles
Tools
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PEP ANIMAL Sand

Create a 5' tall brush pile habitat:

large, sprawling stack of locust branches, holly branches, scotch broom trunks, punky chunks of maple and ash, and dried blackberry vines. probably 20' long x 10' wide x 5' tall. lots of nooks and crannies of all sizes.

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Permaculture Experiences Anywhere

PEA/Gardening/Sand
Create a large potted polyculture (minimum 5 plants and 3 species)
X Grow a new plant from a cutting https://permies.com/wiki/157712/Grow-plant-cutting-PEA-BB
Grow a tray of micro-greens
Sprout seeds for cooking
Grow a table herb garden from seeds (Must include at least 4 herbs)
Grow a Tuber
Grow a Vegetable Protein
Grow a Fruit
Grow a Vegetable
Grow a Grain
Pot and maintain 2 plants inside your home to improve air quality
Do 5 of the following:
X - Seed saving (may be from store bought fruits)  grapefruit
X - Grow a plant from seeds you’ve saved
- Make a vermicompost tea (preferred) or compost tea (from homemade compost) and use it on your container(s)
- Create an indoor mushroom growing system from an existing household material such as spent coffee grounds
- Harvest 1/2 lb of mushrooms from an indoor growing system
- Use vermicompost to fertilize indoor plants
- Use spent coffee grounds or other waste materials to fertilize indoor plants
- Set up a hanging plant
- Pot and maintain some other species of houseplant

PEA/Community/Sand
Do 4 of the following:
Community art - 2 to 4 oddball points
X Brand a piece of equipment - 1 point  little green machine
Upgrade a physical location that has already been branded (2 to 4 oddball points)
Create a private geocaching program and at least six points - 4 points
Make a ceramic tile informational sign and mounting post - 2.5 points
X Mount a “you are here” map on an existing structure - 1 point
Create a “you are here” map structure - 1 to 15 points
Prepare a magnificent dinner (and wash all the dishes) for at least 8 people - 4 points
Give a two hour presentation/tour - 1 to 5 points
Arrange for six hours of presentations/tours - 2 to 10 points
Teach a 1.5 hour workshop - 1 to 5 points
Teach a six hour workshop - 2 to 10 points
Set up a six hour workshop - 2 to 10 points
Set up a hygenic off-grid manual dishwashing station for parties or an event - 4 points
Improving a library - up to 4 oddball points
Create and lead a work party - 1 to 10 points
Hold an award ceremony for something and have at least 8 attendees - 2 points
Organize a group field trip with at least 6 attendees - 1 to 3 points
X Create a seed library - 2 to 12 points
X Run a seed swap - 1/2 to 5 points
Run a seedling swap - 1/2 to 5 points
Start a club - 2 to 12 points
Set up a cider pressing party - ½ to 6 points
Set up a canning party - ½ to 6 points
Set up a chicken plucker party - ½ to 6 points
X Create a self guided tour with 12 points of interest - 6 points
Create a holiday (which could become annual) - 4 points
X Brand a physical location:  https://permies.com/wiki/20/101686/pep-community/Brand-location-PEP-BB-community

Complete two of the following:
 - Upgrade a physical location that has already been branded (1.5 oddball points)
 - Prepare a basic meal (and wash all the dishes) for at least 8 people
 - Add one point to a geocaching list
 - Public art (1.5 oddball points)
X  - Create (or update) a map showing the points of interest
 - Teach a one hour workshop to 8 students
 - Give a one hour presentation or tour to 8 participants
 - Organize a flash flea market, collective garage sale or free swap
 - Set up a Little Free Library
X  - Set up a free food stand
 - Set up an honor system food stand
Host a gathering where at least 8 individuals attend can be done 3 times as long as the type of events are different
Create physical artwork to be displayed in a public location
Prepare something at home for a bake sale, auction, or other community event
Get a roommate
Have a roommate for 8 months

One of the following:
 - A Youtube/Vimeo/Storyfire/Bitchute/etc channel with at least 4 videos focused on aspects of permaculture or homesteading.  More than 100 views each
 - A Blog/website about permaculture or homesteading topic with at least 10 entries and 1000 pageviews total
 - Create an engaging and informative Permies post with at least 100 replies


PEA/Animal/Sand Complete 7 points:
Any PEP Animal Care BB done to the PEP standard - 1 point (limit 5)

Build a nice birdhouse for a specific species of bird - 1 point, installation isn’t required
Build a mason bee house (possibly other solitary bees) - ½ point, installation isn’t required
X Make a bee/insect watering station - ½ point, installation isn’t required
Build a ladybug house - ½ point, installation isn’t required
Build a bat house - 1 point,  installation isn’t required
Build an insect hotel - ½ point, installation isn’t required
Create a vermiposting system - 3 points
Set up a black soldier fly larvae composting system - 1 point
Raise silkworms to the cocoon stage - 1 point
Address a cockroach issue - ½ point
Address a bed bug issue - ½ point
Address a flea issue - ½ point
X Address an ant issue - ½ point
Address a rodent issue - ½ point
Create a wild bird window feeder - ½ point
Set up a freshwater aquarium - 2 points,  At least 2 species of fish, 1 of crab, 1 of snail, 1 of plant. Alive after 2 weeks
Set up a saltwater aquarium - 2 points, At least 2 species of fish, 1 of crab. Alive after 2 weeks
Share appropriate kitchen scraps with a vertebrate animal system - ½ point. Multiple times, 1 gallon in total
Set up a home quail system - 2 points. Food, water, nest box, cage, bedding, multiple quail. Nurture for 2 weeks
Set up a home rabbit enclosure - 2 points. Food, water, nesting area, cage, bedding, multiple rabbits. Nurture for 2 weeks
Set up a home guinea pig enclosure - 2 points. Food, water, nesting area, cage, bedding, multiple guinea pigs. Nurture for 2 weeks
Set up a pigeon system - 2 points. Food, water, nesting area, cage, bedding, multiple pigeons. Nurture for 2 weeks
Feed manure/bedding of an animal system into a vermicompost/BSF system - ½ point


PEA/Electricity/Sand  Complete 6 points
X Create a micro heater bubble   1 point
Replacing a bathroom fan switch with a timer   ½ point
Repair a light switch   ½ point
Install a permanent light fixture 110v ac   ½ point
Put a new end on an extension cord   ½ point
Repair a lamp - ½ point
X Label the breakers on an electrical panel - ½ point
Set up an emergency back-up battery system that is always charged - 1 point
Document electrical usage of 12 devices with a Kill-A-Watt - 2 points
Craft a miniaturized solar water pump - 1 point
Craft a small and portable DC only solar system - 2.5 points
Build a lamp - 1 point

PEA/Tool/Sand
Sharpen 3 knives
Sharpen a hand saw
Sharpen a scissors
Sharpen a chisel
Remove rust, clean and oil a hand tool
Sharpen a serrated blade with a round file
Repair a kitchen appliance

PEA/Medicinal/Sand  Complete 12 unique BBs from those below, including at least 1 from each of the sections
X Acquire fresh, dry, and store enough for a tea, infusion or decoction  Mint
X Create a vinegar infusion with fresh or dried ingredients Fire Cider
Create an oil infusion from fresh or dried materials  
Create a salve from fresh or dried materials
X Create a tincture from fresh or dried materials Usnea lichen
X Create a poultice from fresh or dried materials Yarrow leaves
Create a syrup or gummies from fresh or dried materials
X Create an infusion/tea (hot or cold) from fresh or dried materials Mint tea
X Create one decoction from fresh or dried materials  Uva Ursi leaves

PEA/Metal/Sand
X 6 “pop can” plant labels
6 sturdier garden or plant labels

5 points required, no duplication:
Kindling cracker - 4.5 points
Poker - ½ point
Tongs - ½ point
Rmh scoop - ½ point
Rack to hold a poker, a set of tongs and an rmh scoop - ½ point
Make a twisting wrench - ½ point
Weld two hooks or chain clevises to a tractor bucket - ½ point
Weld a trailer ball to a tractor implement - ½ point
Beefy set of shelf brackets - 1 point
Fix a crack in a tool - ½ point
Marshmallow or hot dog fork for campfire - 1 point (2 if SS)
Dress up a mushroomed chisel or splitting wedge - ½ point
Make a center punch - ½ point
Chicken funnel - ½ point
Solar oven reflectors - ½ point

Metal shaping projects:
 - turn a box end wrench into a spoon carving knife - 2 points
 - make a key fob - ½ point
 - make 6 coat/tool hangers from old flatware - ½ point
 - make 4 cabinet door knobs from railroad spikes - 1.5 points
 - make a dish draining tray - ½ point

Solder/brazing projects:
 - square/rectangle trivet from pipe  - ½ point
 - towel bar - ½ point
 - boot drying rack - 1 point
 - shoe rack - 1 point
 - small table - 1 point
 - pot/pan hanger - 1 point

Pop can projects:  
 - create a soda can alcohol stove - ½ point
 - candle reflector - 1 point
 - cell phone holder - ½ point
 - 6 cookie cutter shapes - ½ point
 - small box with fitted lid - 1 point
 - small box with a hinged lid - 1 point
 - open top tray with separations to hold loose screws and nuts - 2 points
 - mirror  - ½ point
 - pop can safe   - ½ point
 X - make 50 pieces of flat aluminum from cans (3 inches by 8 inches)   - 1.5 points

Convert a wire hanger (or thick wire) to
 - a slingshot  - ½ point
 - conifer christmas wreath - ½ point
 - houseplant trellis - ½ point
 - 6 key rings - ½ point
 - giant safety pin aka carabiner  - ½ point
 - drain cleaner - ½ point
 - chip clip - ½ point
 - rope making jig - 2 points
 - big sewing needle  - ½ point


PEA/Dimensional/Sand
X Wood-burned artwork: 1sqft

Complete 3 of the following (at least one of these projects features a dovetail joint): PEP Dimensional
- Basic birdhouse, Installation isn’t required
- Cookbook holder
- Haybox cooker
- Bread box
- Vermiculture bin to process kitchen scraps
- Small bookshelf


PEA/Textiles/Sand
Mend a hole - quick darning
Sew a patch
Make a small pillow
X Make twine
Weave a basket

Stickwork (pick one):
X  - knit or crochet a hot pad
 - crochet or knit a dishcloth

Complete the following 4 PEP Straw BBs:
X  - Start a button jar  
X - Harvest fabric scraps for future sewing projects
 - Sew on a button
X  - Create a textile toolbox or hussif (sewing kit)


PEA/Roundwood/Sand

Carve a sauerkraut stomper from a single piece of wood suitable for a wide-mouth jar using only hand tools
Make a small compound mallet with hand tools only (greenwood head, drywood handle)
Carve a simple beginner spoon with hand tools

Do 5 points worth of the following:
- Any PEP Round Wood task done to the PEP standard - 1 point
- Carve a dough bowl - 1 point (2 if done with only hand tools)
- Craft two coat hooks made from the branches of small trees (no joinery) - 0.5 point
- Craft a coat hanger using dry pegs in greenwood - 1 point
- Carve a letter opener - 0.5 point
- Carve a functional whistle - 0.5 point
- Carve a very basic chess set - 1.5 points
- Carve interesting coasters from 6 wooden disks - 1 point
- Carve a simple wood spirit - 0.5 point
- Carve a chain from a single piece of wood - 1 point
- Carve a ball in a cage from a single piece of wood - 1 point
- Carve a basic spatula with hand tools - 0.5 point
- Craft a simple cutting board or serving tray using hand tools - 1 point
- Ebonize a wooden object that you have carved - 0.5 point
- Add faceting to another project - 0.5 point
- Create 24 homemade Lincoln logs with saddle notches using hand tools only - 1.5 point


PEA/Food/Sand
Cook at least two cups grain (or pseudograin) in four different ways
Complete the following PEP BBs:
 - Cast iron skillet - egg or hashbrowns and pancakes
X - Vinegar brine pickle something
 - Salt brine ferment/pickle something
 - Canning - Water bath or Steam bath
 - Cook stir fry
 - Make soup / stew / chowder
 - Make pizza
 - Bake 2 loaves of bread
 - Make two dairy foods
 - Make two condiments or salad dressings
 - Dry 6 different types of things - each type only once: mint leaves, dandelion root, dandelion leaves, Oregon grape bark, dandelion flowers


PEA/Commerce/Sand

Develop a possible residual income stream that brings in at least $10 per year
Perform some sort of labor over the internet and get paid at least $60

Do 2 of the following tasks (must include clear permaculture values)
- Sell "goods" grown, composed or crafted from natural materials for a total of at least $25
- Sell “goods” you have made from upcycled materials for at least $25
- Get paid for in-home services (cottage industry) for at least $60


PEA/Greywater/Sand  Do 8 of the following:
- Use a bucket of water from a shower
- Use water from a dishpan
- Use water from cooking pasta/food
- Install a water recycler (for washing hands) for a toilet tank    
X - Make signage (laminated paper or shelf paper sealed)    
X - Make signage (wood burned)  
- Prove the value of a berkey-style water filter    
- Shower with non-chlorinated water    
- Prove that you can wash dishes, by hand, in a way that uses less water than a dishwasher
- Thoroughly document water savings by going pooless    
- Make a water filter (like a Berkey)    

PEA/Foraging/Sand

Make 6 cups of tea

Prepare 6 dishes, Can be a twofer with PEP foraging BBs
       - Mushrooms
       - Wildflowers
       X - Leafy greens/moss Miners Lettuce
       - Plant stems/shoots
       - Starchy roots/tubers
       - Fruits/berries
       - Grains/nuts
       - Bulbs Sunchokes

X Craft 6 pounds of seed balls/bombs, 1+ inch in diameter, quickly dry for storage (before the seeds germinate), 6 different species in each ball/bomb


PEA/Nest/Sand Complete the following PEP BBs:
Do laundry by hand
Wash dishes without a dishwasher
Clean a bathroom
Clean a kitchen
Clean an oily dish without soap
Grease hinges
Oil wooden kitchen utensils
Get whiter whites without chlorine bleach
Sweep floor
Make rags from old clothes
Deep clean the fabric on a couch or chair using natural cleaners
Manually clean an oven
Set up a rag system
Set up a cloth napkin system
X Make a general purpose natural cleaner
Deep clean the interior of a refrigerator
Deep clean the exterior of a refrigerator

PEA/Oddball/Sand
The sand badge is granted for a score of 7.

PEP Natural Building

Sand Badge
(“lloyd list”) do 3 of the following:
  - create 12 adobe bricks 12x6x3
  - make a natural paint and paint a 4x8 area
  - make white wash and use it on a 4x8 area
  - use low grade cob to fill between logs in a wofati - 20 feet
  - create a rock foundation under a skiddable structure to level the structure
  - add 25 square feet of roof (cedar shakes or similar style of wood roof) to a structure

Straw Badge
complete all 6 BBs in the “lloyd list”
Find and assess clay sub-soil for making cob/adobe bricks, try different mixes, keep notes, test them to destruction (smash with hammer, toss in fire, etc), choose best mixes.
build a tiny shed on skids
Build a cob sink
(Donkey’s list) complete 2
  - tree stand
  - Build a solar finder, locate true solar south and leave a permanent marker
  - Hang a door using handmade wooden hinges
  - Build garden gate from found or harvested objects
  - Earth plaster a wall, with varying patterns and color
  - dirt and linseed oil floor
  - Fill Slip/straw (slip/fill) wall
  - Build short, dry stack rock foundation
  - Build adobe brick and cob bench
  - Clay paint a room or rooms

Wood Badge
Finish the Donkey list
Build operating window, including frame from scratch
straw bale wall in a wofati
home made wood ash cement
Build one of the following:    
- 5 gallon plant pot
- 5 gallon water trough
- combination bird bath and insect watering station
- 3 flow form water aerators
Build freezer wofati
Complete One Of:
  - Cob floor
  - wattle and daub wall for a berm shed
  - Lime plaster a wall or set of walls
  - tree house
  - Build a cob bench with a roundpole construction roof.
  - Build adobe doghouse (or faerie house) with Nubian vault roof
  - Cob sun trap
  - a piece of an outdoor classroom with a rumford fireplace

Iron Badge
build a wofati and live in it for a winter

PEP Badge: Animal Care

Sand Badge

Complete five:
  - build a nice birdhouse for a specific species of bird (prerequisite dimensional.sand.birdhouse)
  - build a mason bee house (possibly other solitary bees)
  - perform maintenance on a mason bee house (possibly other solitary bees)
  - make a bee/insect watering station
  - move a yellowjacket nest from where it is a bother to where it is a value
  - catch a honey bee swarm with a bait hive (aka swarm trap)
  - rescue a honey bee swarm
  - plant a three season nectar harvest for pollinators
  - build a ladybug house
  - build a bat house
  - build an insect hotel
  - scythe and bale one bale of hay
  - scythe and bale one bale of straw
  X Create a brush pile near a garden for animal/insect diversity habitat https://permies.com/wiki/49/108150/pep-animal-care/Brush-Pile-PEP-BB-animal#1822361
  - create six different toad habitats
  - plant 60 mulberry tree seeds
  - create snake/lizard habitat
  - create a live rodent trap
  - create at least a pint of holzer bone sauce
  - share appropriate kitchen scraps
  - milk a cow or goat or sheep - one gallon for cows, one quart for others
  X Plant 200 seeds for humming birds  https://permies.com/wiki/108235/pep-animal-care/Plant-Seeds-Hummingbirds-PEP-BB#1815997
  - putting out some winter straw to help the animals stay warm
  - fecal parasite test
  - sheep health check
  - training animals for goodies
  - cleaning a shelter
  - cleaning out at least 4 nesting boxes for chickens
  - grow sprouts as a winter feed for fowl
  - remove algae from a trout pond
  - add aeration strategy to a trout pond
  - stock a trout pond with trout
  - move animals to a new paddock
  - collect 12 eggs from your fowl
  - food/water/egg/safety check for your fowl
  - food/water/safety check for your 4 legged livestock
  - create dragonfly habitat
  - create frog habitat
  - Manage breeding and support farm cat resulting in at least six kittens
  - chicken - slaughter and clean
  - duck - slaughter and clean
  - turkey - slaughter and clean
  - guinea fowl - slaughter and clean
  - quail - slaughter and clean
  - pigeon  - slaughter and clean
  - goose - slaughter and clean
  - rabbit - slaughter and clean
  - guinea pig - slaughter and clean

Straw Badge 35 points required
Can do up to fifteen new points from Animals.Sand list (each item counts for 1 point)
Required: Complete at least one BB from the “Pest Control list”
 - Set up a stock tank that won’t freeze in the winter without electricity - 4 points
 - Set up a moveable electric fence for paddock shift systems (show a move)
 - Scythe and bale a dozen bales of hay - 4 points
 - Scythe and bale a dozen bales of straw - 4 points
 - Build a manual baler - 3 points
 - Grow forage for chickens/pigs in a single paddock - 4 points
 - Prove that paddock shift is amazing - 10 points
 - Grow a three season nectar harvest for pollinators - 10 points
 - Prove that chickens prefer fresh food over organic commercial food - 10 points
 - Prove your animal’s food is fit for human consumption - 1 point
 - Prove that your animal’s water is clean/fresh/healthy - 2 points
 - System to collect excessive insects in the summer, dry them and feed them out in the winter - 4 points
 - Set up a holzer bee hive - 2 points
 - Set up a conventional bee hive - 1 point
 - Shear a sheep - 4 points
 - Shear an alpaca/llama - 4 points
 - Make a lightweight paddock shift chick brooder - 4 points
 - Make a lightweight paddock shift chicken coop - 4 points
 - Make a skiddable goat shelter - 4 points
 - Make a skiddable hog shelter - 5 points
 - Make a skiddable cattle shelter - 7 points
 - Make a 200 foot wavy deer fence - 4 points
 - Do the work to entice beavers to an area - 4 points
 - Show how offal from one animal system is an input to a different animal system - 2 points

Pest control list:
 - Control aphids with permaculture - 8 points
 - Control leaf eating beetles with permaculture - 8 points
 - Control cutworms with permaculture - 8 points
 - Control mosquitoes with permaculture - 8 points
 - Control crop eating birds with permaculture - 8 points
 - Control rodents with permaculture - 8 points
 - Control flies with permaculture - 8 points
 - Control indoor fleas with permaculture - 8 points

Breeding list
 - Breed a broody hen to hatch at least six chicks - 4 points
 - Breed a broody duck to hatch at least six ducklings - 4 points
 - Breed a broody turkey to hatch at least four poults- 4 points
 - Breed a guinea fowl to hatch at least six keets - 4 points
 - Breed a quail to hatch at least six chicks - 4 points
 - Breed a pigeon to hatch at least four squabs - 4 points
 - Breed a goose to hatch at least six goslings- 4 points
 - Breed a goat resulting in at least one kid - 4 points
 - Breed a rabbit resulting in at least three kits - 4 points
 - Breed an ewe resulting in at least one lamb - 4 points
 - Breed a cow resulting in at least one calf - 4 points
 - Breed a sow resulting in at least six piglets - 4 points
 - Breed a guinea pig resulting in at least six pups - 4 points
 - Breed a llama resulting in at least one cria - 4 points
 - Breed an alpaca resulting in at least one cria - 4 points
 - Breed a working farm dog resulting in at least six puppies - 4 points
 - Raising mealworms - end up with two pounds more than when you started - 3 points
 - Raising crayfish - end up with two pounds more than when you started - 3 points
 - Raising worms - end up with two pounds more worms than when you started - 4 points
 - Raising black soldier flies - end up with two pounds more grubs than when you started - 4 points
 - Raising mason bees - end up with ½ lb of cocoons - 2 points
 - Fish farming - end up with five pounds more than when you started - 2 points

Harvest List:
 - Process fish - catch and clean 5 lbs of fish from your pond - 2 points
 - Butcher a goat - slaughter and clean - 2 points
 - Butcher a sheep - slaughter and clean - 2 points
 - Butcher a cattle - slaughter and clean - 8 points
 - Butcher a pig - slaughter and clean - 6 points

Parasite list:
 - Prove that your chickens do not have parasites - 4 points
 - Prove that your ducks do not have parasites - 4 points
 - Prove that your cattle do not have parasites - 4 points
 - Prove that your guinea fowl do not have parasites - 4 points
 - Prove that your quail do not have parasites - 4 points
 - Prove that your pigeons do not have parasites - 4 points
 - Prove that your geese do not have parasites - 4 points
 - Prove that your rabbits do not have parasites - 4 points
 - Prove that your llamas do not have parasites - 4 points
 - Prove that your alpacas do not have parasites - 4 points
 - Prove that your hogs do not have parasites - 4 points
 - Prove that your cats do not have parasites - 4 points
 - Prove that your dogs do not have parasites - 4 points
 - Prove that your goats do not have parasites - 4 points
 - Prove that your sheep do not have parasites - 4 points
 - Prove that your turkeys do not have parasites - 4 points
 - Prove that your fish do not have parasites - 4 points
 - Prove that your bees do not have parasites - 4 points
 - Prove that your guinea pigs do not have parasites - 4 points

Wood Badge  60 points required, can do up to 30 new points from Sand and Straw lists
Care for 6 different species of animal for 6 months
Harvest 200,000 calories from a domestic animal system
 - Harvest 20 lbs of fiber from a domestic animal system - 10 points
 - Harvest 5 square feet of leather - 8 points
 - Harvest 5 square feet of fur - 8 points
 - Seal a 1000 square foot pond with pigs - 12 points
 - Grow a large three season nectar harvest for honeybees - 20 points
 - Arrange a hayless system for a ruminant herd - 20 points
 - Grow forage for chickens/pigs in four paddocks - 10 points

Iron Badge
Provide proof that you are breeding and nurturing 12 animal species
 - Prove you are nurturing your cattle
 - Prove you are nurturing your chickens
 - Prove you are nurturing your hogs
 - Prove you are nurturing your turkeys
 - Prove you are nurturing your fish
 - Prove you are nurturing your honeybees
 - Prove you are nurturing another species (complete 6)
     - Breed and Nurture Ducks
     - Breed and Nurture Geese
     - Breed and Nurture Guinea Fowl
     - Breed and Nurture Quail
     - Breed and Nurture Pigeons
     - Breed and Nurture Rabbits
     - Breed and Nurture Goats
     - Breed and Nurture Sheep
     - Breed and Nurture Alpaca
     - Breed and Nurture Guinea Pigs
     - Breed and Nurture Llama
     - Breed and Nuture Working Farm Dogs
     - Breed and Nurture Working Farm Cats

PEP - Commerce

Sand Badge
develop a possible residual income stream that brings in at least $5 per year
perform some sort of labor over the internet and get paid at least $50

do two of the following: (must include a tip of the hat to permaculture values)
    - sell "goods" (something you made, grew, upcycled or foraged) for a total of at least $20
    - sell your permaculture labor off-site for at least $50
    - get paid for an on-homestead service (cottage industry) for at least $50.  Examples include:
          - renting out a cabin, tent site, etc.
          - sewing, truck repair, accounting, etc.
          - massage, counseling, etc.
          - classes, workshops, etc.


Straw Badge
develop residual income streams that brings in at least $20 per month
    - must bring in at least $10 before this BB is complete from at least 2 different streams
perform some sort of labor over the internet and get paid at least $500

do two of the following: (must include a tip of the hat to permaculture values)
    - sell "goods" (something you made, grew, upcycled or foraged) for a total of at least $200
    - sell your permaculture labor off-site for at least $500
    - get paid for an on-homestead service (cottage industry) for at least $500.

Wood Badge
residual income minimum of $600 per month
    - at least 4 different residual income streams
then do one of these strategies :
    - strategy A: more residual income streams: extra $600 per month
          - at least 4 additional different streams
    - strategy B: (Sepp Holzer lite): total $5,000. This income is from:
          - on-site consultation or tours (people coming to experience the master’s property) (including on-site stays and meals)
    - strategy C: total $20,000. Includes on or off-site methods. Not a job. (must include a very strong correlation to permaculture values).

Iron Badge
residual income minimum of $2,000 per month
    - at least 6 different reliable sources

then do one of these strategies:
    - strategy A: huge residual income stream: extra $2,000 per month
          - at least 6 additional different reliable sources
    - strategy B (Sepp Holzer): total $30,000.  This income is from:
          - on-site consultation or tours (people coming to experience the master’s property) (including on-site stays and meals)

[u]PEP - Community[/u]

Sand Badge
X Brand a physical location  https://permies.com/wiki/20/101686/pep-community/Brand-location-PEP-BB-community#1801285
Complete two of the following:
 - Upgrade a physical location that has already been branded (1.5 oddball points)
 - Prepare a basic meal (and wash all the dishes) for at least 8 people
 - Add one point to a geocaching list
 - Public art (1.5 oddball points)
X Create (or update) a map showing the points of interest  https://permies.com/forums/posts/reply/0/101705
 - Teach a one hour workshop to 8 students
 - Give a one hour presentation or tour to 8 participants
 - Organize a flash flea market, collective garage sale or free swap
 - Set up a Little Free Library
 - Set up a free food stand
 - Set up an honor system food stand

Straw Badge   35 points required
Sand badge BBs are 1.5 points each, Up to 10 points of duplication allowed from the Straw badge, Up to 8 oddball points of community art allowed
Create a community of 6 non-related people that lives together for 4 months and shares at least 1 meal a week - 15 points
Community art - 2 to 4 oddball points
Brand a piece of equipment - 1 point
Upgrade a physical location that has already been branded (2 to 4 oddball points)
Create a private geocaching program and at least six points - 4 points
Make a ceramic tile informational sign and mounting post - 2.5 points
Mount a “you are here” map on an existing structure - 1 point
Create a “you are here” map structure - 1 to 15 points
Prepare a magnificent dinner (and wash all the dishes) for at least 8 people - 4 points
Give a two hour presentation/tour - 1 to 5 points
Arrange for six hours of presentations/tours - 2 to 10 points
Teach a 1.5 hour workshop - 1 to 5 points
Teach a six hour workshop - 2 to 10 points
Set up a six hour workshop - 2 to 10 points
Set up a hygenic off-grid manual dishwashing station for parties or an event - 4 points
Improving a library - up to 4 oddball points
Create and lead a work party - 1 to 10 points
Hold an award ceremony for something and have at least 8 attendees - 2 points
Organize a group field trip with at least 6 attendees - 1 to 3 points
Create a seed library - 2 to 12 points
Run a seed swap - 1/2 to 5 points
Run a seedling swap - 1/2 to 5 points
Start a club - 2 to 12 points
Set up a cider pressing party - ½ to 6 points
Set up a canning party - ½ to 6 points
Set up a chicken plucker party - ½ to 6 points
Create a self guided tour with 12 points of interest - 6 points
Create a holiday (which could become annual) - 4 points
Create a LIC (labor investment collective)  - 4 points

Wood Badge  180 points required
 - Up to 50 points of duplication allowed from the Wood, Straw and Sand badges
 - New items from Sand and Straw badges allowed  and are worth 1.5 points
Create a community of 6 non-related people that lives together for 6 months and shares at least 1 meal a week - 50 points
Community art - 5 to 40 oddball points
Upgrade a physical location that has already been branded (5 to 20 oddball points)  
Create a food coop - 12 points
Create a recurring farmers market or flea market - 10 to 20 points
Build a community garden - 20 to 50 points
Manage a community garden for a year - 12 to 32 points
Manage a seed library - 20 points
Create and lead a work party - 4 to 25 points
Facilitate a two day educational event/workshop/class - 10 to 30 points
Facilitate a one week educational event/workshop/class - 20 to 60 points
Facilitate a two week educational event/workshop/class - 30 to 90 points
Set up a fair - 20 to 40 points

Iron Badge
Create a community of 8 non-related people that lives together for 30 months and shares at least 1 meal a week

PEP - Dimensional Lumber Woodworking  Sand Badge

large wood-burned sign

(Swanson list) Complete 2 of:
 -simple beginner bird house
 -lay 10 sticks for decking
 -Sturdy firewood rack
 -two step stool
 -sturdy wall-mounted shelf for heavy stuff
 -wood box/crate
 -install 40 square feet of boards to a structure for siding (inside or out)
 -simple, open toolbox

Straw Badge
4 additional items from the Swanson list
basic shelves; custom sized for a need, at least 2 shelves high and 6 feet wide
bench with a back
small deck
picnic table

Wood Badge
knockdown shelves
cutting board
adirondack chair
rolly shelf
mediocre folding chair
good folding chair
simple bed or bunk bed
wood bucket (almost water tight)
chest of drawers
clever picnic table

Iron Badge
fine floor
padded chair frame (see textiles for the rest of the chair)
couch frame (see textiles for the rest of the couch)
wood bucket (water tight)
storage chest
blanket chest
japanese nested tool box with a hinged lid
japanese tool chest

skiddable structure (pick two)
  - sauna
  - hammock hut
  - outdoor kitchen
  - build a skiddable lumber storage shed
build a small, rough porta-cabin on skids
build a larger, nicer porta-cabin

final project (pick one)
  - hot tub hut, complete with a water tight wooden hot tub, on skids
  - a magnificent desk with two hidden compartments
  - a magnificent captain’s bed
  - other project requiring pre-approval

PEP - Earthworks


Sand Badge
small dry stack retaining wall
three scoops with an excavator
move dirt/soil with the loader on the tractor
trail maintenance for 200 feet of trail
eliminate a road pothole/puddle
add a small, simple trail to a berm
improve a berm
seal a tiny pond


Straw Badge
make 100 feet of proper road with a bulldozer
dry stack retaining wall
five loads with a dump trailer
build a tall, narrow berm
build a small, shallow pond that holds water without a liner
trail maintenance for 1000 feet of trail
add simple trails to berms
add a 50 foot trail to relatively flat rocky ground
add a 50 foot trail to steep, rocky ground
100 feet of road maintenance

Wood Badge
dry stack steps
dry stack retaining walls
dry stack wall
Holzer-style terrace
build a full size pond that holds water without a liner (sealed bowl style)
create a full size berm
create 3 tent pads
ditches to move water
earthworks for preparing to build a structure
make 600 feet of proper road
add a 100 foot trail to relatively flat rocky ground
add a 100 foot trail to steep, rocky ground
600 feet of road maintenance

Iron Badge
Dry stack sun scoop
a holzer spring terrace
another 200 feet of ditches to move water
build a second full size pond (sealed bowl style)
dry stack steps
Season extender rocket mass heater
earthworks for preparing to build a second structure
3 passive garden heaters
Garden ATI (annualized thermal inertia)
large natural swimming pool with a level spot next to it
Build a full size pond that is based on a dam reaching bedrock, rather than a sealed bowl

PEP - Electricity

sand badge
Complete 5 points to get this badge (no duplication allowed):
Lead Acid Battery maintenance on three batteries   1 point
X Create a micro heater bubble   1 point  https://permies.com/wiki/110283/pep-electricity/Create-Micro-Heater-Bubble-PEP
Move a lead acid battery to the shop, charge it, and put it back   1/2 point
Replacing a bathroom fan switch with a timer   1/2 point
Repair a lamp (110v, 12v, car)   1/2 point
Repair a motion detector flood lamp   1/2 point
Replace a flood light with a motion detector flood lamp   1/2 point
Repair a light switch   1/2 point
Install a permanent light fixture 110v ac   1/2 point
Install a permanent light fixture 12v dc   1/2 point
Install a power outlet 110v ac   1/2 point
Install a power outlet 12v dc   1/2 point
Install a light switch   1/2 point
Put a new end on an extension cord   1/2 point
Label the breakers on an electrical panel  1/2 point
Replace the heat element in a water heater or clothes dryer - 1/2 point
Set up a solar water pump (combo w plumbing badge)   1 to 2.5 points
Small DC only solar system    4 points

Sstraw Badge  35 points required. at least 5 points from new items from the sand badge. No more than 20 points of duplication allowed. Oddball points allowed.
Lead Acid Battery maintenance on twelve batteries - 3 points
Add a lighting circuit and circuit breaker - 2 points
Add an outlet circuit and circuit breaker - 1 point
Add a 220V circuit and circuit breaker and outlet - 1 point
Replace an electric water heater - 1 point
Add a new circuit breaker and install a new electric water heater - 2 points
Install a doorbell system (chime, transformer, button) - 1 point
Install a shallow well pump for potable pressurized water - 1-2 points
Install a deep well pump for potable pressurized water - 4-8 points
Install a control system and secondary pump for a cistern - 4-8 points
Install a pair of three way switches to control a light/device - 1 points
Install a set of four way switches to control a device - 1.5 points
Install an exterior grade outlet (code compliant cover) - 1 point
Install an exterior grade outlet (Paul compliant cover) - 2 points
Install 20 feet of wire in an unfinished space - 1 point
Install 20 feet of wire to a finished space from an unfinished space - 1.5 point
Install 20 feet of wire, flawlessly, through an existing finished wall - 4 points
Install a subpanel with ground - 6 points
Trench power to an outbuilding properly - 10 points
Document electrical usage of 12 devices with a Kill-A-Watt - 2 points
Troubleshoot and fix an electrical appliance - 0.5 to 4 points
Set up an emergency back-up battery system that is always charged - 1 point
"Charge and Carry" lithium battery power box - 20 points
Augment a pickup (or other rig) to be a power generator with at least 2 batteries - 4 points
Create a Travis Johnson style PTO driven home generator
Set up a power wall, Off grid - 10 points, Grid tied - 20 points
Set up a micro hydro power system, Off grid - 10 points, Grid tied - 20 points
Set up a wind power system, Off grid - 10 points, Grid tied - 20 points

Wood Badge  180 points required, Up to 35 points of duplication allowed, up to 60 points of new points from Straw and Sand, Oddball points allowed
Fully wire a small structure with a single supply wire - 4 or more points
Fully wire a small structure with 3+ circuits (panel installed already) - 12 or more points
Fully wire a large structure with 6+ circuits (panel installed already) - 40 or more points
Install a main panel, meter pedestal, ground and connect their wiring - 15 points
Convert a vehicle to electric (joint project with Metal Working) - 40 points
Convert a motorcycle or dirt bike to electric (joint project with Metal Working) - 20 points
Convert a tractor to electric (joint project with Metal Working) - 40 points
Troubleshoot and repair an electrical issue with an electrically powered vehicle - 2 to 20 points
Large articulating solar panel system ala Solar Leviathan (40+ square feet) - 40 points

Iron Badge
No Iron badge at this time

PEP Food Prep

Sand Badge
cast iron skillet (select one): fry an egg so that it slides around or vegan option (do both), a stack of ten pancakes, hash browns that fully cover the skillet
cook at least two cups grain (or pseudograin) in four different ways: stovetop, slow cooker, solar oven, rocket stove and haybox cooker
dry food in a solar food dehydrator
vinegar brine pickle something
salt brine ferment/pickle something
canning (select one) water bath canning or steam canning
cook stir fry
make soup / stew / chowder
make pizza
Bake 2 loaves of bread

Straw Badge
Restarting a cast iron skillet
Make 6 quarts of stock from veggie scraps
Cook and serve a pound of sunchokes
Soup - make 4 types of soup; 1 on a rocket stove or Dakota stove, and at least 2 are finished in a haybox cooker
Bake six things; 2+ in a rocket oven and 2in cast iron
Roast 4 pans of food; 1+ in a rocket oven and 1 in cast iron
Fry 12 different things; 3+ on a rocket stove or Dakota stove and 6 are in cast iron
Open fire - cook 4 different things; 1 item is buried in coals and 1 on a spit
Make two dairy foods:
Make two condiments or salad dressings
Make two kinds of gravy
Grind two different grains into flour
Oils and Fats - press or render a quart of oil or fat
Pressure can two different things
Water bath can three different types of food
Storing food in a living state (possibly in a root cellar), at least 20 pounds of each food and at least six different species
Dry 6 different types of things - each type only once
Ferment four different types of things - At least one gallon per type of fermented food
Process grain for storage

Wood Badge
75% of the food comes from homesteading, preferably from your own homestead
  - Nearby homestead or wild harvest (forage/hunting/fishing) is ok      
  - Acquired with muscle power (bike/horse/foot/dogsled)    
Preserve 1 million calories
  - No more than 10% can be one type of thing
  - Must be at least 24 different types of food
  - No more than 10% can be frozen
Prepare 800 plates of food,“Plate” means a meal averaging 500 calories

Iron Badge
90% of the food comes from homesteading, preferably from your own homestead
  - Nearby homestead or wild harvest (forage/hunting/fishing) is ok    
  - Acquired with muscle power (bike/horse/foot)
  - Trade, purchase or gifted is fine
Preserve 4 million calories. Must be at least 48 different types of food
Prepare 3200 plates of food, At least 400 plates need to be 100% from your homestead

Foraging

Sand Badge
Fresh list - harvest one of:
- one pound (total) of:  huckleberries, raspberries, blueberries, aronia, salmonberries, true cranberries, serviceberries, blackberries (tiny varieties), strawberries
- two pounds of:  blackberries (large varieties), highbush cranberries, elderberries, grapes, chokecherries, mulberries, sunchokes, asparagus, small cherries
- twenty pounds of:  apples, pears, apricots, plums, hazelnuts, walnuts, chestnuts, hickory nuts, tree cherries (hazelnut shell sized or bigger)

Dry list - harvest, dry, and store one of the following:
One pound (fresh weight) of:  nettle, mint, rose hips, pineapple weed
Mint: 2oz 4/23
Five pounds (fresh weight) of:  mushrooms, cherries, berries
Twenty pounds (fresh weight) of:  apples, pears, apricots, plums

Tea list - make a cup of tea: - nettle, rose hips, mint, pineapple weed, raspberry leaves, chaga mushrooms, pine needle, fir tip, Ceanothus americanus/new jersey tea, kinnikinnick, sumac, Linden flower, wild strawberry leaf, fireweed, birch bark/leaves, clover, rose petals, dandelion, bullthistle
X Mint 4/23

Dish list - Prepare a dish that uses at least a cup of a foraged ingredient dandelion (blossoms or leaves), wild mushrooms (must be cooked), nettles, miner's lettuce, lambs quarter, purslane, acorns (must be prepared properly), burdock root (must be cooked), chickweed, wild sorrel, red-root amaranth (pigweed), watercress, rose hips
X  miner's lettuce 1C straight as finger food

X 4 pounds of seed balls/bombs; at least an inch in diameter, 6 species, and at least 4 have to be perennials

Complete 2 items from the following list:
  - catch and prepare at least one pound of fish
  - catch and prepare one wild rabbit or squirrel
  - harvest maple sap and reduce it down to make 1 pint of syrup
  - do 2 more items from the dry list (duplicates ok): mint, cherries
  - do 4 more items from the dish list (duplicates ok):  miner's lettuce, dandelion (blossoms or leaves),  
  - do 4 more items from the fresh list (duplicates ok)  


Straw Badge   35 points required
New items from the sand fresh list - ½ point each
New items from the sand dry list - ½ point each: apple
New items from the sand tea list - ½ point each kinnikinnick
New items from the sand dish list - ½ point each
X 20 pounds of seed balls/bombs - 4 points
Save seeds from 6 species of wild plants - 2 points
Catch, butcher and preserve at least five pounds of fish(es) or ten pounds of shellfish - 4 points
Catch, butcher and preserve five wild rabbits/squirrels - 4 points
Catch, butcher and preserve one large mammal (deer, pig, elk, antelope, etc) - 8 points
Catch, butcher and preserve five wild game birds - 4 points
Harvest maple sap and reduce it down to make 1 gallon of syrup - 8 points
Collect 5 pounds of wild honey (without cutting down tree) - 4 points
Guerilla plant 500 woody perennial food seeds or cuttings (not seed bombs) - 8 points

Wood Badge
Forage 200,000 calories from at least 10 species, 6 species at 10,000+ calories; No more than 4 animal species
  - at least half of the calories need to be dried for storage that could last more than a year at room temp - possible twofer with Food Prep and Preservation
10 days eating 90% foraged food, don't need to be consecutive days
  - 90% by calories, a minimum of 1200 calories per day; 6+ foraged food types per day
1 mile of trailside forage gardening; Grow more than 500 plants near a trail and harvest from at least 6 different species

Iron Badge
Forage 1,600,000 calories from at least 20 species
90 days eating 90% foraged food; Includes one 30-day stretch and four 7-day stretches
1 mile of extensive trailside forage gardening; Grow more than 5000 plants, 12+ species, harvest 50,000 calories

Gardening

Sand Badge
Build a hugelkultur 7 feet tall and 6 feet long
Chop and drop (50 square feet)
Ruth Stout style composting (2 spots)

Straw Badge
save seed from 4 different species.
encouraging volunteer or wild plants: show 3 species of volunteer plants and 2 species of selected wild plants growing together, and a brief description of what you did to encourage the polyculture
grow and harvest 100,000 calories from at least 12 species
build a hugelkultur 7 feet tall and 12 feet long
direct seed perennials:  plant at least 50 seeds of each of the following and verify that at least 1 of them has sprouted: fruit trees, black locust, nut trees

Wood Badge
grow and harvest 1 million calories from 30+ species from polyculture systems
build a hugelkultur 7 feet tall and 24 feet long
build a ¼ acre food forest
grow perennials from seed

Iron Badge
grow and harvest 4 million calories in one year from 30+ species from polyculture systems
build hugelkultur 7 feet tall, 6+ beds for a total of 150 feet long
Harvest fruit from 12 trees that you started from seed
build a 1-acre food forest, sun scoop shape, no frost pocket, overs an acre, full seven layers
landrace seed saving; 12+ species for 3+ generations

Greywater and willow feeders

Sand Badge
Plant five "poop beast" trees
Use a bucket of water from a shower
Use water from a dishpan
Give urine to growies

Steinfeld list (1 required)
 - Significant art for a willow feeder or dry outhouse
 - Build a better urine diverter; plus 1 point in plumbing, plus 5 points in metalworking
 - Create laminated sheet that details how a willow feeder works and how to deal with shark week on the other side.  Lots of drawings.
 - Overhaul the ventilation system
 - Overhaul the “occupied” system
 - Seal a poorly sealed box on a willow feeder
 - Urine diverter and sink drain goes to a mulch pit with a willow tree
 - Dramatically improve the southern exposure for the trombe wall
 - Add a wood-burned, oil-sealed sign identifying the willow feeder or dry outhouse
 - Create a level 1 Pee spot; Moderately established plants (privacy and nutrient loving), carbon source and signage

Jenkins list (2 required)
 - Add art to a willow feeder or dry outhouse
 - move one willow feeder can to a willow candy warehouse
 - move one willow feeder can to a willow tree
 - Improve the urine diverter
 - build a secondary fly trap
 - Empty a fly catcher that is at least 20% full
 - improve a fly catcher
 - Improve or repair the ventilation system
 - add a wax bag dispenser (with bags) for anything that needs to be contained before going into the garbage can
 - add a small garbage can with a foot pedal operated lid
 - add a system for sterilized and dirty “shewees” with proper labels
 - improve the "occupied" system
 - Add 4 coat hooks
 - Add a chalkboard to the inside
 - a thorough cleaning  

Straw Badge     35 points required
New items from Sand badge allowed:
 - Items on the Steinfeld list are worth 2 points
 - Items on the Jenkins list are worth 0.5 points
Build a small cold-climate greywater-fed mulch pit - 5 points; 2’ diameter by 4’ deep hole, deposition chamber and plant two kinds of poop beasts
Build a large cold-climate greywater-fed mulch pit - 10 points; 4’ diameter by 8’ deep hole, deposition chamber and plant three kinds of poop beasts
Plumb an outdoor sink to drain to a mulch pit - 2 points
Plumb a greywater fixture to drain to a mulch pit - 4 points
Plumb a greywater fixture to connect to an existing greywater drain - 2 points
Take an existing greywater-fed mulch pit, and re-plumb the distribution so the greywater is split equally between two mulch pits - 3 points
Reroute house plumbing that drains to a septic system drain field into a collection of mulch pits instead - 7 points
Re-route a house that drains to a sewer system into a (poor man’s?) septic tank and then a collection of mulch pits instead - 7 points
Build a poor man’s septic tank for a greywater system - 5 points
Create a level 2 Pee spot - 4 points; Established plants, very little privacy
Create a level 3 Pee spot - 6 points; Mature perennial plants, moderate privacy
Create a level 4 Pee spot - 8 points; Mature perennial plants, significant privacy, added privacy screen and moveable seat
Upgrade a willow feeder or dry outhouse
  install a trombe wall - 14 points
  build a truly great urine diverter - 8 points; Worthy of putting in a book, also get 5 points in metal working
  build a raised floor - 3 points
  urine diverter and sink drain goes to a mulch pit with a willow tree - 3 points
  oddball project double points
Build an indoor willow feeder - 20 points
Take a willow feeder to a fair / event for public use - 8 points;  8+ hours with proof of happy customers
Build a willow candy warehouse - 16 points
Experiment with willow candy - 14 points; experiment with 7 different willow candy cans for 12 weeks

Wood Badge  180 points required; Up to 80 points from straw badge
Build a dry outhouse (skiddable structure) - 40 points
Build a outdoor willow feeder - 40 points
Prove you’ve improved the quality of groundwater at a property - 60 points
Wofati greenhouse that never freezes for processing greywater - 60 points; 6’ x 8’+ inside, 2 thermal wells, wofati membrane and Oehler style cold sink
Experiment with willow candy - 50 points; Conduct experiments with 7 different willow candy cans for two years

Iron Badge
Iron badge to be determined another day

Homestead
sand badge
Drive a truck and trailer backwards
Little list complete 4 of:
  - check the septic tank status
  - fill a sand barrel in the summer
  - sand an icy drive and all paths
  - repair a window screen
  - properly attach/lash something ten feet long or longer to a vehicle
  - create or restock a first aid kit (that needs stocking)
  - install, replace, or recharge a fire extinguisher
  - install a carbon monoxide detector
  - install a smoke detector
  - supply a work site with ample safety glasses, hearing protection, first aid kits, gloves, etc.
  - check a game cam (check pics; fresh memory card and batteries)

Big list complete 3 of:
  - use tractor and back blade to plow snow
  - sand, prime and paint a rusty patch on a piece of equipment
  - clean/repair/improve the gutters
  - spring cleanup
  - removing unwanted fence
  - install proper fire starting, fire maintenance, and ash handling tools at a fire-burning contraption
  - build a rock jack
  - sweep out a chimney

Straw Badge
Drive a truck and trailer backwards with turns
34.5 points required, Up to 10 points of duplication allowed from the Straw and Sand, Items on Little list are worth ½ point, Items on Big list are worth 1 point
Homesteading Oddball points allowed
Tow a vehicle 100 yards with another vehicle - 1 point
Make a one-handed gate latch - 2 points
Repair 400’ of a traditional fence - 2 points
Repair a corner brace for a fence - 2 points
Build a corner brace for a fence - 3 points
Set up a fly trap (drowning style) - ½ point
Set up a mosquito trap - ½ point
Add appropriate minnows/goldfish to animal water trough - ½ point
Get a vehicle/tractor unstuck from mud or snow - 1 point
Jump start a vehicle - ½ point
Put chains on a set of drive tires (tractor, vehicle, etc)  - 1 point
Cover something with a tarp so that it stays dry for 6 months - ½ point
Cover cargo with a tarp so it stays dry during transit - ½ point
Set up an equipment file for owner’s manuals and other equipment information - ½ point
Set up a spare parts kit in the shop for a piece of equipment - ½ point
Make, attach and fill a mobile tool kit for a piece of equipment (shear pins, wrench, etc) - 1 point
Make a “carry all” attachment for a tractor - 3 points
Set up a family reference document that explains how each part of the homestead works for the other residents - 1 point
Scythe an area of 100 square feet - ½ point
Harvest four cubic yards of fertility from a domestic animal system - 1 point
Use a 3-point hitch implement on a tractor for 15 min - ½ point
Remove snow from a roof safely - 2 points
Spread manure/compost on a pasture - 1/2 point
Moving large downed tree 100’ for processing - 1 point
Build a gate for vehicles - 4 points
Clean up messes made by prior owners or trespassers - 2 points per cubic yard
Set up a short-term covered materials storage area for peeled logs, fence posts, metal parts, etc - 1 point
Set up a materials storage area for things that don’t need protection (gravel, sand, bricks, blocks, rocks, etc) - 1 point
Set up a hidden boneyard - 1 point
Salvage building materials from a small building - 8 points
Correct a structural defect with an outbuilding - 4-16 points
Fix a leaking roof - 2 points
Solve a mold problem - 5 points
Correctly make a roof penetration - 2 points
Set up a security camera system - 2-4 points
Whitewash or limewash a barn - 3 points
Repoint 200 sq ft of rubble foundation - 8 points
Winterize the property in the fall - 4 points
Paint a 200 square foot wall - 2 points
Add a lean-to to an existing building - 16 points
Replace roof on a small building (<400 square feet) - 8 points
Make a small Jean Pain compost system (4+ cu yards) - 8 points
Set up a ham radio system - 3 points
Run communication cable/wire 40 feet to a new spot - 1 point

Wood Badge 179.5 points required; 3 items from this Wood badge, Up to 30 new points from the Straw badge allowed, Up to 40 points of duplication from this Wood badge allowed, Homesteading Oddball points allowed
Drive a truck/tractor/vehicle backwards with a wagon (front wheels of wagon turn with tongue)
Salvage building materials from a large down building - 16 points
Salvage and raze a large building - 40-100 points
Move an outbuilding (simple to no foundation) to a new site - 8 points
Move an outbuilding (more involved foundation) to a new site - 16 points
Replace roof on a large building (>400 square feet) - 20 points
Remove a silo - 20 points
Remove snow and sand ice for a winter (>8 times) - 10 points
Build a free standing shop or barn (>300 square feet) - 80 points
Build a small Oehler style greenhouse (<100 square feet) - 80 points
Build a large Oehler style greenhouse (>100 square feet) - 120 points
Make a large Jean Pain compost system (10+ cubic yards) - 24 points
Put a 3 season (unheated, uninsulated) addition onto a house - 16 points (existing roof), 60 points (new roof)
Put a 4 season (insulated space, to code) addition onto a house (at least 150 square feet) - 120 points

Iron Badge
No iron badge at this time for Homesteading

Metal Work

Sand Badge;  5 points required, no duplication
 Build a kindling cracker - 4.5 points
 Poker - ½ point
 Tongs - ½ point
 RMH scoop - ½ point
 Metal rack to hold a poker, a set of tongs, and an rmh scoop - ½ point
 Make a twisting wrench - ½ point
 Weld two hooks or chain clevises to a tractor bucket - ½ point
 Weld a trailer ball to a tractor implement - ½ point
 Beefy set of shelf brackets - 1 point
 Fix a crack in a tool - ½ point
 Marshmallow or hot dog fork for campfire - 1 point (2 if SS)
 Dress up a mushroomed chisel or splitting wedge - ½ point
 Make a center punch - ½ point
 Chicken funnel - ½ point
 Solar oven reflectors - ½ point

straw badge
Welding list (complete at least seven points and at least 4 different items) Projects should mainly be constructed by gas or arc welding
 Make a guillotine fuller - 3 points
 Make a spring fuller - 1 point
 Make four matching angle braces (broader than 90 degrees) to attach legs to a platform (deer stand, water tower, etc) - 2 points
 Welded digging fork - 1 point
 Sawhorse brackets for two wooden sawhorses - 2 points
 Door latch - 1 point
 Make a gouge for making log bee houses - 1 point

Forging list (complete at least seven points and at least 5 different items):
 Set of tongs with rivet and drawn out handles (no flat stock with twist) - 2 points
 Forge and heat treat two punches or hot chisels or one of each (show they aren’t brittle) - 1 point
 Nice fire poker - 1 points
 Nice gate handle - 1 points
 Drawknife - 3 points
 Hardy hole tool - 1 points
 Forged digging fork - 3 points
 Forge a spring fuller - 1 point
 Log peeling spud - 2 points
 Tomahawk head from railroad spike (ready for handle) - 2 points
 Decent knife from railroad spike or file - 2 points
 Heat treat a homemade knife and prove it - 1 point
 Hand trowel - 2 points
 Hinge - 2 points
 Holdfast - 1 point
 2 wingnuts or other hand tightened nuts - 2 points
 Repoint and harden/temper a pointy tool (pick, mattock, etc) without removing any metal - 2 points
 20 nails - 2 points
 Branding iron (for leather or wood) - 3 points
 Utility grade broad axe - 3 points
 Utility grade adze - 2 points
 Utility grade froe - 2 points
 Utility grade gouge - 2 points

Shop list (complete at least seven points and at least 4 different items):
 Crude forge - 1 point
 Prep coil spring to use for 6 punches/chisels - 1 point
 Crude anvil on a stump - 1 point
 Sturdy metal work table - 2 points
 Make a sheet metal hand brake - 1 point
 Rebar drawer/door handle (flattened ends) - 1 point
 Nail heading plate - 2 points
 Stamp with initials to mark metal - 2 points

Sheet metal list (complete at least seven points and at least 5 different items):
 Water trough or pan - 2 points
 Nice RMH ash scoop - 1 point
 Nice dustpan - 1 point
 Grain scoop - 1 point
 Squirrel/raccoon guard for a post - 1 point
 Pinwheel or spiral wind spinner to scare birds from growies - 1 point
 Copper flower - 1 point
 Sink a small bowl or spoon - 2-6 points
 Gravity powered fan - 2 points for Sheet Metal, 4 points for Other
 Lamp shade - 3 points
 Reflector style camp stove (redirects heat from campfire to cook) - 4 points
 Chicken feeder - 2 points
 Storage box without lid - 2 points
 Storage box with lid - 4 points
 Chimney cap - 4 points
 Berry picker hand scoop - 1 point
 Berry picker standing scoop - 2 points
 Mailbox - 2 points

Other list (complete at least seven points and at least 5 different items):
 Make, grind, polish and stamp a name tag or key fob - 1 point
 Solder some garden art (flowers, etc) from copper - ½-4 points
 Sand cast anything from aluminum (bigger than a golf ball) - 2 points
 Cut a sign from metal, torch or plasma (8” by 18” min) - 1 points
 Copper tongs - 2 points
 Copper shishi odoshi - 3 points
 Campfire tripod and hanging grill (buy grill and bulk chain, make/assemble the rest) - 2 points
 Assemble firearm from purchased components - 2 points
 Draw down the diameter of a piece of wire with a draw plate - 1 point
 Make a 6 oz ingot of metal other than lead - 2 points

Wood Badge 180 points required, Oddball points allowed
Welding list:  one project needs to be from metal other than steel, At least 30 points required, at least 3 new items from Straw list
At least 4 items from this list:
 Build a trailer (4x6 or bigger) - 8-24 points
 Make a welding table - 8-16 points
 Two matching metal sawhorses - 4 points
 Work stand (vertically adjustable “T” that screws down into tripod legs) - 4 points
 Exhaust system for a vehicle - 3-6 points
 Make a length of chain with 10 links - 3 points
 J tube rocket engine (twofer with Rocket badge) - 4 points
 Decorative arbor or entry for a gate - 8-16 points
 Functional gate - 4 points
 Pretty gate - 8-16 points
 Bicycle frame - 8 points

Forging list:  At least 30 points required: At least 3 new items from Straw list
At least 4 items from this list:
 All the hardware for a door (hinges, latch, knob), no lock - 6-18 points
 Custom hammer (hardened) - 2 points
 Beautiful door knocker - 3-9 points
 Beautiful door handle - 3-9 points
 10 punches/drifts/chisels - 3 points
 Beautiful axe - 4-12 points
 C-clamp - 4 points
 Shovel - 6 points
 Decorative and functional spindles for 10’ of railing - 6-18 points
 Make a length of chain with 10 links (forge welding) - 5 points
 Soup ladle from one piece of metal (food safe) - 3 points
 1 place setting of tableware fork/knife/spoon (food safe) - 4-8 points
 High quality broad axe - 4 points
 High quality adze - 3 points
 High quality froe - 3 points
 High quality gouge - 3 points
 Two person log tong (swivel or pinching)- 4 points

Sheet metal list:  At least 30 points required; At least 3 new items from Straw list
At least 3 items from this list:
 Custom bike fender - 4 points
 Custom ductwork for hvac system (20') - 8 points
 Raise a small bowl - 4-12 points
 Watering can - 8-16 points
 Copper pot/kettle/pan - 8-16 points (counts for Other or Forging)
 Urine diverter for willow feeder - 5 points

Other list:
At least 30 points required; At least 1 new item from Straw Shop list; At least 1 new item from Straw Other list
At least 4 items from this list:
 Keyed lock - 8-24 points
 Safe box that is pretty- 4-12 points
 Make a gun barrel - 10 points
 Make a firearm - 30-90 points
 Smelt iron from ore - 50 points
 Make a heat powered wood stove fan - 20 points
 Veggie oil foundry - 4 points
 Japanese box bellows - 8 points
 Treadle hammer - 20 points
 Build a welder - 8 points
 Build a plasma cutter - 16 points
 Nice cutting table - 8 points
 Turn down a brake rotor - 2 points
 Stamp with artistic touchmark to mark metal - 3 points
 Timber tool - 16 points
 Log arch - 12 points

Iron Badge  1030 points required,  Oddball points allowed
Welding list:  At least 100 points required; At least 3 new items from Wood level; 1 project must be with aluminum and one with stainless steel.
Remaining points can come from additional items done from Straw and Wood wilding lists, plus these items if you'd like:
 Hammer patch and weld a hole in a truck - 8 points
 Large smoker - 30 points
 Large trailer - 40 points
 Convert a vehicle to wood or charcoal gasification - 80 points  Street legal, capable of 60mph and 40 mile range
 Convert a tractor or garden tractor to charcoal gasification - 40 points  Capable of 6 hrs run time
 Small trailer with walking suspension - 40 points
 Large trailer with walking suspension - 60 points
 Large solar panel mounting system (braces, not just clips) 60+ square feet - 20 points

Forging list:  At least 100 points required, At least 3 new items from Wood level
Remaining points can come from additional items done from Straw and Wood Forging lists, plus these items if you'd like:
 Beautiful fire tool set - 16-48 points
 Iron/steel gate (think 1700’s Europe) - 80-240 points
 Elegant spindles for 10’ railing - 12-36 points
 Chandelier - 40-120 points
 Nice Candelabra or pair of candlesticks - 16 points
 Coach light - 8 points

Sheet metal list:   At least 100 points required.  
They can come from additional items done from Straw and Wood lists, plus these items if you'd like:
 Beautiful hammered copper sink (food safe) - 40 points
 Steel wok - 40 points

Other list:  At least 100 points required.  
They can come from additional items done from Straw and Wood Other lists, plus these items if you'd like:
 Make a mid size lathe - 100 points
 Convert a vehicle to electric - 65 points, Street legal, capable of 60mph and 40 mile range, also earns 40 points of Electricity
 Convert a motorcycle or dirt bike to electric - 12 points;  Street legal, capable of 20 mile range, also earns 20 points of Electricity
 Convert a tractor to electric - 65 points;  Capable of 6 hrs run time, also earns 40 points of Electricity
 Large articulating solar panel system ala Solar Leviathan - 40 points;  40+ square feet of panels, also earns 40 points of Electricity

Natural Building

Sand Badge
(“Lloyd list”) do 3 of the following:
  - create 12 adobe bricks 12x6x3
  - make a natural paint and paint a 4x8 area
  - make white wash and use it on a 4x8 area
  - use low grade cob to fill between logs in a wofati - 20 feet
  - create a rock foundation under a skiddable structure to level the structure
  - add 25 square feet of roof (cedar shakes or similar style of wood roof) to a structure

Straw Badge
Complete all the BBs in the “lloyd list”
Find and assess clay sub-soil for making cob/adobe bricks, try different mixes, keep notes, test them to destruction ), choose best mixes.
Build a tiny shed on skids; 6'x3' minimum holds garbage cans, some tools, and has a bench on the back side
Build a cob sink
(Donkey’s list) complete 2
Tree stand
Build a solar finder, locate true solar south and leave a permanent marker
Hang a door using handmade wooden hinges
Build garden gate from found or harvested objects
Earth plaster a wall, with varying patterns and color; 7'x10't, at least 2 colors and you made the plaster/paints
Dirt and linseed oil floor
Fill Slip/straw (slip/fill) wall, 7'x 8'x 8" thick
Build short, dry stack rock foundation
Build adobe brick and cob bench 2 butts wide minimum
Clay paint a room or rooms; Make the paint and cover a minimum of 80 linear feet of wall

Wood Badge
Finish the Donkey list
Build operating window, including frame from scratch
Straw bale wall in a wofati
Home made wood ash cement
Build one of the following:  5 gallon plant pot, 5 gallon water trough, combination bird bath and insect watering station, 3 flow form water aerators
Build freezer wofati;  minimum100 square feet of freezer space and minimum 100 square feet of root cellar space
Complete One Of:
  - Cob floor
  - Wattle and daub wall for a berm shed
  - Lime plaster a wall or set of walls
  - Tree house;  Must be at least 10 feet off the ground, 70 square feet and have 7 feet of head clearance
  - Build a cob bench with a roundpole construction roof.
  - Build adobe doghouse (or faerie house) with Nubian vault roof
  - Cob sun trap; Wall is at least 15 linear feet, height at least 6 feet, arched pass through with door or gate
  - Piece of an outdoor classroom with a rumford fireplace

Iron Badge
Build a wofati and live in it for a winter; minimum of 200 square feet interior, structure must be 100% complete by October 15.   “live in it for a winter” means October 15 to March 20 with being gone for no more than 7 days

Natural Medicine

Sand Badge - pick one from each of the following lists:

Harvest, dry, and store one of the following for a tea, infusion, or decoction:
Alfalfa leaf or blossom, Blackberry leaf or root bark, Burdock root, Chamomile blossom, Comfrey leaf, Dandelion root, Echinacea flower, leaf, or root, Elderberries, Fennel seed, Ginger root, Hibiscus blossom, Hops, Horsetail, Lavender blossom, Lemon balm, Marshmallow root, Mullein leaf, Oat straw, Oregano leaf, Oregon grape stem or root bark, Parsley leaf, Peppermint leaf, Raspberry leaf, Red clover, Rose hips, buds, blossom petals, Rosemary, Culinary sage leaf, Slippery elm bark, Stinging nettle leaf, Strawberry leaf, Thyme leaf, Tulsi (holy basil) leaf, Uva ursi (kinnikinnik), Willow bark.
X Willow bark: cut from neighbor's yard, dried, crushed into small bits  April 2023 https://permies.com/wiki/152268/pep-natural-medicine/PEP-BB-medicine-sand-drywillowbark

Create an infusion (hot or cold water) of one of the following (fresh or dried):
Alfalfa leaf or flower, Blackberry leaves, Chamomile blossom, Dandelion leaves, Echinacea flower or leaf, Elder flowers or berries, Fennel seeds, Ginger root, Hops flowers, Horsetail, Lavender blossom, Lemon balm leaf, Marshmallow root, Mullein leaf or root, Oatstraw, Peppermint leaf, Raspberry leaf, Red clover blossom, Rose hips, buds, or petals, Rosemary leaf, Slippery elm bark, Stinging nettle leaf, Strawberry leaf, Thyme leaf, Tulsi (holy basil) leaf, Uva ursi (kinnikinnick) leaf
X  Dandelion leaves, dried overnight May 1 '23

Create a decoction of one of the following (fresh or dried) boiling in liquid:
Blackberry root bark, Burdock root, Dandelion root, Echinacea root, Garlic bulb, Ginger root, Mullein root, Oregon grape stem bark or root bark, Stinging nettle leaf, Thyme, Willow bark
X Uva ursi (kinnikinnick) leaf: fresh leaves harvested on-site, covered with hot water, steeped overnight  April 2023

Create a tincture of one of the following (fresh or dried) in alcohol for 4-6 weeks:
Blackberry root bark, Burdock root or seed, Calendula blossom, Cayenne fruit, Dandelion root, Echinacea blossom, leaf or root, Elderflower or berries, Fennel seed, Ginger root, Hops, Mullein root, leaf, or blossom, Oregano leaf, Oregon grape stem or root bark, Parsley, Plantain leaf, Rosemary, Culinary sage, St. John’s Wort blossoms, Stinging nettle leaf, Thyme tincture, Uva ursi leaf, Yarrow leaf or blossom
X Oregon grape stem or root bark May '23

Create a vinegar infusion of one of the following (fresh or dried):
Garlic, Elderberry, Fire cider, Lavender blossom plus hibiscus blossom, Lemon balm, Parsley, Rosemary leaf, Culinary sage leaf, Thyme
X Fire cider:  finished April 2023  https://permies.com/wiki/108878/pep-natural-medicine/fire-cider-PEP-BB-medicine#1816941

Create an oil infusion of one of the following (fresh or dried) covered in carrier oil 6-8 weeks:
Arnica blossom, Balm of gilead (Cottonwood Buds), Burdock root, Calendula blossom, Comfrey leaf. Elderflower, Ginger root, Lavender blossom, Marshmallow root, Mullein blossom and garlic, Mullein leaf, Rose blossom, Rosemary, Peppermint leaf, Plantain leaf, St. John’s Wort blossom, Stinging nettle, Tulsi (holy basil) leaf, Yarrow leaf or blossom
Yarrow leaf: May 2023

Create syrup or gummies from one of the following (fresh or dried) reduce decoction by half, add honey, alcohol optional
[size11] Blackberry, Burdock, Chamomile, Echinacea blossom, leaf or root, Elderberry, Fennel seed, Ginger root, Rosehip, Thyme [/size]

Create a salve from one of the following (fresh or dried) oil infusion, add 1/8part beeswax:
Arnica blossom, Balm of gilead (Cottonwood Buds), Burdock root, Calendula blossom[, Chamomile, Comfrey leaf, Elderflower, Ginger root, Lavender blossom, Marshmallow root, Mullein leaf, Rose blossom, Rosemary, Peppermint leaf, Plantain leaf, St. John’s Wort blossom, Stinging nettle, Tulsi (holy basil) leaf, Yarrow leaf or blossom

Create a poultice of one of the following (fresh or dried) fresh crushed herb or dry powder with a bit of water:
Aloe leaf, Arnica blossom, Comfrey leaf, Burdock root, Calendula blossom, Dandelion leaf or root, Ginger root, Mullein leaf, Onion, Plantain leaf, Yarrow leaf or blossom.
X Yarrow leaf: dried leaves, powdered April 2023


Straw Badge
Complete 40 new BBs from the sand badge;  

>10 Harvest, dry, and store herb list:
Alfalfa leaf or blossom, Blackberry leaf or root bark, Burdock root, Chamomile blossom, Comfrey leaf, Dandelion root, Echinacea flower, leaf, or root, Elderberries, Fennel seed, Ginger root, Hibiscus blossom, Hops, Horsetail, Lavender blossom, Lemon balm, Marshmallow root, Mullein leaf, Oat straw, Oregano leaf, Oregon grape stem or root bark, Parsley leaf, Peppermint leaf, Raspberry leaf, Red clover, Rose hips, buds, blossom petals, Rosemary, Culinary sage leaf, Slippery elm bark, Stinging nettle leaf, Strawberry leaf, Thyme leaf, Tulsi (holy basil) leaf, Uva ursi (kinnikinnik), Willow bark
X Strawberry leaf April 30 '23  https://permies.com/wiki/129044/pep-natural-medicine/Dry-strawberry-leaf-tea-infusion#1822289
X Peppermint leaf April 30 '23 https://permies.com/wiki/129032/pep-natural-medicine/Dry-peppermint-tea-infusion-decoction#1822288
X Uva ursi (kinnikinnik) https://permies.com/wiki/152267/pep-natural-medicine/PEP-BB-medicine-sand-dryuvaursi#1823190
X Dandelion root  https://permies.com/wiki/152183/pep-natural-medicine/PEP-BB-medicine-sand-drydandelion#1823146
X Oregon grape stem bark https://permies.com/wiki/138318/pep-natural-medicine/Dry-oregon-grape-stem-root#1822284
X Ginger root store bought, sliced thin, air dried, crushed for storage May '23
X Blackberry leaf June 7 '23 air dried, lightly crushed into storage jar
X Comfrey leaf June 7 '23 air dried, lightly crushed into storage jar
X Sage harvested: June 4 '23 air dried, lightly crushed into storage jar
Chamomile blossom
Elderberries


>3 infusion: hot or cold, fresh or dried
Alfalfa leaf or flower, Blackberry leaves, Chamomile blossom, Dandelion leaves, Echinacea flower or leaf, Elder flowers or berries, Fennel seeds, Ginger root, Hops flowers, Horsetail, Lavender blossom, Lemon balm leaf, Marshmallow root, Mullein leaf or root, Oatstraw, Peppermint leaf, Raspberry leaf, Red clover blossom, Rose hips, buds, or petals, Rosemary leaf, Slippery elm bark, Stinging nettle leaf, Strawberry leaf, Thyme leaf, Tulsi (holy basil) leaf, Uva ursi (kinnikinnick) leaf
Ginger root, store bought, fresh, sliced thin
Peppermint leaf, harvested June 7 '23 fresh, muddled
Strawberry leaf, harvested June 7 '23 fresh, muddled
Thyme
Tulsi
Kinnikinnick

>3 decoctions:
Blackberry root bark, Burdock root, Dandelion root, Echinacea root, Garlic bulb, Ginger root, Mullein root, Oregon grape stem bark or root bark, Stinging nettle leaf, Thyme, Willow bark
Garlic harvested June 7 '23, fresh crushed
Ginger store bought, fresh thin sliced,
Willow dried and crushed
Dandelion root harvested June 7 '23

>3 tincture:
Blackberry root bark, Burdock root or seed, Calendula blossom, Cayenne fruit, Dandelion root, Echinacea blossom, leaf or root, Elderflower or berries, Fennel seed, Ginger root, Hops, Mullein root, leaf, or blossom, Oregano leaf, Oregon grape stem or root bark, Parsley, Plantain leaf, Rosemary, Culinary sage, St. John’s Wort blossoms, Stinging nettle leaf, Thyme tincture, Uva ursi leaf, Yarrow leaf or blossom

>3 vinegar infusion (fresh or dried):
Garlic, Elderberry, Fire cider, Lavender blossom plus hibiscus blossom, Lemon balm, Parsley, Rosemary leaf, Culinary sage leaf, Thyme
Garlic harvested June 7 '23
Culinary sage leaf harvested June 4 '23
Thyme

>3 oil infusion:
Arnica blossom, Balm of gilead (Cottonwood Buds), Burdock root, Calendula blossom, Comfrey leaf. Elderflower, Ginger root, Lavender blossom, Marshmallow root, Mullein blossom and garlic, Mullein leaf, Rose blossom, Rosemary, Peppermint leaf, Plantain leaf, St. John’s Wort blossom, Stinging nettle, Tulsi (holy basil) leaf, Yarrow leaf or blossom
Ginger store bought, June 7 '23 thin sliced
Peppermint harvested June 7 '23, julienne sliced
Tulsi (holy basil) leaf julienne sliced
Comfrey leaf harvested June 7 '23 julienne sliced

>3 syrup or gummies:
[size11]Blackberry, Burdock, Chamomile, Echinacea blossom, leaf or root, Elderberry, Fennel seed, Ginger root, Rosehip, Thyme[/size]

>3 salves:
Arnica blossom, Balm of gilead (Cottonwood Buds), Burdock root, Calendula blossom, Chamomile, Comfrey leaf, Elderflower, Ginger root, Lavender blossom, Marshmallow root, Mullein leaf, Rose blossom, Rosemary, Peppermint leaf, Plantain leaf, St. John’s Wort blossom, Stinging nettle, Tulsi (holy basil) leaf, Yarrow leaf or blossom

>3 poultice:
Aloe leaf, Arnica blossom, Comfrey leaf, Burdock root, Calendula blossom, Dandelion leaf or root, Ginger root, Mullein leaf, Onion, Plantain leaf, Yarrow leaf or blossom
Comfrey harvested June 7 '23
Ginger store bought, sliced thin, dried, crushed
Onion harvested June 7 '23, sliced thin, dried, crushed for storage
Dandelion root harvested June 7 '23, sliced thin, air dry, crushed for storage
Dandelion leaf May '23, dried, crushed for storage

Complete 10 different BBs from the Quinn list;  >5 different times your concoctions were part of the solution
QUINN LIST:   Items on the Quinn List can’t be proven with tests or photographic evidence.  Self not ok.
Acid reflux/GERD, Acne (level 1), Abrasion (level 1), Alzheimer’s/dementia (level 1), Anxiety, Arthritis/joint pain, Bee/wasp/insect sting or bite, Brain fog/difficulty concentrating, Bruise, Burn, Cervical radiculopathy, Cold/flu, Colic, Constipation, COVID, Cut, Dandruff (level 1), Delayed onset muscle soreness, Depression, Diarrhea, Earache/ear infection, Epilepsy/seizures, Fatigue/low energy, Foot fungus/athlete’s foot (level 1), Gallstones, Headache/migraine, Head lice, Inflammatory bowel disease (level 1), Inflammatory bowel syndrome, Insomnia, Kidney stones, Menstrual cramps, Morning sickness/first-trimester sickness, Motion sickness, cramps, Plantar fasciitis, PMS, Poison ivy/oak/sumac/etc exposure, Puncture wound, Rash, Repetitive stress injury/repetitive motion injury, Seasonal allergies, Sore/strained/pulled muscle, Sore throat, Sprain, Stomach ulcer, Sunburn, Stomachache/indigestion, Toothache, Urinary tract infection, Vomiting



Wood Badge Prove you helped at least 6 different people:
Complete 180 points from the Quinn and Watson lists:
 - Including guided cancer care
 - Quinn BBs count for ½ point
 - Complete at least 25 different BBs
 - Quinn tasks can't be performed on yourself, Watson can
 - Up to 30 points of duplication allowed
 - At least 20 different times your concoctions were part of the solution

For “hosted care” provide an environment (clothing, bedding, shelter) with very low toxins and provide permaculture food and drink for your friend. Explain and show what is different about your hosted environment and food compared to your friend’s home environment.

QUINN LIST:   Items on the Quinn List can’t be proven with tests or photographic evidence.  Self not ok.
Acid reflux/GERD, Acne (level 1), Abrasion (level 1), Alzheimer’s/dementia (level 1), Anxiety, Arthritis/joint pain, Bee/wasp/insect sting or bite, Brain fog/difficulty concentrating, Bruise, Burn, Cervical radiculopathy, Cold/flu, Colic, Constipation, COVID, Cut, Dandruff (level 1), Delayed onset muscle soreness, Depression, Diarrhea, Earache/ear infection, Epilepsy/seizures, Fatigue/low energy, Foot fungus/athlete’s foot (level 1), Gallstones, Headache/migraine, Head lice, Inflammatory bowel disease (level 1), Inflammatory bowel syndrome, Insomnia, Kidney stones, Menstrual cramps, Morning sickness/first-trimester sickness, Motion sickness, Muscle cramps, Plantar fasciitis, PMS, Poison ivy/oak/sumac/etc exposure, Puncture wound, Rash, Repetitive stress injury/repetitive motion injury, Seasonal allergies, Sore/strained/pulled muscle, Sore throat, Sprain, Stomach ulcer, Sunburn, Stomachache/indigestion, Toothache, Urinary tract infection, Vomiting

WATSON LIST:  Everything on this list will require documentation that proves improvement, such as before and after photos, blood tests, or imaging results, depending on the ailment. Self ok.
Acne (level 2) - 1 point, Abrasion (level 2) - 1 point, Alzheimer’s/dementia (guided) (level 2) - 2 or 6 points, Alzheimer’s/dementia (hosted)(level 2) - 50 points, Bedsore - 3 points, Cellulitis - 1 point, Cancer care (guided) - 20 points, Cancer care (hosted) - 200 points, Chronic asthma - 2 points, Chronic eczema/rosacea - 2 points, Chronic/non-healing wound - 1-3 points, Dandruff (level 2) - 1 point, Diabetes (Type 1) - 3 points, Diabetes (Type 2)  (guided) - 3 points;  Diabetes (Type 2)  (hosted) - 30 points, Food allergies - 3 points, Foot fungus/athlete’s foot (level 2) - 1 point, Fracture or broken bone rehab (guided) - 3 points;  Fracture or broken bone rehab (hosted) - 20 points, Gout - 1 point, Graves’ disease (guided) - 3 points;  Graves’ disease (hosted) - 20 points, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (guided) - 3 points;  Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (hosted) - 20 points, High blood pressure - 1 point, High blood sugar - 1 point, High cholesterol - 1 point, High triglycerides - 1 point, Inflammatory bowel disease (level 2) - 2 points, Iron-deficiency anemia - 1 point, Iron overload disorder (excessive iron levels) - 1 point, Low blood pressure - 1 point, Obesity (guided) - 2 points;  Obesity (hosted) - 30 points, Osteoporosis (guided) - 3 points;  Osteoporosis (hosted) - 30 points, Paralysis rehab (guided) - 5 points;  Paralysis rehab (hosted) - 30 points, Periodontitis - 1 point, Pneumonia (guided) - 3 points; Pneumonia (hosted) - 15 points, Psoriasis (guided) - 1 point;  Psoriasis (hosted) - 12 points, Rheumatoid arthritis - 2 points, Ruptured/torn muscle, ligament, or tendon rehab (guided) - 5 points;  Ruptured/torn muscle, ligament, or tendon rehab (hosted) - 30 points, Stroke rehab (guided) - 5 points;  Stroke rehab (hosted) - 30 points, Toenail fungus - 2 points



Iron Badge  Prove you helped at least 15 different people  
Complete 1030 points from the Quinn and Watson lists:
 - Including hosted cancer care
 - Quinn BBs count for ½ point, Watson tasks can be performed on yourself
 - Complete at least 60 different BBs, Unlimited duplication allowed

PEP Nest

Sand Badge

Do laundry by hand
Wash dishes without a dishwasher
Clean a bathroom
Clean a kitchen
Clean an oily dish without soap
Grease hinges
Oil kitchen woods
Get whiter whites without chlorine bleach
Clean an area rug
Sweep floor
Make rags from old clothes
Deep clean the fabric on a couch or chair using natural cleaners
Clean four windows - inside and out
Manually clean an oven


Straw Badge   35 points are required

Windows
Hang natural fabric curtains - 1 point; includes making round wood rods and rod holders
Install a really good, layered, winter curtain system - 4 points; at least 3 windows.  Includes valance, washable sacrificial layer, and at least three layers
Build a condensation collection or prevention system for one window to prevent the sill from getting moldy - 1 point
Wipe down three windows with condensation (to prevent mold) - ½ point
Remove, clean, and reinstall window screens - ½ point

Equipment
Replace or clean the air filter on a furnace - ½ point
Install a dehumidifier that will drain into a greywater drain or other drain - ½ point
Set up a rechargeable battery station & battery management system - ½ point

Floors/Walls
Replace failing caulk or grout- 1 point
Fix a baseboard trim issue (gap, ding, vinyl floor separating, etc) - 1 point

Making a house a home
Implement 4 wooden boxes or cubbies for an organizational system - 1 point
Organize a dysfunctional closet - 1 point
Install a clothes drying system that isn’t in the way when not in use - 1 point; indoors or outdoors
Build a pulley-style clothes drying rack - 4 points; including making the rack
Set up a rag system - ½ point
Set up a cloth napkin system - ½ point
Set up a system for collecting burnables - ½ point
Set up a system for dealing with wood ash - ½ point
Set up a charcoal collection system - ½ point
Set up a recycling system - ½ point
Find a wall stud and hang a picture (first try with the nail hitting the stud) - ½ point
Hang a picture or mirror level with two fasteners - ½ point
Hang a shelf level - ½ point
Repair ding in drywall or plaster  - ½ point
Install a medicine cabinet that goes in the wall between the studs - 2 points
Make a moth or pest-repellent sachet - ½ point
Install coat hooks by a door to the outside - ½ point

Outside
Clean exterior walls of house - 4 points
Pressure wash a deck or hard surface to remove moss and gunk - 1 point
Replace a locking door knob - ½ point
Install a mailbox by the street - 1 point
Install a permanent clothesline - 1 point
Set up an elaborate clothesline - 1 point
Shovel snow from a walk - ½ point
Sand on ice - ½ point
Install large enough house numbers for Emergency Responders to see - ½ point
Set up a semi-permanent outside eating/gathering/relaxing area - ½ point
Set up a big semi-permanent outside eating/gathering/relaxing area - 1 point
Set up a huge semi-permanent outside eating/gathering/relaxing area - 2 points
Set up a big permanent outside eating/gathering/relaxing area - 4 points
Set up a huge permanent outside eating/gathering/relaxing area - 8 points
Set up an outside classroom area - 2 points; room for 10 students to face an instructor, chalkboard or video screen, and rain protected
Set up a hygienic off-grid manual dishwashing station for parties or an event - 4 points; combo with Community, includes a compost bin, 4 cleaning bins (pre, wash, rinse, sterilize), drying racks. and dish storage.

Cleaners/cleaning
Remove mold from a place - ½ point
Make a general-purpose natural cleaner - ½ point
Make a broom - 1 point
Make a mop - 1 point
Make a feather duster - ½ point
Clean a set of curtains - 1 point
Deep clean a couch with water and suction - 1 point
Wash vehicle exterior - 1 point
Clean vehicle interior - 1 point
Clean a carpet with water (or steam) and suction- 1 point
Remove a tough stain from carpet - ½ point
Clean the grout in a shower or on a tile floor - 2 points
Clean interior walls and ceilings of a room - 2 points
Deep clean the interior of a refrigerator - 1 point
Deep clean the interior of a freezer - 1 point
Deep clean the exterior of a refrigerator - 1 point
Deep clean the exterior of the washer and dryer - 1 point
Deep clean the exterior of the stove/oven - 1 point
Clean out the exhaust duct on a clothes dryer - ½ point
Run a self-cleaning oven - ½ point
Run a “self-clean” cycle in a washing machine (or manual option with vinegar) - ½ point
Remove knobs from shower or sink faucets to clean under - ½ point
Deep clean and polish a stainless steel sink - ½ point

Wood Badge
There is no Wood or Iron badge for Nest at this time