The
PEP program is a framework for people to learn stuff. But it is not a framework for people to learn stuff.
Yes, I just stated the opposite thing.
PEP is a framework for clearly documenting what you have learned — in a way that leans on modern technology (phones with cameras and the internet) and impresses "Otis."
PEP is not a framework for telling you HOW to do each thing. Or what you need to learn to do a job well. It does not document you watching 47 YouTube videos to learn how to make soup. Nor does it document you spending two years at the Cordon Bleau school in Paris to learn how to make soup. Nor does it document you trying to make soup freestyle - wild ass guessing (I bet it could use more salt!). Nor does this framework track your taking a two week safety
course on operating a stovetop. Nor does this framework verify that you wore safety glasses, hearing protection, a helmet and a haz-mat suit while making soup.
When you are wildcrafting, YOU need to know what you are doing. It is up to YOU to harvest the right thing. We make the PEP program free because we are NOT taking the time to teach anything. We offer a framework to document what you have accomplished. But this framework does not include the means to teach you the difference between an edible food plant and a toxic plant.
Sometimes there can be issues involving government regulation and/or insurance. This will vary wildly from country to country and even within regions/states/counties/cities within countries. It is your responsibility to satisfy those requirements. If you show that you have cured cancer in a natural medicine
BB, and your government requires a license and insurance, we assume that you have that.
The PEP framework is about documenting what you have done. In that sense, the PEP framework offers structure, motivation, and reward. But the complete education on how to get there is up to you. Some people learn through YouTube videos, and some people learn through classes. Some people learn through podcasts and others through articles or
books. Some people can teach themselves. Some people already know this stuff, and the PEP framework will simply be a way for them to demonstrate what they already know. There are thousands of possible paths to getting any one badge.
Good luck. Work hard. Be safe. Live large.
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