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BB60 Certification: 60 PEP Badge Bits

To apply, please show you have earned 60 PEP Badge Bits.
:: At least 60 :: Any PEP Badge BB, Any Level :: Oddball, 1 Full Point Equivalent To 1 BB ::

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I now have just over 60 Badge Bits completed!

Textile
 https://permies.com/wiki/105490/PEP-BB-textile-sand-darn#872867
 https://permies.com/wiki/105492/PEP-BB-textile-sand-patch#872869
 https://permies.com/wiki/102584/PEP-BB-textile-sand-pillow#953600
 https://permies.com/wiki/105498/PEP-BB-textile-sand-twine#926449
 https://permies.com/wiki/101122/PEP-BB-textile-sand-hotpad#838215
 https://permies.com/wiki/105756/PEP-BB-textile-sand-basket#941679
 https://permies.com/wiki/128014/pep-textiles/Felt-bag-pouch-PEP-BB#1039787
 https://permies.com/wiki/128023/pep-textiles/Needle-felt-figure-PEP-BB#1168600
 https://permies.com/wiki/149633/pep-textiles/Sew-mask-PEP-BB-textile#1168614
 https://permies.com/t/149690/pep-textiles/Leather-notebook-PEP-BB-textile#1169675

Gardening:
 https://permies.com/wiki/98577/PEP-BB-gardening-sand-RuthStout
 
Roundwood:

   https://permies.com/wiki/98371/PEP-BB-roundwood-sand-club#823575
   https://permies.com/wiki/99244/PEP-BB-roundwood-sand-compoundmallet
   https://permies.com/wiki/99344/PEP-BB-roundwood-sand-spoon#821786
   https://permies.com/wiki/99897/PEP-BB-roundwood-sand-drypegstool#868564
   https://permies.com/wiki/99566/PEP-BB-roundwood-sand-bench#832484
   https://permies.com/wiki/98655/PEP-BB-roundwood-sand-hook#828228

Dimensional Lumber:  
 https://permies.com/wiki/99526/PEP-BB-dimensional-sand-sign#844092

Food:
  https://permies.com/wiki/102827/pep-food-prep-preservation/PEP-BB-food-sand-soup#856909
  https://permies.com/wiki/103081/pep-food-prep-preservation/PEP-BB-food-sand-pizza#867018

Community:
   https://permies.com/wiki/101686/PEP-BB-community-sand-brand
   https://permies.com/wiki/101705/PEP-BB-community-sand-map#839152
   https://permies.com/wiki/101806/PEP-BB-community-sand-improve

Animals:
  https://permies.com/wiki/110323/PEP-BB-animal-sand-cleanshelter#948618
  https://permies.com/wiki/108012/PEP-BB-animal-sand-reptile#948601
  https://permies.com/wiki/108363/PEP-BB-animal-sand-training#948642
  https://permies.com/wiki/108540/PEP-BB-animal-sand-cleanbox#889164
  https://permies.com/wiki/108150/PEP-BB-animal-sand-pile#948235
  https://permies.com/wiki/108223/PEP-BB-animal-sand-nectar#889327
  https://permies.com/wiki/149552/pep-animal-care/Breed-Broody-Duck-Raise-Ducklings#1168580

Natural Medicine
 https://permies.com/wiki/108702/pep-natural-medicine/PEP-BB-medicine-sand-journal#1105240
 Dry herb for Tea--Peppermint
 Cottonwood salve
 Balm of Gilead
 Plantain Poultice
 mint infusion/tea
 Dandelion Root Decoction

Commerce
  https://permies.com/wiki/118748/PEP-BB-Commerce-Sand-Internet#979396
  https://permies.com/wiki/115132/PEP-BB-commerce-sand-selling#979397
  https://permies.com/wiki/115130/PEP-BB-Commerce-sand-Residual#979402

Oddball
 https://permies.com/wiki/pep-badge-oddball#928123

Nest
  Do Laundry By Hand
  Wash Dishes by Hand
  Clean a Bathroom
  Clean a Kitchen
  Install a Clothesline
  Clean an Oily Dish Without Soap
  Clean an Area Rug
  Sweep a Floor
  Set Up A Rag System
  Make Rags From Old Clothes
  Setup a Cloth Napkin System
  Clean an Oily Dish Without Soap
  set up a system for dealing with wood ash
  Clean Interior of a Car
  Setup an Elaborate Clothes Line

Foraging
 https://permies.com/wiki/111859/PEP-BB-foraging-sand-fresh
 https://permies.com/wiki/111861/pep-foraging/PEP-BB-foraging-sand-tea#980713
 https://permies.com/wiki/111863/pep-foraging/PEP-BB-foraging-sand-dish#980716

Tool Care
 https://permies.com/wiki/100002/pep-tool-care/PEP-BB-tool-sand-cleanshop#824150
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Here is my BB40 post and here are another 20 BB.  :)

41-45:
https://permies.com/wiki/14/111860/pep-foraging/PEP-BB-foraging-sand-dry#1167473
https://permies.com/wiki/144134/pep-plumbing-hot-water/Install-valve-existing-pipe-plumbing#1169270
https://permies.com/wiki/112870/pep-plumbing-hot-water/PEP-BB-plumbing-sand-replacefaucet#1169266
https://permies.com/wiki/149616/pep-animal-care/Breed-Rabbit-Raise-Kits-animal#1168309
https://permies.com/wiki/10/100730/PEP-BB-woodland-sand-limb#1170493

46-50:
https://permies.com/wiki/108852/pep-nest/PEP-BB-nest-sand-kitchen#1170453
https://permies.com/wiki/108363/pep-animal-care/PEP-BB-animal-sand-training#1170770
https://permies.com/wiki/pep-bb-nest-sand-clothesline#1170750
https://permies.com/wiki/110295/pep-electricity/PEP-BB-electricity-sand-installswitch#1170855
https://permies.com/wiki/20/99526/pep-dimensional-woodworking/PEP-BB-dimensional-sand-sign#1170891

51-55:
https://permies.com/wiki/101686/pep-community/PEP-BB-community-sand-brand#1170931
https://permies.com/wiki/112697/pep-electricity/PEP-BB-electricity-sand-AC#1170839
https://permies.com/wiki/137728/pep-electricity/PEP-BB-electricity-sand-label#1170847
https://permies.com/wiki/146878/Put-Cord-Firewood-woodland-straw#1171643
https://permies.com/wiki/146852/Put-Cords-Firewood-woodland-wood#1171959

56-60:
https://permies.com/wiki/103229/pep-rocket/Start-Operate-Tube-Rocket-Mass#1171609
https://permies.com/wiki/116798/pep-greywater-willow-feeders/Water-Dishpan-Flush-Toilet-Water#1170551
https://permies.com/wiki/20/99575/pep-earthworks/Scoops-Excavator-PEP-BB-earthworks#1175339
https://permies.com/wiki/10/106017/pep-food-prep-preservation/Cook-Grain-Rocket-Stove-Haybox#1175538
https://permies.com/wiki/30/102827/pep-food-prep-preservation/cook-soup-stew-pottage-chowder#1175570
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In addition to my last 40 BBs (BB40) here are 20 more:

Electricity
1 Install a Plugin
2 Install a Light Switch
3 Label a Breaker


Commerce
4 Sell Something you Grew Ect.

Natural Medicine
5 Make a Journal
6 Elderberry Syrup
7 Dry Elderberries
8 Peppermint Salve
9 Plantain Poultice
10 Thyme Decoction
11 Peppermint Infusion
12 Oregano tincture
13 Elderberry Vinegar Infusion

Nest
14 Clean the Interior of the Fridge
15 Use Dishpan water
16 Make Rags from Old Clothes

Woodland Care
17 Limb 4 Trees
18 Drop a Tree with Bow Saw
19 Drop a Tree with Chain Saw

Homestead
20 Install a Fire Extinguisher
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I'm very excited to be applying for my BB60!

BB5 - https://permies.com/wiki/144616/BB-Certification-Apply-Boast-Certify#1147746

1. https://permies.com/wiki/10/133684/pep-food-prep-preservation/Water-bath-canning-PEP-BB#1139503
2. https://permies.com/wiki/106011/pep-food-prep-preservation/Cook-Grain-Solar-Oven-PEP#1143953
3. https://permies.com/wiki/10/106008/pep-food-prep-preservation/Cook-Grain-Rice-Cooker-Crock#1148029
4. https://permies.com/wiki/20/102815/pep-food-prep-preservation/loaves-bread-PEP-BB-food#1148030
5. https://permies.com/wiki/105828/pep-food-prep-preservation/PEP-BB-food-sand-dehydrate#1166998

BB10 - https://permies.com/wiki/144617/BB-Certification-Apply-Boast-Certify#1151275

6. https://permies.com/wiki/10/103081/pep-food-prep-preservation/Bake-pizza-PEP-BB-food#1152085
7. https://permies.com/wiki/129032/pep-natural-medicine/Dry-peppermint-tea-infusion-decoction#1144278
8. https://permies.com/wiki/108702/pep-natural-medicine/natural-medicine-reference-journal-PEP#1149815
9. https://permies.com/wiki/116040/pep-natural-medicine/PEP-BB-Medicine-sand-infusion#1150562
10. https://permies.com/wiki/115792/pep-natural-medicine/PEP-BB-Medicine-sand-comfreysalve#1152239

BB20 - https://permies.com/wiki/144618/BB-Certification-Apply-Boast-Certify#1168652

11. https://permies.com/wiki/119139/pep-natural-medicine/PEP-BB-medicine-sand-peppermintinfusion#1156916
12. https://permies.com/wiki/115734/pep-natural-medicine/oregano-leaf-tincture-PEP-BB#1166262
13. https://permies.com/wiki/108969/pep-natural-medicine/PEP-BB-medicine-sand-thymedecoction#1166482
14. https://permies.com/wiki/20/105492/pep-textiles/Sew-patch-PEP-BB-textile#1147158
15. https://permies.com/wiki/50/105490/pep-textiles/Quick-darning-PEP-BB-textile#1152593
16. https://permies.com/wiki/20/111863/pep-foraging/Prepare-dish-PEP-BB-foraging#1147707
17. https://permies.com/wiki/111859/pep-foraging/Fresh-harvest-list-PEP-BB#1148984
18. https://permies.com/wiki/111861/pep-foraging/Cup-tea-PEP-BB-foraging#1164899
19. https://permies.com/wiki/112201/pep-foraging/lbs-seed-balls-bombs-PEP#1161009
20. https://permies.com/wiki/5/108540/pep-animal-care/Clean-Chicken-Nest-Boxes-PEP#1168352

BB40 - https://permies.com/wiki/144619/BB-Certification-Apply-Boast-Certify#1187414

21. https://permies.com/wiki/10/107922/pep-animal-care/PEP-BB-animal-sand-milking#1168672
22. https://permies.com/wiki/30/102827/pep-food-prep-preservation/cook-soup-stew-pottage-chowder#1169094
23. https://permies.com/wiki/138220/pep-animal-care/PEP-BB-animal-sand-dailyquad#1169377
24. https://permies.com/wiki/10/105756/pep-textiles/Woven-basket-PEP-BB-textile#1170491
25. https://permies.com/wiki/30/101122/pep-textiles/knit-crochet-hotpad-PEP-BB#1174765
26. https://permies.com/wiki/14/111860/pep-foraging/PEP-BB-foraging-sand-dry#1176029
27. https://permies.com/wiki/111859/pep-foraging/Fresh-harvest-list-PEP-BB#1177012
28. https://permies.com/wiki/10/105498/pep-textiles/PEP-BB-textile-sand-twine#1178490
29. https://permies.com/wiki/28/108150/pep-animal-care/Brush-Pile-PEP-BB-animal#1179363
30. https://permies.com/wiki/20/105983/pep-food-prep-preservation/Salt-brine-ferment-pickle-PEP#1180672
31. https://permies.com/wiki/25/111863/pep-foraging/Prepare-dish-PEP-BB-foraging#1180663
32. https://permies.com/wiki/10/105851/pep-food-prep-preservation/Pickle-vinegar-brine-PEP-BB#1182478
33. https://permies.com/wiki/20/102584/pep-textiles/PEP-BB-textile-sand-pillow#1185079
34. https://permies.com/wiki/150376/pep-food-prep-preservation/Grind-Grains-Flour-food-straw#1184704
35. https://permies.com/wiki/10/106017/pep-food-prep-preservation/Cook-Grain-Rocket-Stove-Haybox#1185468
36. https://permies.com/wiki/pep-bb-nest-sand-rag-clothes#1185690
37. https://permies.com/wiki/112762/pep-plumbing-hot-water/Clean-Decalcify-Shower-Head-PEP#1185745
38. https://permies.com/wiki/127759/pep-textiles/button-jar-PEP-BB-textile#1185422
39. https://permies.com/wiki/pep-bb-nest-ash#1187246
40. https://permies.com/wiki/30/110451/pep-nest/Sweep-Floor-PEP-BB-nest#1186862

BB60

41. https://permies.com/wiki/pep-bb-nest-sand-rag#1187946
42. https://permies.com/wiki/150250/pep-food-prep-preservation/Dairy-Products-food-straw-twodairy#1188505
43. https://permies.com/wiki/30/105912/pep-food-prep-preservation/Cook-Stir-Fry-PEP-BB#1190674
44. https://permies.com/wiki/30/106007/pep-food-prep-preservation/Cook-Grain-Stove-Top-PEP#1190670
45. https://permies.com/wiki/101131/pep-textiles/Sewing-button-PEP-BB-textile#1194286
46. https://permies.com/wiki/113218/pep-plumbing-hot-water/Clean-Decalcify-Faucet-Aerator-PEP#1194436
47. https://permies.com/wiki/30/103204/pep-food-prep-preservation/Fry-egg-cast-iron-skillet#1194380
48. https://permies.com/wiki/108296/pep-animal-care/Feed-Kitchen-Scraps-PEP-BB#1195670
49. https://permies.com/wiki/105948/pep-food-prep-preservation/Cook-Serve-Sunchokes-PEP-BB#1196286
50. https://permies.com/wiki/107962/pep-animal-care/PEP-BB-animal-sand-sprouts#1196291
51. https://permies.com/wiki/150374/pep-food-prep-preservation/Kinds-Condiments-Salad-Dressings-food#1196977
52. https://permies.com/wiki/15/112676/clean-interior-fridge#1196970
53. https://permies.com/wiki/112814/pep-plumbing-hot-water/Perform-Water-Quality-Test-PEP#1198760
54. https://permies.com/wiki/152471/pep-textiles/Mend-hole-mittens-gloves-textiles#1204354
55. https://permies.com/wiki/152414/pep-textiles/Mend-hole-sweater-textiles-straw#1209151
56. https://permies.com/wiki/30/108791/pep-nest/Clean-Bathroom-PEP-BB-nest#1211074
57. https://permies.com/wiki/112675/pep-nest/Manually-Clean-Oven-PEP-BB#1214513
58. https://permies.com/wiki/152470/pep-textiles/Fix-hole-stitching-leather-gloves#1215563
59. https://permies.com/wiki/155316/pep-nest/Set-station-system-rechargeable-batteries#1216774
60. https://permies.com/wiki/111302/pep-bb-nest-sand-rug#1217262
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Here is my application for BB60 certification!

Animal Care (7)
1. Make a Brush Pile
2. Clean a Shelter
3. Clean Out 4 Chicken Nest Boxes
4. Breed a Cow and Raise at Least 1 Calf
5. collect 12 eggs from your fowl
6. build a nice birdhouse for a specific species of bird
7. Breed an ewe resulting in at least one lamb

Dimensional Lumber Woodworking (2)
8. small deck
9. simple beginner bird house

Earthworks (4)
10. Three Scoops with an Excavator
11. Fix Road Pothole/Puddle
12. 5 scoops Using Tractor Loader
13. Make a Proper Road with a Bulldozer for at Least 100 Feet

Electricity (3)
14. Move, charge and replace a lead acid battery
15. Trench power to an outbuilding properly
16. put a new end on an extension cord

Food Prep and Preservation (8)
17. Cook Grain on a Stove Top
18. Fry an egg on a cast iron skillet
19. Cook Grain with a Rice Cooker, Crock Pot or Instapot
20. Make two loaves of bread
21. Cook a Stir Fry
22. cook soup, stew, pottage, or chowder
23. Grind 2 Different Grains into Flour
24. salt brine ferment/pickle something

Foraging (2)
25. Cup of tea
26. make maple syrup

Gardening (3)
27. Seed saving
28. Ruth Stout style composting
29. Build a hugelkultur

Greywater and Willow Feeders (2)
30. Give Urine to Growies
31. plant five trees

Homesteading (16)
32. Check Septic Tank Status
33. Drive a Truck and Trailer in Reverse
34. Check a Game Cam
35. Lash Something 10' or Longer to a Vehicle
36. Sweep a chimney
37. Use a 3 point hitch implement on a tractor and do work for 15 min
38. Dragging/moving a large down tree 100’ for processing
39. Clean up messes made by prior owners or tresspassers
40. Set up a hidden boneyard
41. install, replace, or recharge a fire extinguisher
42. use tractor and back blade to plow snow
43. clean/repair/improve the gutters
44. drive a truck and trailer backwards with turns
45. Jump start a vehicle
46. Spread manure/compost on a pasture
47. Add a lean-to to an existing building

Natural Medicine (3)
48. Make a natural medicine reference journal
49. Make a dandelion root decoction
50. Make a stinging nettle leaf decoction

Nest (6)
51. Set up a system for dealing with wood ash
52. Oil Wooden Kitchen Utensils
53. Sweep a Floor
54. Make Rags From Old Clothes
55. shovel snow from a walk
56. grease hinges

Metalworking (1.5)
57. Dress up a mushroomed chisel or splitting wedge
57.5. Heavy duty wall hanging bracket (Metalworking Oddball)

Plumbing (1)
58.5. Install septic tank and drain field

Tool Care (1)
59.5. sharpen teeth on sawmill

Woodland Care (1)
60.5. Felling a live tree with a chainsaw

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Hey all you BB60 folks!  If you would like, feel free to post a little resume (or CV) in this thread so that as Otises are looking for PEPpers, they can see you.  If you're into that sort of thing...

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Here is my submission for BB60.

1: create a brush pile near a garden for animal/insect diversity habitat
2: share appropriate kitchen scraps
3: plant seeds for humming birds
4: fecal parasite test
5: training animals for goodies
6: cleaning out at least 4 nesting boxes for chickens
7: collect 12 eggs from your fowl
8:       - Using a solar fence energizer - 1 point
9: Make a lightweight paddock shift chicken coop - 4 points
10: Show how offal from one animal system is an input to a different animal system - 2 points
11: Breed a rabbit resulting in at least three kits - 4 points
12: Harvest 5 square feet of fur - 8 points
13: develop a possible residual income stream that brings in at least $5 per year
14: sell "goods" for a total of at least $20
15: wood box/crate
16: move a lead acid battery to the shop, charge it, and put it back   1/2 point
17: replacing a bathroom fan switch with a timer   1/2 point
18: replace a flood light with a motion detector flood lamp   1/2 point
19: Troubleshoot and fix an electrical appliance - 0.5 to 4 points
20: fry an egg so that it slides around
21: stovetop
22: slow cooker
23: water bath canning
24: vinegar brine pickle something
25: salt brine ferment/pickle something
26: make soup / stew / chowder
27: make pizza
28: Tea list - make a cup of tea from one of
29: use a bucket of water from a shower
30: give urine to growies
31: repair a window screen
32: install, replace, or recharge a fire extinguisher
33: sand, prime and paint a rusty patch on a piece of equipment
34: create a natural medicine journal
35: lavender blossom
36: plantain leaf
37: grease hinges
38: make rags from old clothes
39: replace or clean the air filter on a furnace - ½ point
40: set up a cloth napkin system - 1/2 point
41: set up a system for collecting burnables - 1/2 point
42: clean vehicle interior - 1 point
43: clean a carpet with water (or steam) and suction- 1 point
44: Build ramp
45: fix a leaky faucet
46: unclog a drain with zip tool
47: clean/decalcify a shower head
48: replace the anode in the water heater
49: club style mallet
50: compound mallet (smaller dry stick goes into bigger green stick (head))
51: mend a hole - quick darning
52: sew a patch
53: make twine
54: weave a basket
55: crochet or knit a dishcloth
56: sew on a button
57: create a textile toolbox
58: mend hole in pants or skirt (0.5 points)
59: mend a hole in a pocket (0.5 points)
60: sharpen a knife
61: hand saw
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I’ve learnt a huge amount in the past month  or so when I first started down this road. Now it gets hard and I need to be better organised. I won't be able to do PEP1, but I would like to get a whole bunch of badges so I can learn more and help out with approvals. I  really need to reread the requirements at least three times - my rejected level is too high and down to my own stupidity and forgetting to take photos at critical stages, like in the carpark of Lowes with a ten foot plank lashed to my bike.

The more I work on these, the more I’m amazed at the amount of work that has gone into creating the tasks. Awesome job. Thank you.

I’d like to level up to BB60 and here are my sixty submissions:

Textile
1) Start a button jar
2) Sew on a button
3) Mend hole in pants or skirt
4) Create a textile toolbox
5) Harvest fabric from old clothes for new projects
6) Full leather maintenance on shoes, boots, or sandals
7) Sew a patch

Medicine

8) Make an infusion of thyme leaf natural medicine
9) Create an infusion of tulsi leaf natural medicine
10)  Create an infusion of lemon balm leaf natural medicine
11)  Make a thyme decoction natural medicine
12)  Make a fennel seed syrup or gummies natural medicine
13)  Make a Plantain Leaf Poultice natural medicine
14)  Make a peppermint leaf salve natural medicine
15)  Make a Peppermint Leaf Infusion natural medicine
16)  Make a rosemary infused oil natural medicine
17)  Dry strawberry leaf for a tea, infusion or decoction

Nest
18) Setup a Cloth Napkin System
19) Setup a Home Recycling System
20) Deep Clean and Polish a Stainless Steel Sink
21) Deep Clean Exterior of Stove/Oven
22) Set up a station and system for rechargeable batteries
23) Deep clean the exterior of a washer and dryer
24 Clean Exterior of a Fridge
25) Clean Interior of Fridge
26) Clean Interior of a Freezer
27) Set Up A Rag System
28) Remove, Clean, and Reinstall Three Window Screens
29) Clean Interior Walls and Ceilings of a Room
30) Remove Mold From a Place
31) Set Up a Semi-Permanent Outside Gathering Area

32) Deep Clean a Couch or Chair
33) Clean a Bathroom
34) Clean an Oily Dish Without Soap
35) Clean a Kitchen
36) Make Rags From Old Clothes
37) Oil Kitchen Woods
38) Sweep a Floor
39) Clean an Area Rug
40) Do laundry by hand
41) Grease Hinges
42) Wash Dishes by Hand
43) Clean Four Windows, Inside and Out
44) Manually Clean an Oven
45) Get Whiter Whites Without Using Chlorine or Bleach


Tool
46) Sharpen a machete
47) Sharpen three knives
48) Sharpen a Hori Hori Knife
49) Clean and Oil Tools (List Two)

50) Sharpen a knife
51) Clean the shop for at least an hour
52) Sharpen a Hatchet
53) Clean and Oil a Bicycle Chain

Food
54) Restart a Cast Iron Skillet
55)  Press or Render a Quart of Oil or Fat
56) Salt brine ferment/pickle something
57) Make two loaves of bread
58) Fry an egg on a cast iron skillet

Oddball

59) 1 point

Foraging
60) Fresh harvest list
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Hey all you BB60 folks!  If you would like, feel free to post a little resume (or CV) in the following thread so that as Otises are looking for PEPpers, they can see you.  If you're into that sort of thing...

https://permies.com/wiki/161174/skills-inherit-property/list-SKIPpers-PEPpers
 
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I think I've finally hit 60 unique BBs! It's been a surprisingly long road, and I've not managed to achieve as many complete badges as I'd hoped to this summer, but I'm slowly chipping away at them and having a lot of fun doing so. It's nice to have some direction to my many hobbies, interests and research.

1. Give Urine to Growies
2. Reuse Water from a Shower
3. Save seeds from 6 species of wild plants
5. Cup of tea
6. Prepare a dish
7. Dry harvest list
8. Make 4lbs of seed balls/bombs
9. Fresh harvest list
10. Create a textile toolbox

11. Make a Simple Drop Spindle
12. Harvest fabric from old clothes for new projects
13. Make a button jar
14. Leather hatchet or ax head protector - PEP BB textile.straw.leather.ax-sheath
15. Tool pouch or roll
16. Woven basket
17. Quick darning
18. Clean/Repair/Improve Gutters
19. Oddball: bird feeders (0.5 points)
20. Oddball: spatula (1.5 points)

21. Make a blackberry syrup or gummies
22. Make an infusion of thyme leaf
23. Make elderberry infused vinegar
24. Make a thyme decoction
25. Dry chamomile blossom for a tea, infusion or decoction
26. Clean Interior of Fridge
27. Clean Interior of a Freezer - PEP BB nest.straw.alice.interiorfreezer
28. Install 30 Feet of Permanent Clothes Line
29. Make a Broom
30. Oil Wooden Kitchen Utensils

31. Wash Dishes by Hand
32. Sweep a Floor
33. Clean a Kitchen
34. Clean an Oily Dish Without Soap
35. Grease Hinges
36. Clean a Bathroom
37. Perform Labor Over the Internet and Get Paid $500
38. Sell "goods" (something you made, grew, or foraged)
39. Perform some sort of labor over the internet and get paid
40. Develop a possible residual income stream

41. Sharpen Scissors
42. Sharpen an Ax
43. Remove Rust, Clean, and Oil a Hand Tool
44. Sharpen a Hatchet
45. Repair Flat on Front Wheel of Bicycle
46. Clean and Oil a Bicycle Chain
47. Sharpen a knife
48. Dress up mushroomed chisel or splitting wedge
49. Make a Lightweight Spoon You Can Eat With
50. Green wood stool with dry wood legs

51. 2 coat hooks from a small branch crotch
52. Club style mallet from hand tools
53. carving spoon from hand tools
54. Compound mallet from hand tools
55. Make 2 Different Dairy Products
56. Cook a Stir Fry
57. cook soup, stew, pottage, or chowder
58. Cook Grain on a Stove Top
59. Make two loaves of bread
60. Oddball: Kilner jar website (20 points)

Heres to a speedy road to PEP1
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Looks like I just hit 60!

Animal Care:
01) create a brush pile near a garden for animal/insect diversity habitat
02) create six different toad habitats
03) create snake/lizard habitat

Commerce:
04) perform some sort of labor over the internet and get paid at least $50

Dimensional Lumber:
05) wood-burned sign
06) simple beginner bird house
07) two step stool

Electricity:
08) install a permanent light fixture 110v ac   1/2 point

Food:
09) fry an egg so that it slides around
10) Grain: stovetop
11) Grain: slow cooker
12) Grain: solar oven
13) Grain: haybox cooker
14) water bath canning
15) dry food in a solar food dehydrator
16) vinegar brine pickle something
17) salt brine ferment/pickle something
18) cook stir fry
19) make soup / stew / chowder
20) make pizza
21) Bake 2 loaves of bread
22) Make 6 quarts of stock from veggie scraps
23) Soup - make 4 types of soup
24) Open fire - cook 4 different things
25) Dairy - do two of the following
26) Pressure can two different things

Foraging:
27) rose hips
28) 4 pounds of seed balls/bombs
29) harvest maple sap and reduce it down to make 1 pint of syrup
30) Save seeds from 6 species of wild plants - 2 points
31) Save seeds from 6 species of wild plants - 2 points

Gardening:
32) Chop and drop (50 square feet)
33) Ruth Stout style composting (2 spots)
34) seed saving

Greywater:
35) use a bucket of water from a shower
36) use water from a dishpan
37) give urine to growies

Nest:
38) do laundry by hand
39) wash dishes without a dishwasher
40) clean a bathroom
41) clean an oily dish without soap
42) grease hinges
43) oil kitchen woods
44) clean an area rug
45) sweep floor
46) make rags from old clothes
47) clean four windows - inside and out

Rocket:
48) build a dakota stove and cook some food

Roundwood:
49) club style mallet
50) compound mallet (smaller dry stick goes into bigger green stick (head))
51) carve a simple first-timer spoon
52) two coat hooks made from small trees and the hooks are the branches on these trees
53) three log bench

Textiles:
54) mend a hole - quick darning
55) crochet or knit a dishcloth
56) start a button jar
57) an adult hat (1 point)
58) a (functional) grocery bag - 2 points

Woodland Care:
59) drop 6” to 8” dead standing tree with a bow saw
60) drop 6" to 8" dead standing tree with a chainsaw
61) drop 6” to 8” live tree with a bow saw
62) drop 6" to 8" live tree with a chainsaw

Huh...I guess my count was a little off.  :)
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I'm almost at 60 BBs. It's hard to find which ones I can still do (possible and useful here for me). So I'm 'lurking' this thread to see which BBs others did.
 
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Hi Inge, looking through your completed BBs, it seems like there may be some opportunities in roundwood woodworking (mallets), foraging (seedballs), natural medicine, animal care, nest and food prep.  Good luck!
 
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If BB60 was your only goal, you could do the whole thing in the Textiles aspect.
 
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Inge Leonora-den Ouden wrote:I'm almost at 60 BBs. It's hard to find which ones I can still do (possible and useful here for me). So I'm 'lurking' this thread to see which BBs others did.


You can also look at straw BBs as they count towards BB60.
I completed quite a few straw BBs even before I completed the corresponding sand badge.
When my goal was an air badge in every aspect, I completed a straw BB as my first in Natural Building.
 
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Thank you all! I could do everything in Textiles, I'm well into the Straw BBs there now. But then I won't learn much new skills (I'm -partly- educated to become a teacher in textile crafts). If getting the BBs is more like a challenge I feel more 'sense of accomplishment'. So I think of wood working, community building, and the others Mike mentions
 
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Inge, I just looked at your public profile and your merit badge info and it looks like you have earned over 60 BBs.

All levels of BB count toward the BB## badges and every oddball point counts as one BB.
 
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Opalyn Rose wrote:Inge, I just looked at your public profile and your merit badge info and it looks like you have earned over 60 BBs.

All levels of BB count toward the BB## badges and every oddball point counts as one BB.


Thank you Opalyn. I never knew about the Oddball points counting each for one BB. I counted each Oddball thing I did as one BB. But I know I had more points there. So then you're right and I have earned over 60 BBs!

Here's my list of BBs:
My BBs:
Textiles Sand: (Badge completed)
1. https://permies.com/wiki/10/105492/pep-textiles/PEP-BB-textile-sand-patch#1008986 (patch)
2. https://permies.com/wiki/20/101122/pep-textiles/PEP-BB-textile-sand-hotpad#1024299  (knitted hot pad)
3. 1 https://permies.com/wiki/20/105490/pep-textiles/PEP-BB-textile-sand-darn#1017444 (darn 1, a hole in a blanket)
2 https://permies.com/wiki/30/105490/pep-textiles/PEP-BB-textile-sand-darn#1067615 (darn 2, a hole in a sock)
4. https://permies.com/wiki/10/105756/pep-textiles/PEP-BB-textile-sand-basket#1073024 (woven basket)
5. https://permies.com/wiki/10/102584/pep-textiles/PEP-BB-textile-sand-pillow#1136294 (pillow)

Textiles Straw:
6. 1. https://permies.com/wiki/145937/pep-textiles/Harvest-fabric-clothes-projects-PEP#1139940 (harvest fabric from old clothes)
2. https://permies.com/wiki/145937/pep-textiles/Harvest-fabric-clothes-projects-PEP#1145931 (some more photos on harvesting fabrics)
7. https://permies.com/wiki/148266/pep-textiles/prepare-wool-spinning-PEP-BB#1165132 (prepare 8 ounces of raw wool )
8. https://permies.com/t/146953/pep-textiles/Invisible-mending-small-hole-tear#1148081 (invisible mending)
9. https://permies.com/t/101131/pep-textiles/Sewing-button-PEP-BB-textile#1149206 (sewing on a button)
10. https://permies.com/wiki/148142/pep-textiles/sew-tool-roll-PEP-BB#1156864 (crochet hook roll)
11. https://permies.com/wiki/127759/pep-textiles/button-jar-PEP-BB-textile#1156867 (button jar)
12. https://permies.com/wiki/149130/pep-textiles/Knit-crochet-twin-size-blanket#1164752 (crochet blanket)
13. https://permies.com/wiki/127896/pep-textiles/Knit-crochet-hat-PEP-BB#1184590 (knitted hat)
14. https://permies.com/wiki/152048/pep-textiles/Unravel-sweater-yarn-textiles-straw#1194402 (unraveling to get yarn)
15. https://permies.com/wiki/152468/pep-textiles/Mend-darn-hole-sock-textiles#1205186 ('Swiss' darning sock)
16. https://permies.com/wiki/128025/pep-textiles/Sew-grocery-bags-PEP-BB#1234072 (sew four shopping bags)
17. https://permies.com/wiki/155679/pep-textiles/Sew-Gore-Skirt-PEP-BB#1299406 (sew a 5+ gore skirt / dress)
18. https://permies.com/wiki/151939/pep-textiles/spin-yarn-textile-straw-spin#1315773 (spin yarn from the prepared wool)

Food preparation & preservation:
19. https://permies.com/wiki/105983/pep-food-prep-preservation/PEP-BB-Food-sand-salt#1020972 (fermentation in salt brine)
20. https://permies.com/wiki/20/105912/pep-food-prep-preservation/Cook-Stir-Fry-PEP-BB#1134014 (stir fry)  
21. https://permies.com/wiki/20/102827/pep-food-prep-preservation/PEP-BB-food-sand-soup#1154506 (soup)
22. https://permies.com/wiki/20/106007/pep-food-prep-preservation/Cook-Grain-Stove-Top-PEP#1156206 (rice cooking on stovetop)
23. https://permies.com/wiki/10/103081/pep-food-prep-preservation/Bake-pizza-PEP-BB-food#1165245 (pizza!)

Foraging
24. https://permies.com/wiki/111859/pep-foraging/Fresh-harvest-list-PEP-BB#1138272 (fresh harvest, blackberries)
25. https://permies.com/wiki/111861/pep-foraging/Cup-tea-PEP-BB-foraging#1140357 (cup of tea)
26. https://permies.com/wiki/111859/pep-foraging/Fresh-harvest-list-PEP-BB#1149957 (more fresh harvest, black cherries)

Animal Care:
27. https://permies.com/wiki/108073/pep-animal-care/Bee-Insect-Watering-Station-PEP#1148006 (insect watering station)
28. https://permies.com/wiki/108200/pep-animal-care/PEP-BB-animal-sand-toad#1152143 (six toad habitats)

Nest  (Badge completed)
29. 1 https://permies.com/wiki/108730/pep-nest/PEP-BB-nest-sand-dishes#1135695 (wash dishes without diswasher; had to wash more dishes)
2 https://permies.com/wiki/108730/pep-nest/PEP-BB-nest-sand-dishes#1137536 (washed more dishes)
3 https://permies.com/wiki/108730/pep-nest/PEP-BB-nest-sand-dishes#1138242 (about the soap I used )
30. https://permies.com/wiki/108429/pep-nest/Laundry-Hand-PEP-BB-nest#1137610 (wash laundry by hand)
31. 1 https://permies.com/wiki/108852/pep-nest/PEP-BB-nest-sand-kitchen#1135696 (clean kitchen)
2 https://permies.com/wiki/108852/pep-nest/PEP-BB-nest-sand-kitchen#1138641 (cleaned the table too)
32. https://permies.com/wiki/108791/pep-nest/PEP-BB-nest-sand-bathroom#1136452 (clean bathroom)
JEEVES LIST:
33. https://permies.com/wiki/pep-bb-nest-sand-sweepfloor#1136282 (sweeping a floor )
34. https://permies.com/wiki/pep-bb-nest-sand-rag-clothes#1135698 (make rags)
35. https://permies.com/wiki/pep-bb-nest-sand-rag#1136291 (rag system)
36. https://permies.com/wiki/pep-bb-nest-oilydish#1137539 (clean fat dish)
37. https://permies.com/wiki/111580/pep-nest/PEP-BB-nest-sand-utensils#1136463 (oil wooden utensils)
38. https://permies.com/wiki/111302/pep-bb-nest-sand-rug#1136458 (clean carpet)
39. https://permies.com/wiki/pep-bb-nest-sand-napkin#1147617 (cloth napkins)
40. https://permies.com/wiki/111200/pep-nest/Shovel-Snow-Walk-PEP-BB#1219352 (shovel snow)
ALICE LIST:
41. 1 https://permies.com/wiki/112742/pep-nest/PEP-BB-nest-sand-alice#1135700 (recycling system, not yet certified)
2. https://permies.com/wiki/112742/pep-nest/PEP-BB-nest-sand-alice#1160736 (now certified)
42. https://permies.com/wiki/112676/PEP-BB-nest-sand-alice#1135702 (clean interior fridge)

Community:
43. https://permies.com/wiki/101705/pep-community/PEP-BB-community-sand-map#1132647 (make a map)

Greywater & willow feeders:
44. https://permies.com/wiki/113674/pep-greywater-willow-feeders/Reuse-Water-Shower-PEP-BB#1141014 (use water from the shower)
45. https://permies.com/wiki/113116/pep-greywater-willow-feeders/Give-Urine-Growies-PEP-BB#1149513 (give urine to growies)
46. https://permies.com/wiki/116798/pep-greywater-willow-feeders/Water-Dishpan-Flush-Toilet-Water#1161489 (use water from dishpan)

Natural Medicine  
47. https://permies.com/wiki/108702/pep-natural-medicine/natural-medicine-reference-journal-PEP#1152896 (Natural Medicine reference Journal )
48. https://permies.com/wiki/119139/pep-natural-medicine/PEP-BB-medicine-sand-peppermintinfusion#1152901 (peppermint leaf infusion)
49. https://permies.com/wiki/116043/pep-natural-medicine/PEP-BB-Medicine-sand-infusion#1193865 (garlic infusion in vinegar)
50. https://permies.com/wiki/129034/pep-natural-medicine/Dry-chamomile-blossom-tea-infusion#1294627 (dried chamomile flowers – 'edge case')
51. https://permies.com/wiki/119132/pep-natural-medicine/PEP-BB-Medicine-Sand-PlantainPoultice#1295107 (plantain poultice)
52. https://permies.com/wiki/116046/pep-natural-medicine/calendula-infused-oil-PEP-BB#1317873 (Calendula oil)

Electricity
53. https://permies.com/wiki/137728/pep-electricity/PEP-BB-electricity-sand-label#1157874 (label breakers)
54. https://permies.com/wiki/112697/pep-electricity/Install-permanent-AC-light-fixture#1190770 (light fixture)

Round wood working
55. https://permies.com/wiki/10/98655/pep-woodworking/PEP-BB-roundwood-sand-hook#1162195 (hooks made of branches)

Commerce
56. https://permies.com/wiki/115130/pep-commerce/Develop-residual-income-stream-PEP#1162718 (residual income stream)

Oddball
57, 58, 59. https://permies.com/wiki/150/97787/pep-oddball/PEP-Badge-Oddball#1219413 I got 3 oddball points for my warm slippers  
60, 61. https://permies.com/wiki/210/97787/pep-oddball/PEP-Badge-Oddball#1315464 2,5 points for my floor quilt

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Thank you very much Opalyn!
 
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I never applied for BB40 (or BB20--a lovely staff person noticed I had a tonne of BBs and gave it to me), so I am afraid I need to list everything here:

PEP Electricity Electricity (1)
 - Troubleshoot and fix an electrical appliance

PEP Food Prep and Preservation Food Prep and Preservation (2-11)
 - Fry an egg so that it slides around
 - Cook grain on a stovetop
 - Dry food in a solar food dehydrator
 - Vinegar brine pickle something
 - Salt brine ferment/pickle something
 - Water bath canning
 - Cook stir fry
 - Make soup / stew / chowder
 - Make pizza
 - Bake 2 loaves of bread

PEP Food Prep and Preservation Food Prep and Preservation (12-14)
 - Make six quarts of stock from veggie scraps
 - Make two dairy foods
 - Grind two different grains into flour

PEP Foraging Foraging (15 - 18)
 - Tea
 - Dish
     - Dish - lambsquarters, kale and gnocci
     - Dish - fried field mushroom breakfast
     - Dish – hot and sour soup with slippery jack

PEP Gardening Gardening (19)
 - Chop and drop

PEP Nest Nest (20-22)
 - oil wooden kitchen utensils
 - make rags from old clothes
 - Clean 4 windows

PEP Nest Nest (23)
 - Clean interior of a freezer

PEP Round Wood Woodworking Round Wood Woodworking (24)
 - Two coat hooks

PEP Round Wood Woodworking Round Wood Woodworking (25)
 - Lightweight eating spoon

PEP Textiles Textiles (26-29)
 - Mend a hole - quick darning
 - Sew a patch
 - Make twine
 - Crochet or knit a dishcloth

PEP Textiles Textiles (30-45)
Required
 - Start a button jar
 - Harvest fabric scraps for future sewing projects
 - Sew on a button
 - Sewing machine maintenance
 - Invisible mending
Repairs - 3 pts required
 - Turn trousers into shorts - 1 point
 - Mend a hole in a mitten or glove - 1/2 point
 - Fix a worn buttonhole - 1/2 point
 - Mend a hole in a pocket - 1/2 point
 - Full leather maintenance for leather gloves/mittens - 1/2 point
 - Mend a hole in a coat - 1 point
 - Mend a hole in a shirt or sleeve - 1/2 point
Weaving - 3 points required
 - Weave a baby blanket 4 points (was 6 points)
Spinning - 4 points required
 - Make a simple drop spindle 1/2 point
Sewing - 3 points required
 - Sew 3 masks - 1 point
 - Quilt a garment - 8 points

PEP Tool Care Tool Care (46-49)
 - Sharpen a knife
 - Sharpen, clean, and oil a shovel
 - clean the shop
 - Make a wedge-style handle

PEP Tool Care Tool Care (50-51)
 - Remove rust, clean, and oil a hand tool
 - Make a pin-style tool handle for a tool

PEP Oddball Oddball (12 pts -> 63 points total)
 - Hand towels - 0.5 points
 - Replace handle on lawnmower - 1.5 points
 - Restore vintage locks - 0.5 points
 - Triangular screwdriver - 0.5 points
 - Long sleeves -> short sleeves - 1/2 point
 - Rolling pin - 1 point
 - Flax breaker - 3 points
 - Shaving brush - 1.5 points
 - Chair spring - 0.5 points
 - Biochar - 0.5 points
 - Replacing cuffs 2 points
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I didn't realize 1 oddball point was equivalent to 1 bb for these. I qualify for bb60 then.

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21. food - cook soup, stew, pottage, or chowder
22. tool care - make a (wedge) handle
23. tool care - make another wedge handle
24. tool care - sharpen a hatchet
25. tool care - sharpen a shovel
26. tool care - clean the shop
27. dimensional - two step stool
28. nest - sweep a floor
29. nest - oil utensils
30. nest - clean car interior
31. nest - wipe down windows
32. nest - deep clean sink
33. nest - remove mold
34. medicine - thyme infusion
35. textile - sew button

Oddball (total 28)
seed starting greenhouse - 2 points
planing board - 1 point
raised beds - 20 points
raised bed stake replacements - 1 point
carving horse - 4 points

Metalworking Oddball (total 1.5)
card scraper - 1.5 points

35+28+1.5 = 64.5
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Woah I've been able to apply for this one for ages since my last BB submission but didn't realise that I had over 60 now. So let's get this list going!

1. Give urine to growies
2. Put up three cords of firewood
3. Put up one cord of firewood
4. Felling a live tree with a chainsaw
5. Fell a live tree with a bow saw
6. Fell a dead standing tree with a bow saw
7. Fell two live trees, peel and put off the ground to dry
8. Limb four trees
9. Prep ten junkpoles
10. Cup of tea

11. Catch/prepare a fish
12. Sew on a button
13. Fix a leaking roof
14. Fill a sand barrel in the summer
15. Install a smoke detector
16. Creat a rosemary leaf infusion
17. Install 20ft of wire flawlessly through a finished space
18. Install a permanent AC light fixture
19. Repair a light switch
20. Replace flood light with a motion detector lamp

21. Put a new end on an extension cord
22. Label the breakers on an electrical panel
23. Install a light switch
24. Repair a motion detect flood light
25. Repair a lamp
26. Install 30ft of permanent clothesline
27. Set up a charcoal collection system
28. Set up a burnables collection system
29. Set up a system to seal with woodash
30. Wipe down three windows

31. Make a general purpose natural cleaner
32. Sweep a floor
33. Make rags from old clothes
34. Clean an area rug
35. Clean a kitchen
36. Grease hinges
37. Clean a bathroom
38. Clean an oily dish without soap
39. Develop a possible residual income stream
40. Sharpen a maul

41. Sharpen a pair of loppers
42. Sharpening a chainsaw video
43. Remove rust, clean and oil a hand tool
44. Sharpen a chainsaw chain
45. Clean the shop for at least an hour
46. Sharpening a knife
47. Sharpen, clean and oil a shovel
48. Repair a flat rear bicycle tyre
49. Make a wedge style handle
50. Sharpen a hatchet

51. Dress up a mushroomed chisel
52. Compound mallet from hand tools
53. Club style mallet from hand tools
54. Two coat hooks from a small branch crotch
55. Green wood bench with dry wood legs
56. Carving a first-timer spoon from hand tools
57. Collect a dozen eggs
58. Make a bee/insect watering station
59. Make a brush pile
60. Build a solitary bee house

Bonus:
61. Cook grain on a stove top
62. Water bath canning
63. Fry an egg on a cast iron skillet
64. 1.5 Oddball point BB
65. 4.0 Electrical Oddball point BB

This'll be the first time I'm using the URL function that Nicole taught me so hopefully it works. Thanks team!
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Hey all you BB60 folks!  If you would like, feel free to post a little resume (or CV) in the following thread so that as Otises are looking for PEPpers, they can see you.  If you're into that sort of thing...

https://permies.com/wiki/161174/skills-inherit-property/list-SKIPpers-PEPpers
 
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The BB10/20/40/60 & PEP badges have to be manually granted by moderators at this point. So, if you notice that you got one certified, but the badge isn't showing up, just push the "report" button on the post and ask a moderator to manually grant you the badge!
 
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James Rhodes wrote:So I believe I have my BB60.



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James Rhodes wrote:So I believe I have my BB60.



Congratulations!



Thank you so much!
 
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60 first Badge Bits completed in 7weeks! (tripping alone in my head)

*greywillow
01- Give Urine to Growies
02- Use Water From a Dishpan to Flush a Toilet or Water Something

*woodland
03- cleave 6 shakes with a froe

*gardening
04- Seed saving
05- Ruth Stout style composting (2 spots)
06- Chop and Drop

*foraging
07- Cup of tea

*textile
08- Create a textile toolbox

*oddball
09- Hayrake
10- Root cellar

*homesteading
11- Drive a truck and trailer in reverse with turns
12- Install/Replace/Recharge Fire Extinguisher
13- Install a Smoke Detector
14- Repair a Window Screen
15- Drive a Truck and Trailer in Reverse
16- Fill a Sand Barrel in the Summer
17- Build a Rock Jack
18- Lash Something 10' or Longer to a Vehicle
19- Sweep a chimney
20- Create or Restock a First Aid Kit
21- Sand, Prime, and Paint Rusty Equipment

*electricity
22- Document electrical usage of 12 devices with a Kill-A-Watt
23- Put a new end on an extension cord
24- label the breakers on an electrical panel
25- Small DC only solar system

*nest
26- Sweep a Floor
27- Clean an Area Rug
28- Wash Dishes by Hand
29- Oil Wooden Kitchen Utensils

*plumbing
30- Put Collected Water Through a Berkey Filter

*dimensional
31- install 40 square feet of boards to a structure for siding
32- Make a sign
33- wood box/crate

*tool
34- Sharpen a chainsaw chain
35- Sharpen a knife
36- Make a handle
37- Sharpen a Hatchet
38- Sharpen, clean and oil a shovel
39- Clean and Oil a Bicycle Chain
40- Clean the shop for at least an hour
41- Adjust Brakes on a Bicycle

*metwalworking
42- Dress up mushroomed chisel or splitting wedge

*roundwood
43- 2 coat hooks from a small branch crotch
44- Three log bench
45- carving spoon from hand tools

*naturalbuilding
46- Make Clay Paint
47- Use rocks to level a skiddable structure

*animals
48- Build a Manual Hay Baler
49- Breed a Rabbit and Raise at Least 3 Kits
50- Make One Bale of Hay
51- Collect a Dozen Eggs
52- Build a nice birdhouse for a specific species
53- Make a Bee/Insect Watering Station
54- Make a Brush Pile

*Food
55- Cook Grain with a Rice Cooker, Crock Pot or Instapot
56- Cook Grain on a Stove Top
57- Cook a Stir Fry
58- Fry an egg on a cast iron skillet
59- Salt brine ferment/pickle something
60- Steam canning
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