This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the
PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the wood badge in
Homesteading.
In this Badge Bit you will build a large Oehler style greenhouse (>100 square feet)!
For more information, read
The Earth Sheltered Solar Greenhouse by Mike Oehler.
(source: Pinterest.com)
To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
- greater than 100 square feet
- generally follow the guidelines in Mike's book
To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must: provide proof of the following as pictures or a video (less than 2 mins):
- the site before building the greenhouse
- the materials and equipment used for building the greenhouse
- after excavation
- posts in place
- shoring in place
- partway through building the greenhouse
- finished large Mike Oehler style greenhouse (>100 square feet)