This is a badge bit (
BB) that is part of the
PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the iron badge in
earthworks.
For this BB, you will build a second holzer terrace! This one will be a terrace spring!
(source: Sepp's Spring Terrace - permies thread)
For more information:
Sepp's Spring Terrace
Comprehensive 'How-To' of Sepp Holzer Style Terracing?
Minimum Requirements:
- softer ground
- at least 120 feet
- at least 12 feet wide
- final terrace
should be easy to walk on (not lumpy)
- seed all disturbed earth
- must be a holzer terrace spring
To get certified for this BB, post pictures or a
video (2 minutes or shorter) that demonstrate the following:
- the site you are starting with
- equipment and materials at the build site
- partway through the build
- show and describe all the seeds being planted
- demonstrate terrace is in fact a spring and produces
water
- completed terrace that meets the above minimum requirements