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 create a full size pond that is based on a dam reaching bedrock, rather than a sealed bowl!
(source: Little House Permaculture)
Minimum Requirements:
- test wells to understand underlying geology
- dam might need to go 60 feet deep
- dam might need to be more than 1000 feet long
To get certified for this BB, provide proof of the following as pictures of a video (<2 mins):
- the site you're starting with
- equipment and materials at the build site
- test well(s)
- partway through building the dam
- completed full size pond that is based on a dam reaching bedrock, rather than a sealed bowl