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 another full-sized pond that holds water without a liner (sealed bowl style)!
How to Build a Permaculture Pond Without a Liner:
Minimum Requirements:
- ¼ acre
- at least 10 feet deep for half the footprint
- dam is no taller than 8 feet
- no pond liner
- no bentonite clay transported more than 100'
To get certified for this BB, provide proof of the following as pictures of a video (<2 mins):
- equipment and materials at the build site
- the site before construction begins
- partway through the build
- sealing the pond
- demonstrate the pond holds water
- completed build a full size pond that holds water without a liner (sealed bowl style) that meets the above minimum requirements