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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in Greywater and Willow Feeders.

For this Badge Bit you will build a small cold-climate greywater-fed mulch pit for a willow feeder system.

To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
  Hole 2’ diameter, 4’ deep hole
      2’ Wood chips in hole
  Bucket turned upside-down, top of bucket is at least 6 inches below grade, with pipe feeding into top of bucket
      Allows at least 12” drop from pipe outlet to water / wood chip contact
      a “standard” 5 gallon bucket should work nicely
  Then lots of wood chips on top of the bucket to make a mound
      1’ above existing ground level, at top of mound
  Ensure that pipes never freeze
  Ensure that as the mulch pit settles and the bucket is pulled down, the pipe can slide in the bucket at least a foot.
  Plant poop beasts around the mulch pit:
      Willows / poplars / cottonwoods
      Plant at least 2 (different species)

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must show proof of the following (as pictures or a video < 2 mins):
 - show before, progress, and after of building the greywater-fed mulch pit for a willow feeder system
 - demonstrate that the greywater-fed mulch-pit meets the above requirements
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I'm digging this mulch pit to tie into my outdoor bathroom. Eventually, it will be the drain for my outdoor shower. It will also flush my pee spot.

In the last picture, I circled an aspen, willow, and rhubarb all planted at the edge of the mulch pit. Also near this mulch pit are 2 established trees: a peach and a canadian chokecherry. They will all love the greywater!
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Mulch pit planned spot
Mulch pit planned spot
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Then I dug a hole. It was a bit larger than 2 feet wide, because I had to fit inside! Hah
Then I dug a hole. It was a bit larger than 2 feet wide, because I had to fit inside! Hah
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It's 4 feet deep
It's 4 feet deep
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Wood chips beginning to fill in the hole. The bucket is upside down, riddled with holes, and fitted with a 1.5 inch pip that will eventually connect to my shower
Wood chips beginning to fill in the hole. The bucket is upside down, riddled with holes, and fitted with a 1.5 inch pip that will eventually connect to my shower
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Here is the finished hole, filled with wood chips that overflow, up to a foot higher than my grass.
Here is the finished hole, filled with wood chips that overflow, up to a foot higher than my grass.
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