This is a badge bit (
BB) that is part of the
PEM curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the Iron badge in
Foraging.
For this BB, you will forage garden 1 mile of trail side! This is very similar to the
PEP Foraging BB so you might be able to get that one as well...
(source: Pinterest.com)
Minimum requirements:
- 1 mile of trail side forage
gardening
- 1 living plant per 1 foot of trail on average (so more than 5000 plants)
- Within 40 feet of the trail
- At least twelve different species
- Can be roadside, for rarely used dirt roads
- The mile can be spread out between multiple stretches of trail
- Harvest 5,000 calories each from six different species (can be from existing plants along the mile)
- Show at least 10 fruit
trees at least five feet tall (ones you planted from seed)
- Harvest at least 50,000 calories total (can go towards the 1,600,000 calorie BB)
- This can be done as an enhancement to the same mile of trail as the
Wood level BB
Provide proof of the following:
-
Video of trail when introducing seed balls or planting, and a general idea of what edibles were there to start
- Video of trail for several harvests and showing what plants made it
- Show at least 10 fruit trees you planted from seed that are at least five feet tall
- Show the weight of food harvested and describe the calories each represents