Opalyn Rose

Dave Luke wrote:For the dry foraging  badge it says cherries are fine, but does it count to dry and grind the pits for flour? And would I count the weight from cherries off the tree or pitts?

For foraging BBs it is the fruit that is being referenced. Working with seeds is not part of the dry list (imo).

Laurie Burton wrote:how many BB do we do to earn a badge? Thank you.

Every badge is different and it ranges from 3 in gardening to over a dozen in food and nest. Some badges have a specific list of required badge bits while others have a long list that you need to pick a certain number (any 5 in animal care) or complete  5 points (metalwork). Reviewing the badge pages can give you insight.

You can take a look at the ideas for easy BBs that other have compiled or the Apple Poll of easiest BBs.

This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Natural Medicine.

In this badge bit, you will harvest, dry, and store alfalfa leaf or blossom.


Minimum requirements:
-  Harvest, dry, and store enough alfalfa leaf and/or blossom to make a tea, infusion, or decoction.

To document completion of the BB, provide proof of the following as pics or video (< 2 min):
- a picture of the fresh herb being harvested
- a picture of your herbs drying (hanging, in a dehydrator, in a bag, etc.)
- a picture of your herbs in a sealed and labeled container
    - label shows where the herbs came from, the date, and method of drying

This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Natural Medicine.

For this BB, you will harvest, dry, and store enough burdock root to make a tea, infusion or decoction.

Minimum requirements:
-  harvest, dry, and store enough burdock root to make a tea, infusion, or decoction.

To document completion of the BB, provide proof of the following as photos or video (< 2 min):
- a picture of the fresh herb being harvested
- a picture of your herbs drying (hanging, in a dehydrator, in a bag, etc.)
- a picture of your herbs in a sealed and labelled container
   - label shows where the herbs came from, the date, and the method of drying

Requirements updated for consistency between all Harvest, Dry, and Store BBs.  The submissions above have been grandfathered in.

This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Natural Medicine.

For this BB, you will harvest, dry, and store enough willow bark to make a tea, infusion, or decoction.

Information on how to harvest willow bark

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must post:
- a picture of the fresh herb being harvested
- a picture of your herbs drying (hanging, in a dehydrator, in a bag, etc.)
- a picture of your herbs in a sealed and labeled container, with the label indicating where the herbs came from, the method of drying, and the date

This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Natural Medicine.

For this BB, you will harvest, dry, and store enough blackberry leaves or root bark to make a tea, infusion or decoction.

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must post:
- a picture of the fresh herb being harvested
- a picture of your herbs drying (hanging, in a dehydrator, in a bag, etc.)
- a picture of your herbs in a sealed and labeled container, with the label indicating where the herbs came from, the method of drying, and the date

I've been twining rugs for the Make a Rug PEP Badge Bit.  Here is a Permie with a how-to twine.  Here are my photos:

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

In this project, you will wet felt a scarf.  Some wet felting projects apply wool to a silk scarf blank or silk organza.  Others are more freeform like the cobweb scarf below.

Wet felt a cobweb scarf:


Nuno Scarf Tutorial (wet felting wool on a silk base)


Here's some tutorials on how to wet-felt a scarf

How to Make a Wool, Felted Scarf Using Bubble Wrap ...


Felting Wool with the Cobweb Wet Felting Technique



To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
- must be made from natural yarns or fiber such as wool, cotton, hemp, silk, linen
- materials must include sheep's wool
- must be at least 4 inches wide and 60 inches long
- must be wet felted

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, provide proof of the following as pics or video (less than two minutes):
-  your fiber, yarn, cloth
-  your felting in progress
-  your scarf (on a body or with a measuring tape)

This badge bit (BB) is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the iron badge in textiles.

This project starts with planting the seed and includes processing the fiber/leather, making the fabric, and creating a pair of hard-soled shoes.

Minimum requirements:
 - Plant the seed: either animal feed seed or a fiber seed like cotton or flax
 - Harvest the plant or animal material that came from those seeds
 - Process that material into yarn and fabric or leather
 - Shoes must have a hard sole
 - Must not use petroleum-based materials
 - Shoes must be sewn, no commercial adhesives

To document completion of the BB, provide proof of the following as pics or video (< 4 min):
 - The seeds you are planting
 - The plants growing or animals eating the plants
 - Harvesting the plant or animal material or hide
 - Processing the material into fabric or leather
 - Your materials, pattern, and tools
 - Show and describe making the shoes
 - Show wearing the finished shoes to demonstrate fit

You can find instructions at the following websites:
 - How to Make Homemade Shoes
 - How to Make Shoes

And on these videos: