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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 wood badge in earthworks.

For this BB, you will make a Holzer-style terrace!


(source: Sepp Holzer Style Terrace)

For more information:
Comprehensive 'How-To' of Sepp Holzer Style Terracing?

Minimum Requirements:
  - softer ground
  - at least 120 feet long
  - at least 12 feet wide
  - final terrace should be easy to walk on (not lumpy)
  - seed all disturbed earth

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
  - partway through the build
  - show and describe all the seeds being planted
  - action shot of seeds being planted on finished terrace
  - completed terrace that meets the above minimum requirements
 
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