Jesse Lane

Here’s my dandelion decoction.

Minimum requirements:
- Make a decoction
- Strain and store your decoction or make ready to consume

To document completion of the BB, provide proof of the following as pictures or a video (< 2 minutes):
- Dandelion root (either being harvested or just harvested)
- Making  the decoction
- Finished decoction in its labeled jar or in a vessel ready to drink

Here’s my blackberry infusion.

Here’s my raspberry leaf infusion.

This is my first attempt at preparing fish.

Mike Haasl wrote:This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Foraging.

Clarifications:
 - This is "Foraging" so the fish can't come from your aquaponics system, nor an aquaculture system, nor a store

Harmony, I don’t think that qualifies as an aquaculture system in this instance.  
Here in PA the Fish and Game stock a lot of streams and rivers with fish, they also stock a lot of gamebirds and in both instances you need a license to fish or hunt whether or not you get a stocked fish/bird or native.

Here is my Dandelion poultice.

My alternator went out on my way to work one morning fortunately, I made it to work.  I tested alternator directly from the battery and it was not charging the way it’s supposed to. So I borrowed a guy‘s truck went and picked up a new alternator and attempted tempted to get it changed before the rain started.
First I unhooked the battery cable from the negative terminal. Then I removed the belt. I tried to remove the alternator without removing a bracket that was in front of it, but that didn’t work so I had to remove the bracket then unbolt the alternator.  Afterwards I unhooked the wires and installed the new alternator.

My Plantain poultice.

Dave Burton wrote:This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Greywater and Willow Feeders.

In this Badge Bit you will use water from a dishpan to flush a toilet or water something.



To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
  - use water from a dishpan
     - to flush a toilet, or to water something outside
     - at least three gallons
     - verify high quality biodegradable dish soap (the soap usually says "greywater safe" or "readily biodegradable")

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must:
 - a picture of the dishpan with water
 - a picture of the at least 3 gallons of water being used to flush a toilet or water something
 - a picture and link to the verifiable biodegradeable dish soap
 - OR a 2-minute video of you doing the above and a link to the verifiable biodegradeable dish soap

Second try at this BB.

After failing the last attempt with seventh generation soap, I dug into the ingredients and found out there are two that are problematic. It’s definitely not readily biodegradable even though they claim it’s graywater safe.

Looking into other soaps I use, Dr. Bronner‘s checks out to be the best. It is plant based. 100% biodegradable. And it’s the second most posted brand (after oasis) for this BB. (I counted every brand on every post). It took me three washings to get over 3 gallons of grey water.

Here is a plant friendly list that the soap is on.

https://www.thisoldhouse.com/gardening/21015581/plant-friendly-soaps-that-are-safe-for-greywater-irrigation

Here is a link to the soap.

https://www.vitacost.com/dr-bronners-18-in-1-pure-castile-magic-soap-baby-unscented-2-fl-oz?CSRC=BPA-018787772027-bing_shopping_standard_x_us_baby+%26+kids-&network=s&keywordname=&device=m&adid=92700080789745332&matchtype=e&gclick=&ds_agid=58700008775970939&targetid=&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=bing_shopping_standard_x_us_baby%20%26%20kids&utm_term=4580221859972288&utm_content=bing_gen_pro_baby%20%26%20kids%20products_all&gclsrc=ds&gad_source=7

Logan Byrd wrote: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 create an infusion of strawberry leaves. Infusion is a method of extracting desired compounds from plant material by steeping the material in hot or cold water, depending on the plant and its attributes.

To show you’ve completed this Badge Bit, you must post:
- a picture of your strawberry leaves being harvested
- a picture of the infusion being made
- a picture of the finished infusion

I used dried herb from another BB for this infusion.