Earning Farmgirl Sisterhood Merit Badges

Make It Easy

1. In the Garden

Beginner Level

• Make your own garden trellis with string, wire and scrap wood instead of buying a trellis from the store.
• Make your own bean teepee or ladder.

Intermediate Level

• Find a way to use your tin cans in your garden. Use at least 15 cans.
• Make a bird house, butterfly house, or bat house using flattened cans for a roof.
• Make a raised flower or vegetable bed.

Expert Level

• Make your own garden gate, even if it’s a decoration in your house!
• Make your own cold frame or hoop house to extend your growing season.

January, 2008 Edition