Below are the Merit Badges that were recently approved. Congratulations Sisters!

Nancy Joplin, 8352, Nancy Joplin

Intermediate Stitching & Crafting / Pottery/Ceramics

Expert Stitching & Crafting / Pottery/Ceramics

Intermediate Garden Gate / Rootin’ Tootin

Intermediate Each Other / Lost Art of Letter Writing

Rachel Scott, 8515, raynaylor (rayscott)

Beginner Farm Kitchen / Get It Together

Intermediate Farm Kitchen / Get It Together

Expert Farm Kitchen / Get It Together

Linda Bowlby, 7595, Illinois Farmher

Intermediate Each Other / Calligraphy

Intermediate Stitching & Crafting / UFOs

Beginner Outpost / Geography

Beginner Each Other / Calligraphy

Krista Davis, 528, MaryJanesNiece

Intermediate Make It Easy / Macrame

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Buttoned Up

Terri Reynolds, 8042, Tchr66

Beginner Cleaning Up / Leave It Better Than You Found It

Wanda Aldridge, 3677, Wanda Sue

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / UFOs

Susan Wich, 7816, sueWPA

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Crochet

Candy Hogan, 8283, Tigger9777

Expert  Outpost Disconnect to Reconnect

Shennandoah Connor, 8578, Shennandoah

Beginner Each Other / Lost Art of Letter Writing

Beginner Garden Gate / Gaining Ground

Intermediate Farm Kitchen / Canning

Intermediate Cleaning Up / Living Zero Waste

Below are recently approved Merit Badges. Congratulations Sisters!

Jacque Felsheim, #8294, Mamasheim

Beginner Cleaning Up / Shopping Green

Beginner Farm Kitchen / Get It Together

Beginner Garden Gate / The Good, Bad, and Ugly … Bugs

Intermediate Garden Gate / The Good, Bad, and Ugly … Bugs

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Sew Wonderful

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Aprons

Beginner Garden Gate / Backyard Farmer

Beginner Each Other / Farmgirl Gratitude

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Buttoned Up

Patricia Krug, #8551, patty

Beginner Garden Gate / The Secret Life of Bees

Intermediate Garden Gate / The Secret Life of Bees

Shennandoah Connor, #8578, shennandoah

Expert Garden Gate / Birds

Expert Garden Gate / Bee Good To Your Mother Earth

Intermediate Garden Gate / The Good, Bad, and Ugly … Bugs

Intermediate Garden Gate / Heirlooms Forever!

Intermediate Garden Gate / The Secret Life of Bees

Expert Garden Gate / Water Management

Beginner Garden Gate / Putting Away for Winter

Beginner Farm Kitchen / Recipes

Expert Garden Gate / The Good, Bad, and Ugly … Bugs

Intermediate Make It Easy / Grease Chicks

Beginner Each Other / Differing Abilities

Beginner Farm Kitchen / Know Your Food

Beginner Farm Kitchen / Bread Making

Beginner Farm Kitchen / Canning

Beginner Farm Kitchen / Food Allergy Awareness

Beginner Cleaning Up / Green Energy

Stacey Mitchell, #6969

Intermediate Stitching & Crafting / Aprons

Tina VanDaam, #8431, TinaTina

Intermediate Outpost / First Aid

Expert Garden Gate / The Secret Life of Bees

Here are Merit Badges that were recently approved.

Congratulations Sisters!

Merit Badges Approved 6/3/24 and 6/6/24

Maverin Dei, #8653, MaverinDei

Beginner Each Other / Lost Art of Letter Writing

Jennifer Chapman, #8562, JenniferAnn

Beginner Garden Gate / What’s Your Beef?

Candy Hogan, #8283, Tigger9777

Beginner Outpost / Disconnect to Reconnect

Intermediate Outpost / Disconnect to Reconnect

Linda Bowlby, #7595

Beginner Outpost / First Aid

Intermediate Outpost / First Aid

Here are Merit Badges that were recently approved.

Congratulations Sisters!

Merit Badges Approved 5/28/24 and 5/29/24

Cindy Kinion, #6058, AussieChick

Intermediate Make It Easy / Candlemaking

Expert Farm Kitchen / Food Allergy Awareness

Heather Neeper, #4701, nndairy

Expert Cleaning Up / Shopping Green

Beginner Farm Kitchen / Bustin’ Out

Beginner Outpost / Orienteering

Beginner Outpost / Buzzin’ Around

Intermediate Outpost / Buzzin’ Around

Expert Outpost / Buzzin’ Around

Expert Cleaning Up / Recycling

Tiffany Bowman, #8644, HistoryGirl17

Beginner Make It Easy / Relaxation

Beginner Each Other / Lost Art of Letter Writing

Lily-anne Hein, #6071, GinghamGirl

Beginner Farm Kitchen / Palate Pleasers

Intermediate Farm Kitchen / Palate Pleasers

Jessie Yonkovit, #134, JessieMae

Beginner Cleaning Up / Green Energy

Here are Merit Badges that were recently approved.

Congratulations Sisters!

Merit Badges Approved 4/24/24 and 5/1/24

Jill Yelland-DeMooy, #6748, jillyd

Beginner Garden Gate / Birds

Kellie Wade, #8487, kelliewade

Beginner Make It Easy / Let’s Get Physical

Intermediate Make It Easy / Let’s Get Physical

Beginner Outpost / Buzzin’ Around

Intermediate Outpost / Buzzin’ Around

Merit Badges Approved 5/7/24

Krista Davis, #528, MaryJanesNiece

Intermediate Each Other / Lost Art of Letter Writing

Expert Each Other / Lost Art of Letter Writing

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Mosaics

Beginner Make It Easy / Macrame

Hannah Frankowski, #6994, GinnyBelle

Beginner Make It Easy / Mindfulness Meditation

Intermediate Make It Easy / Mindfulness Meditation

Expert Make It Easy / Mindfulness Meditation

Beginner Cleaning Up / Leave It Better Than You Found It

Expert Each Other / Lost Art of Letter Writing

Expert Make It Easy / Relaxation

Debbie Klann, #770, debbieklann

Beginner Farm Kitchen / Kitchen Renegade

Intermediate Farm Kitchen / Kitchen Renegade

Expert Farm Kitchen / Kitchen Renegade

Beginner Farm Kitchen / MaryJane’s Better Butter

Intermediate Farm Kitchen / MaryJane’s Better Butter

Expert Farm Kitchen / MaryJane’s Better Butter

Here are Merit Badges that were recently approved.

Congratulations Sisters!

Nancy Joplin, #8352, Nancy Joplin

Intermediate Stitching & Crafting / Crochet

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Homespun Christmas

Denise Thompson, #43, levisgrammy

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Cross Stitch

Intermediate Stitching & Crafting / Cross-Stitch

Beginner Cleaning Up / My Fair Farmgirl

Intermediate Cleaning Up / My Fair Farmgirl

Expert Cleaning Up / My Fair Farmgirl

Patricia Krug, #8551, patty

Beginner Outpost / Geography

Beginner Cleaning Up / Shopping Green

Intermediate Make It Easy / Relaxation

Debbie Klann, #770, debbieklann

Beginner Each Other / International Civics Challenge

Intermediate Each Other / Languages/Culture

Expert Each Other / Languages/Culture

Intermediate Each Other / International Civics Challenge

Expert Each Other / International Civics Challenge

Nancy Joplin, #8352, Nancy Joplin

Beginner Make It Easy / Collect It!

Beginner Make It Easy / Carp-hen-try

Tiffany Bowman, #8644, Historygirl17

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Crochet

Shennandoah Connor, #8578, Shennandoah

Expert Farm Kitchen / Get It Together

Expert Garden Gate / Herbs

Beginner Garden Gate / The Good, Bad, and Ugly … Bugs

Tina VanDaam, #8431, TinaTina

Intermediate Each Other / Calligraphy

Below are the Merit Badges that were approved today.

Congratulations Sisters!!

Nancy Joplin, #8352, Nancy Joplin

Beginner Garden Gate / Horse Dreams

Intermediate Garden Gate / Herbs

Debbie Klann, #770, debbieklann

Intermediate Make It Easy / Through the Looking Glass

Beginner Make It Easy / Through the Looking Glass

Expert Make It Easy / Through the Looking Glass

Emily Nellinger, #8229, citychick03

Intermediate Each Other / Farmgirl Gratitude

Below are the Merit Badges that were approved today and last Sunday.

Congratulations Sisters!!

Debbie Fischer, #1582, Blessed in Colorado

Beginner Each Other / Languages/Culture

Beginner Each Other / Families Forever

Beginner Each Other / Lost Art of Letter Writing

Intermediate Each Other / Lost Art of Letter Writing

Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Buttoned Up

Intermediate Stitching & Crafting / Buttoned Up

Debbie Klann, #770, debbieklann

Expert Farm Kitchen / Apples

Beginner Each Other / Lost Art of Letter Writing

Intermediate Each Other / Lost Art of Letter Writing

Expert Each Other / Lost Art of Letter Writing

 Expert Farm Kitchen / Icing on the Cake

Denise Thompson, #43, levisgrammy

                  Intermediate Stitching & Crafting / Embroidery

Beginner Cleaning Up / Recycling

Intermediate Cleaning Up / Recycling

Expert Cleaning Up / Recycling

Heather Neeper, #4701, nndairy

    Beginner Stitching & Crafting / Scrapbooking

Intermediate Cleaning Up / Recycling

Expert Make It Easy / Relaxation

Expert Farm Kitchen / Get It Together

Joyce Hein, #6071, GinghamGirl

Beginner Cleaning Up / Living Zero Waste

Intermediate Cleaning Up / Living Zero Waste

Expert Cleaning Up / Living Zero Waste

Karen Martell, #8422, Jokamartell

Beginner Garden Gate / Herbs

Krista Davis, #528, maryjanesniece

    Beginner Each Other / Families Forever

Tina VanDaam, #8431, TinaTina

   Beginner Each Other / Calligraphy

Welcome New Sisters! (click for current roster)

Merit Badge Awardees (click for latest awards)

My featured Merit Badge Awardee of the Week is Debbie Klann!

Debbie Klann (debbieklann #770) has received a certificate of achievement in Farm Kitchen for earning an Expert Level Carpe Cocoa Merit Badge!

“I already knew how to make ganache, so I found 2 different ganache recipes to make my truffles, one dark and one white chocolate. The 4 flavors I decided on were White Chocolate Cranberry Orange (my favorite); White Chocolate Peppermint, dipped in Dark Chocolate (reminiscent of a York peppermint patty); a Bailey’s truffle dipped in dark chocolate’ and a Crown Maple truffle, also dipped in dark chocolate.

I had heard that Starbucks offered chocolate drinks during the holidays. I think I will watch for them and try their version if they are offered again. I tried to make a Mexican version of hot chocolate, not overly sweet but had hints of cinnamon. I really liked it! I don’t think I will try the Aztec chocolate drink (chocolate mixed with grown maize) anytime in the near future!”

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