Stardew Valley: Where To Find Every Forage Item

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As a seasoned Stardew Valley farmer with years of virtual farming under my belt, let me tell you that foraging is not just about gathering resources; it’s about survival, strategy, and a little bit of luck!

Stardew Valley revolves around enjoying nature and farming, making it logical that collecting resources from the wild is a key aspect of the game. Throughout the year, the valley presents various types of mushrooms, fruits, and other objects for the player to harvest, which can then be utilized in cooking or crafting unique handmade items.

Some of these items may not be easy to find, particularly when you need a large amount. However, the tables below offer a helpful guide for locating all the game’s forage items by season and their respective areas. The locations are ranked according to the probability of finding each item there, from the place with the highest likelihood of the item appearing to the area with the lowest chance.

Year-Round

In Stardew Valley, I’ve discovered several spots where you can gather items all year long, thanks to their unique environments like the beach, or permanent climates such as the Calico Desert. Here’s a rundown of these year-round forageable items and their locations:

Item Locations Uses
Calico Desert
  • Can be placed in Kegs, Preserves Jars, and Dehydrator
  • Used to craft warp totem/obelisk for Calico Desert
  • Bundles: Exotic Foraging, Dyes (remixed)
Calico Desert, or shaken from trees on Ginger Island
  • Can be placed in Kegs, Preserves Jars, and Dehydrator
  • Used to craft warp totem/obelisk for Calico Desert
  • Exotic Foraging Bundle
Ginger Island; look for small green fronds in the sand and dig them up with the hoe.
  • Cooking
  • Can be placed in Kegs and Preserves Jars
  • May be requested for a Special Order
Ginger Island jungle
  • Cooking
  • Can be placed in Kegs and Preserves Jars
The Volcano Dungeon on Ginger Island
  • Excellent source of health and energy
  • Can be placed in Preserves Jars and Dehydrator
The Mines, usually found by digging ground with the hoe or blowing it up with a bomb Can be placed in Kegs and Preserves Jars
Grows on trees in all seasons except Winter, and can be collected with any tool, weapon, or bomb. Moss becomes much more plentiful during the Green Rain event in Summer, which also spawns weeds that can drop Moss. Many crafting uses
Can grow in the Mushroom Cave or on the Mushroom Log
  • Can be placed in Preserves Jars, and Dehydrator
  • Various Community Center bundles
  • The Mines, floors 80+
  • Can grow in the Mushroom Cave or on the Mushroom Log
  • Tapping a Mushroom Tree
  • Purple Mushroom: Can be placed in Preserves Jars and Dehydrator
  • Both are options for various Community Center bundles
All have an equal chance to be found on the Beach
  • Cooking, some crafting recipes
  • Crab Pot Bundle (except Seaweed)
The right side of the Beach, past the broken bridge Crafting recipes

Spring

In the initial year of gameplay, springtime gathering plays a crucial role because numerous players use it to generate income during the early stages of the game. However, even in subsequent years, these resources can serve to increase earnings and enable the player to prepare specific dishes.

Item Locations Uses
Pelican Town, Railroad, Bus Stop Spring Foraging Bundle
Cindersap Forest, Bus Stop, Railroad, Forest Farm Spring Foraging Bundle
Backwoods (north of the farm, west of the Mountain), Mountain, Forest Farm, Bus Stop, Railroad
  • Cooking
  • Spring Foraging Bundle
Secret Woods, Cindersap Forest, Backwoods, Mountain, Forest Farm Spring Foraging Bundle
Secret Woods Can be placed in Preserves Jars and Dehydrator
Secret Woods, Forest Farm Can be placed in Preserves Jars and Dehydrator
Can be shaken from bushes, Spring 15-18 only. The number of berries received corresponds to the player’s Foraging skill.
  • Can be placed in Kegs, Preserves Jars, and Dehydrator
  • Children’s Bundle (remixed)
Cindersap Forest, in the patches of tillable ground in the southeast portion of the area.
  • Can be placed in Kegs and Preserves Jars
  • Spring Foraging Bundle (remixed)

Summer

As a film enthusiast, I’d say that summer often highlights agricultural endeavors more than wild food gathering. Nevertheless, these finds are still worth collecting. If you happen to possess a Seed Maker, you can even transform your foraged Grapes into a plentiful supply of free Grape Starters, ideal for planting during the autumn season.

Item Locations Uses
Pelican Town, Cindersap Forest, Bus Stop, Railroad, Forest Farm Summer Foraging bundle
Cindersap Forest, Backwoods, Mountain, Bus Stop, Railroad, Forest Farm
  • Can be placed in Kegs, Preserves Jars, and Dehydrator
  • ​​​​​​​Summer Foraging Bundle
Backwoods, Mountain, Bus Stop, Railroad, Forest Farm
  • Can be placed in Kegs, Preserves Jars, and Dehydrator
  • ​​​​​​​Summer Foraging bundle
Secret Woods
  • Various bundles
  • Life Elixir crafting recipe
  • Secret Woods
  • Chopping down a Green Rain Tree type 3 (the one that looks like a giant, curled fiddlhead) yields up to 6. Placing a Tapper on one of these trees will also yield Fiddlehead Ferns.
Can be placed in Kegs and Preserves Jars
Forest Farm Can be placed in Preserves Jars and Dehydrator
The Beach

Fall

Autumn is an exceptional time for gathering edibles because they’re abundant in their particular habitats. Interestingly, most of these finds can star in delicious culinary creations, such as blackberry cobblers, plum puddings, roasted hazelnuts, and assorted other dishes.

Item Location Uses
Cindersap Forest, Secret Woods, Forest Farm, Mountain, Backwoods
  • Can be placed in Preserves Jars and Dehydrator
  • Fall Forage Bundle
Bus Stop, Railroad, Backwoods, Mountain
  • Can be placed in Kegs, Preserves Jars, and Dehydrator
  • Fall Forage Bundle
  • Pelican Town, Cindersap Forest, Railroad
  • Can be shaken from bushes between Fall 8-11 only; the number of berries received from this method corresponds to the player’s Foraging skill.
  • Can be placed in Kegs, Preserves Jars, and Dehydrator
  • Fall Forage Bundle
  • Backwoods, Mountain, Bus Stop, Railroad
  • On or after Fall 14, shaking Maple Trees provides a small chance of receiving one.
  • Cooking
  • Fall Forage bundle
  • Can be placed in Kegs and Preserves Jars
Secret Woods, Forest Farm Can be placed in Preserves Jars and Dehydrator
Forest Farm, Secret Woods
  • Various bundles
  • Life Elixir crafting recipe
Forest Farm
  • Excellent source of health and energy
  • Can be placed in Preserves Jars and Dehydrator
  • Various bundles
  • Life Elixir crafting recipe

Winter

In the initial stages of play, winter can present challenges when it comes to generating income. However, foraging during this period could yield significant profits. Additionally, players can transform their foraged items into Wild Seeds, which they can use to create additional seeds over time. By harvesting these seeds repeatedly, they can eventually stockpile enough to sell at the end of the season.

Item Location Uses
Railroad, Cindersap Forest, Mountain, Bus Stop, Backwoods, Pelican Town
  • Can be placed in Kegs, Preserves Jars, and Dehydrator
  • Winter Forage bundle
Pelican Town, Railroad, Bus Stop, Mountain, Cindersap Forest, Backwoods Winter Forage bundle
Tilling soil throughout the areas in Stardew Valley, with a higher chance to be found in Artifact Spots.
  • Can be placed in Kegs and Preserves Jars
  • Winter Forage bundle
Tilling soil throughout the areas in Stardew Valley, with a higher chance to be found in Artifact Spots.
  • Can be placed in Kegs and Preserves Jars
  • Winter Forage bundle
Secret Woods, Backwoods, Pelican Town, Bus Stop, Cindersap Forest, Mountain Various remixed bundles
The Beach Field Research bundle

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2024-12-22 07:24