Foraging
Foraging is a type of skill in Stardew Valley. It is the a process of gathering wild food resources (and other specific items). There are a variety of wild crops which grow seasonally. These items can be used as cooking ingredients, villager gifts, and for Community Center bundle completion.
Chopping trees with an axe also counts as foraging, and can increase the player's foraging skill. Chopping down a tree gives 12 foraging experience points (granted all at once for the last chop that causes the tree to fall), and removing hardwood stumps and logs gives 25 exp each.
Foraged goods have a chance to be any quality except iridium. Only players who have chosen the 'botanist' specialization can find iridium quality foraged goods.
Most forageables can be found throughout their season with the exception of salmonberry (only spring days 15-18) and blackberry bushes (only fall days 8-11).
2-5 new forageables spawn each day in each map (i.e., areas bounded by screen transitions). There is a hard cap of 6 spawns allowed in any area at a time, except the beach/tidal pool (these are considered two separate areas, and the tidal pool can spawn more than six items). Special items like Spring Onions don't count against this limit and are reset every day. All other forageables reset when the player goes to sleep on Saturday night.
Forage crops grown on the farm from Wild Seeds give 3 foraging experience points when harvested. Picking up truffles on the farm also gives 3 exp each. Picking up Forage items around town gives 7 exp each.
Foraging Skill
Each skill level adds +1 Axe proficiency.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 | |
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Crafting Recipes: | Cooking Recipes: | Crafting Recipes: | Crafting Recipes: | Choose a Profession: | |
Wild Seeds (Sp) Field Snack
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Charcoal Kiln | Cookout Kit Moss Soup | Wild Seeds (Su) Tapper Mushroom Log
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Forester | Gatherer
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Level 6 | Level 7 | Level 8 | Level 9 | Level 10 | |
Crafting Recipes: | Crafting Recipes: | Crafting Recipes: | Crafting Recipes: | Forester: | Gatherer: |
Lightning Rod Wild Seeds (Fa) | Wild Seeds (Wi) | Survival Burger Warp Totem: Farm
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Rain Totem | Lumberjack
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Botanist
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Tapper
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Tracker
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Foraged Items
Basic
Image | Name | Description | Found | Profit | Recovers | Used In |
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Sap | A fluid obtained from trees. | Pelican Town | 2g | -2 | Basic Fertilizer |
Spring
Image | Name | Description | Found | Profit | Recovers | Used In | ||||||||
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Wild Horseradish | A spicy root found in the spring. | Pelican Town |
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Template:QualityHealthGrid | 24px Wild Seeds (Sp)
Spring Foraging Bundle Krobus loves | |||||||||
Daffodil | A traditional spring flower that makes a nice gift. | Pelican Town |
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24px Wild Seeds (Sp) | ||||||||||
Leek | A tasty relative of the onion. | Pelican Town |
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Template:QualityHealthGrid | Salad | |||||||||
Dandelion | Not the prettiest flower, but the leaves make a good salad. | Pelican Town |
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Template:QualityHealthGrid | Salad | |||||||||
Spring Onion | These grow wild during the spring. | Cindersap Forest |
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Morel | Sought after for its unique nutty flavor. | Secret Woods |
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Template:QualityHealthGrid | Fried Mushroom Life Elixir | |||||||||
Common Mushroom | A tasty mushroom with a fruity smell and slightly peppery flavor. | Secret Woods |
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Template:QualityHealthGrid | Fried Mushroom | |||||||||
Salmonberry | A spring-time berry with the flavor of the forest. | Bushes on Spring day 15 through the 18th. |
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Summer
Image | Name | Description | Found | Profit | Recovers | Used In | ||||||||
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Spice Berry | It fills the air with a pungent aroma. |
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Grape | A sweet cluster of fruit. | Pelican Town |
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Sweet Pea | A fragrant summer flower. | Pelican Town |
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Red Mushroom | A tasty mushroom with a fruity smell and slightly peppery flavor. | Secret Woods |
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Template:QualityHealthGrid | Dye Bundle | |||||||||
Fiddlehead Fern | The young shoots are an edible specialty. | Secret Woods |
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Template:QualityHealthGrid | Fiddlehead Risotto |
Fall
Image | Name | Description | Found | Profit | Recovers | Used In | ||||||||
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Wild Plum | Tart and juicy with a pungent aroma. | Pelican Town |
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Hazelnut | That's one big hazelnut! | Pelican Town |
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Blackberry | An early-fall treat. | Pelican Town
Bushes on Fall day 8 through the 11th. |
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Chanterelle | A tasty mushroom with a fruity smell and slightly peppery flavor. | Secret Woods |
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Template:QualityHealthGrid | Life Elixir | |||||||||
Common Mushroom | A tasty mushroom with a fruity smell and slightly peppery flavor. | Pelican Town |
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Template:QualityHealthGrid | 24px Wild Seeds (Fa) |
Winter
Image | Name | Description | Found | Profit | Recovers | Used In | ||||||||
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Winter Root | A starchy tuber. | Pelican Town
Calico Desert Can also be dug up. Sometimes drops in The Mines (Floors 40-80) |
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Crystal Fruit | A delicate fruit that pops up from the snow. | Pelican Town
Sometimes drops in The Mines (Floors 40-80) |
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Snow Yam | This little yam was hiding beneath the snow. | Pelican Town
Can be dug up. Calico Desert |
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Crocus | A flower that can bloom in the winter. | Pelican Town |
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Holly | The leaves and bright red berries make a popular winter decoration. | Pelican Town |
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The Beach
Image | Name | Description | Found | Profit | Used In | ||||||||
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Nautilus Shell | An ancient shell. | The Beach (Winter) |
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Field Research Bundle | |||||||||
Coral | An ancient shell. | The Beach |
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Deluxe Speed-Gro Warp Totem: Beach | |||||||||
Sea Urchin | A slow-moving, spiny creature that some consider a delicacy. | The Beach |
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Dye Bundle | |||||||||
Rainbow Shell | An ancient shell. | The Beach (Summer) |
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Quest "The Mysterious Qi" | |||||||||
Clam | Someone lived here once. | The Beach |
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Speed-Gro Chowder Crab Pot Bundle | |||||||||
Mussel | A common bivalve that often lives in clusters. | The Beach |
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Fish Stew Crab Pot Bundle | |||||||||
Oyster | Constantly filters water to find food. In the process, it removes dangerous toxins from the environment. | The Beach |
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Crab Pot Bundle |
The Mines
Image | Name | Description | Found | Profit | Recovers | Used In | ||||||||
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Red Mushroom | A spotted mushroom sometimes found in caves. | The Mines Secret Woods Big Mushroom Tree |
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Template:QualityHealthGrid | Dye Bundle | |||||||||
Purple Mushroom | A rare mushroom found deep in caves. | The Mines Secret Woods Big Mushroom Tree |
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Template:QualityHealthGrid | Exotic Foraging Bundle | |||||||||
Cave Carrot | A starchy snack found in caves. It helps miners work longer. | The Mines |
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Template:QualityHealthGrid | Survival Burger |
The Desert
Image | Name | Description | Found | Profit | Recovers | Used In | ||||||||
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Cactus Fruit | The sweet fruit of the prickly pear cactus. | Calico Desert |
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Template:QualityHealthGrid | Exotic Foraging Bundle | |||||||||
Coconut | A seed of the coconut palm. It has many culinary uses. | Calico Desert |
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Tom Kha Soup |
Notes
The Botanist profession applies Iridium Quality to all items labeled as "Forage" in-game, foraged fruits, vegetables, and flowers, all items foraged from the beach, and truffles.
Foraging | |
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Basic | Sap |
Spring | Common Mushroom • Daffodil • Dandelion • Leek • Morel • Salmonberry • Spring Onion • Wild Horseradish |
Summer | Fiddlehead Fern • Grape • Red Mushroom • Spice Berry • Sweet Pea |
Fall | Blackberry • Chanterelle • Common Mushroom • Hazelnut • Wild Plum |
Winter | Crocus • Crystal Fruit • Holly • Snow Yam • Winter Root |
The Beach | Clam • Cockle • Coral • Mussel • Nautilus Shell • Oyster • Rainbow Shell • Sea Urchin • Seaweed |
The Mines | Cave Carrot • Purple Mushroom • Red Mushroom |
The Desert | Cactus Fruit • Coconut |
Skull Cavern | Dinosaur Egg • Fiddlehead Fern |
Ginger Island | Ginger • Magma Cap |