Simple Farming Mod Wiki

Simple Farming is an expansive agriculture mod for Minecraft Forge that focuses on enhancing the vanilla farming experience. It introduces a wide variety of new fruits, vegetables, and crops that can be found throughout the world or grown on farmland. Beyond raw ingredients, the mod adds a deep culinary system, allowing players to craft complex meals, desserts, and fermented beverages.

The mod is designed to integrate seamlessly with the vanilla game, utilizing standard farming mechanics while adding quality-of-life features like right-click harvesting. Whether you are looking to build a massive vineyard, an orchard of fruit trees, or a high-end kitchen, Simple Farming provides the necessary tools and variety.

The core of the mod consists of numerous new crops. Most seeds are obtained by breaking tall grass in various biomes, similar to how vanilla wheat seeds are found. Once obtained, these seeds can be planted on tilled farmland.

Field Crops

These crops grow through several stages and can be harvested when fully mature.

Fruit trees are found naturally in the world and can be cultivated by the player. Unlike standard trees, fruit trees have specialized leaves that grow fruit over time. When the fruit is visible on the leaves, it can be harvested by right-clicking.

Tree Varieties

• Apple: Naturally occurring (vanilla), but enhanced by mod recipes.
• Apricot: Found in temperate biomes.
• Banana: Found in jungle and tropical biomes.
• Cherry: Found in forests and plains.
• Mango: Found in warm, tropical biomes.
• Orange: Found in plains and forests.
• Peach: Found in temperate biomes.
• Pear: Found in forests.
• Plum: Found in various forest biomes.

Cultivation

To grow a fruit tree, players must obtain a sapling. Saplings can be crafted by combining a vanilla oak sapling with the respective fruit. Once planted, the tree will grow to full size, and the leaves will periodically produce fruit without the need to replant.

Berries grow on small bushes found throughout the world. These bushes can be harvested by right-clicking, which yields the berries and leaves the bush intact to regrow.

Berry Types

• Blackberries: Found in forest biomes.
• Blueberries: Found in cooler forest and mountain biomes.
• Raspberries: Found in temperate forests.
• Strawberries: Found in plains and meadows.

Grapes and Trellises

Grapes are unique as they grow on vines. While they can grow on the ground, they are most efficient when grown on a trellis or allowed to hang. Grapes are primarily used for making wine and juices.

Simple Farming adds hundreds of food items. These are categorized into snacks, meals, and desserts, each providing different levels of hunger restoration and saturation.

Prepared Meals

Meals often require a combination of crops, meats, and dairy.

Baked Goods and Desserts

• Pies: Available in Apple, Apricot, Blackberry, Blueberry, Cherry, Peach, Pear, Plum, Raspberry, and Strawberry variants.
• Cakes: Various flavored cakes that can be placed as blocks.
• Pastries: Croissants, Danishes, and Donuts.
• Pancakes & Waffles: Can be topped with syrup or berries.

Beverages

Beverages are crafted using the Fermenting Barrel or by juicing fruits.

• Fruit Juices: Simple restoration items made from single fruits.
• Apple Cider: Produced by fermenting apples.
• Wine: Produced by fermenting grapes.
• Beer: Produced by fermenting grains like barley or rye.

The mod introduces several functional blocks and tools to assist in the farming and cooking process.

Fermenting Barrel

The Fermenting Barrel is used to create alcoholic beverages and vinegar. To use it, place the required fruit or grain inside and wait for the fermentation process to complete.

Crafting Recipe:

• 6 Wood Planks (any)
• 2 Wood Slabs (any)
• 1 Iron Ingot

Scythes

Scythes are specialized tools used to harvest crops in a larger area (3x3). They are available in all standard tool tiers (Wood, Stone, Iron, Gold, Diamond, Netherite).

Other Blocks

• Trellis: Used for growing grapes and other climbing plants.
• Scarecrow: A decorative block that fits the farming aesthetic (does not have functional crop protection in base versions).

Right-Click Harvesting

One of the most significant mechanical additions is the ability to harvest any mature crop by right-clicking it. This will drop the produce and automatically reset the crop to its initial growth stage, removing the need to break and replant seeds manually.

Fermentation Process

Fermentation is a time-based mechanic. Items placed in a Fermenting Barrel will slowly transform. For example:

1. Place Grapes in the barrel.
2. Wait for the progress bar to finish.
3. Retrieve Wine.

Thirst and Nutrition (Compatibility)

While Simple Farming does not add a thirst bar by default, its beverages and high-moisture foods (like cucumbers and melons) are often pre-configured to work with popular survival mods that add thirst or nutrition mechanics.

The mod includes a configuration file (simplefarming-common.toml) that allows players and server owners to customize the experience:

• Seed Drop Rates: Adjust how often seeds drop from grass.
• Right-Click Harvest: Enable or disable the right-click harvesting mechanic.
• Fruit Tree Spawn Rates: Control how frequently fruit trees generate in the world.
• Fermentation Speed: Adjust the time required for the Fermenting Barrel to process items.