The Cave

The entrance to the cave, located North West of the Farmhouse, right by the Greenhouse.

When your total earnings reach data-sort-value="25000">25,000g Demetrius will come by and tell you he has been doing research. He'll then give you the options if you want bats to leave fruits in your cave or to have mushrooms randomly grow in your cave. This choice is permanent and cannot be changed in game.

Fruit Bats

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A Pomegranate left by the bats.

Fruitbats leave various fruits in the Cave on your farm. This is a great option if you are large into making Artisan Goods as it gives you a slow but steady supply of fruit even out of season. This is also helps speed up finishing the Artisan Bundle in the first year or two before you have enough money to buy the all the Fruit Trees necessary for the bundle. Fruit Tree fruit make excellent gifts for villagers because they are universal likes (with the lone exception of Pierre and apples), readily accessible early game, do not require a kitchen, and cheaper than many other universal likes. This seems to be the best late game use outside of making Artisan Goods, Shipping them, finishing the Artisan Bundle, or eating them for extra energy even though they don't replenish very much health.

Image	Name	Description	Also Found	Revenue	Recovers	Used In
	Cherry	It's popular, and ripens sooner than most other fruits.	Cherry Tree (Spring)	80g 100g 120g	38 17 53 23 68 30	Artisan Bundle Wine Jelly
	Pomegranate	Within the fruit are clusters of juicy seeds.	Pomegranate Tree (Fall)	140g 175g 210g	38 15 53 21 68 27	Artisan Bundle Enchanter's Bundle Wine Jelly
	Peach	It's almost fuzzy to the touch.	Peach Tree (Summer)	140g 175g 210g	38 15 53 21 68 27	Artisan Bundle Wine Jelly
	Apple	A crisp fruit used for juice and cider.	Apple Tree (Fall)	100g 125g 150g	38 15 53 21 68 27	Artisan Bundle Wine Jelly Cranberry Candy Fodder Bundle
	Orange	Juicy, tangy, and bursting with sweet summer aroma	Orange Tree (Summer)	100g 125g 150g	38 15 53 21 68 27	Artisan Bundle Wine Jelly
	Spice Berry	It fills the air with a pungent aroma.	Foraging (Summer)	80g 100g 120g	25 10 35 14 45 18	Summer Foraging Bundle Wine Jelly
	Apricot	A tender little fruit with a rock-hard pit.	Apricot Tree (Spring)	50g 62g 75g	38 17 53 23 68 30	Artisan Bundle Fruit Salad
	Wild Plum	Tart and juicy with a pungent aroma.	Foraging (Fall) Wild Seeds (Fa)	80g 100g 120g	25 11 35 15 45 20	Fall Foraging Bundle File:Wild Seeds (Fa).png Wild Seeds (Fa) Plum Pudding
	Blackberry	An early-fall treat.	Foraging (Fall) Wild Seeds (Fa)	20g 25g 30g	25 11 35 15 45 20	Fall Foraging Bundle File:Wild Seeds (Fa).png Wild Seeds (Fa) Blackberry Cobbler
	Salmonberry	A spring-time berry with the flavor of the forest.	Foraging (Spring)	5g 6g 7g	25 11 35 15 45 20

Mushrooms

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Mushroom plots in the cave.

Six plots will be added to the cave where certain types of mushrooms will randomly grow. Five different types will appear, including all four that are required to craft the Life Elixir. Even though Common Mushrooms, Morels, and Chanterelles, are the ones that most commonly appear, this is still the best way to craft the elixir as often as possible. This makes the Mushroom option a great one for those who love to go into The Mines, especially since most mushrooms can be hard to find otherwise. This is also a good choice for players that have grown, or plan to grow, fruit trees and do not need the extra fruit provided by the fruit bats.

Image	Name	Description	Also Found	Profits	Recovers	Used In
	Common Mushroom	A tasty mushroom with a fruity smell and slightly peppery flavor.	Foraging (Fall) Wild Seeds (Fa) Secret Woods (Fall) Tapping Big Mushroom (Spring, Summer & Fall)	40g 50g 60g	38 15 53 21 68 27	Fried Mushroom Tom Kha Soup Stir Fry
	Red Mushroom	A tasty mushroom with a fruity smell and slightly peppery flavor.	The Mines Chopping Big Mushroom Tapping Big Mushroom (Spring, Summer & Fall)	75g 93g 112g	-50  -70  -90	Dye Bundle Exotic Foraging Bundle Life Elixir
	Purple Mushroom	A rare mushroom found deep in caves.	The Mines Tapping Big Mushroom (Spring, Summer & Fall)	250g 312g 375g	125 50 175 70 225 90	Exotic Foraging Bundle Field Research Bundle Life Elixir
	Chanterelle	A tasty mushroom with a fruity smell and slightly peppery flavor.	Secret Woods (Fall)	160g 200g 240g	75 30 105 42 135 54	Life Elixir
	Morel	A tasty mushroom with a fruity smell and slightly peppery flavor.	Secret Woods (Spring)	150g 187g 225g	20 8 28 11 36 14	Fried Mushroom Exotic Foraging Bundle Life Elixir