The Cave

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Interior of the cave showing a Pomegranate left by fruit bats.

The entrance to the cave near the Greenhouse.

After accumulating data-sort-value="25000">25,000g, Demetrius will visit the Farm and inform the player that he would like to use the cave to set up research specimens. He'll give the option to choose between fruit bats (which leave fruit in the cave) or mushrooms. This choice is permanent and cannot be reversed.

Fruit bats

Fruit bats leave various fruit in the Cave on your farm. This is a great option for making Artisan Goods as it gives you a slow but steady supply of fruit even out of season. It also helps complete the Artisan Bundle in the first year or two, before you have enough money to buy all the necessary Fruit Trees. Fruit Tree fruit make excellent gifts for villagers because they are universal likes, readily accessible early in the game, and do not require a kitchen. Gifting may be the best late-game use for fruit, other than making Artisan Goods, Shipping them, finishing the Bundles, 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 fruit.	Cherry Tree (Spring)	data-sort-value="80" 80g 100g 120g 160g	Template:QualityHealthGrid	Artisan Bundle Wine Jelly
	Pomegranate	Within the fruit are clusters of juicy seeds.	Pomegranate Tree (Fall)	data-sort-value="140" 140g 175g 210g 280g	Template:QualityHealthGrid	Artisan Bundle Enchanter's Bundle Wine Jelly
	Peach	It's almost fuzzy to the touch.	Peach Tree (Summer)	data-sort-value="140" 140g 175g 210g 280g	Template:QualityHealthGrid	Artisan Bundle Wine Jelly
	Apple	A crisp fruit used for juice and cider.	Apple Tree (Fall)	data-sort-value="140" 140g 175g 210g 280g	Template:QualityHealthGrid	Artisan Bundle Wine Jelly Cranberry Candy Fodder Bundle
	Orange	Juicy, tangy, and bursting with sweet summer aroma	Orange Tree (Summer)	data-sort-value="100" 100g 125g 150g 200g	Template:QualityHealthGrid	Artisan Bundle Wine Jelly
	Spice Berry	It fills the air with a pungent aroma.	Foraging (Summer) Summer Seeds	data-sort-value="80" 80g 100g 120g 160g	Template:QualityHealthGrid	Summer Foraging Bundle Summer Seeds Wine Jelly
	Apricot	A tender little fruit with a rock-hard pit.	Apricot Tree (Spring)	data-sort-value="50" 50g 62g 75g 100g	Template:QualityHealthGrid	Artisan Bundle Fruit Salad
	Wild Plum	Tart and juicy with a pungent aroma.	Foraging (Fall) Fall Seeds	data-sort-value="80" 80g 100g 120g 160g	Template:QualityHealthGrid	Fall Foraging Bundle Fall Seeds Plum Pudding
	Blackberry	An early-fall treat.	Foraging (Fall) Fall Seeds	data-sort-value="20" 20g 25g 30g 40g	Template:QualityHealthGrid	Fall Foraging Bundle Fall Seeds Blackberry Cobbler
	Salmonberry	A spring-time berry with the flavor of the forest.	Foraging (Spring)	data-sort-value="5" 5g 6g 7g 10g	Template:QualityHealthGrid

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) Fall Seeds Secret Woods (Fall) Tapping Big Mushroom (Spring, Summer & Fall)	data-sort-value="40" 40g 50g 60g 80g	Template:QualityHealthGrid	Fried Mushroom Tom Kha Soup Stir Fry Fall Seeds
	Red Mushroom	A tasty mushroom with a fruity smell and slightly peppery flavor.	The Mines Chopping Big Mushroom Tapping Big Mushroom (Spring, Summer & Fall)	data-sort-value="75" 75g 93g 112g 150g	Template:QualityHealthGrid	Dye Bundle Exotic Foraging Bundle Life Elixir
	Purple Mushroom	A rare mushroom found deep in caves.	The Mines Chopping Big Mushroom Tapping Big Mushroom (Spring, Summer & Fall)	data-sort-value="250" 250g 312g 375g 500g	Template:QualityHealthGrid	Exotic Foraging Bundle Field Research Bundle Life Elixir
	Chanterelle	A tasty mushroom with a fruity smell and slightly peppery flavor.	Secret Woods (Fall)	data-sort-value="160" 160g 200g 240g 320g	Template:QualityHealthGrid	Life Elixir
	Morel	A tasty mushroom with a fruity smell and slightly peppery flavor.	Secret Woods (Spring)	data-sort-value="150" 150g 187g 225g 300g	Template:QualityHealthGrid	Fried Mushroom Exotic Foraging Bundle Life Elixir