Farming
Overview
Farming covers planting, tending and harvesting crops — the backbone of renewable food.
Why It Matters
Looted food is a countdown timer. Farming converts that timer into a renewable supply, and a productive farm is what makes a multi-month run genuinely stable.
Fastest XP Methods
Plant and tend crops actively — watering, removing pests and disease, harvesting. Each stage grants XP, and farming books multiply it. Start a farm early so it is producing before looted food runs low.
Best Books
Farming skill books raise the XP multiplier and improve your ability to manage crop disease.
VHS Priority
Gardening VHS content gives bonus XP and is worth watching.
Common Mistakes
Starting a farm too late and facing a food gap; ignoring crop disease and losing a whole harvest; forgetting that most crops stall through winter.
Build 42 Changes
Build 42 revisits farming and seasons; verify crop behaviour and timings in your build.