Whether you’re building your dream farm or prepping for late-game upgrades, this guide covers the best ways to farm every essential resource in Stardew Valley — efficiently and consistently.

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1. Wood 🪵

• Chop trees on your farm, in the valley, and the desert.
• Never sell tree seeds – replant them instead.
• Buy wood early at Robin’s shop (cheapest in Year 1).

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2. Stone 🪨

• Farm with Mega Bombs on repeatable mine floors.
• Cheat method: Trade Jades for Staircases at the Desert Trader, then deconstruct for 99 stone each.

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3. Hardwood 🌳

• Secret Woods: Harvest 12/day. No Golden Axe? Use the chair glitch to bypass the log.
• Mahogany Trees:
  • Grow from slime-dropped seeds.
  • Boost growth with Tree Fertilizer.

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4. Fiber 🌿

• Floor 15 of the mines is the best early source.
• Late game: Craft Fiber Seeds after Linus’ “Community Cleanup” quest.

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5. Refined Quartz 🏺

• Smelt Fire Quartz for 3 refined quartz.
• Use Crystallariums to duplicate Fire Quartz.
• Recycle Broken Glasses and Trash for a steady supply.

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6. Clay 🏺

• Best source: Clay nodes at the Ginger Island Dig Site.

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7. Copper Ore ⛏

• Farm Mine Floor 10, exit, repeat.

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8. Iron Ore ⚒

• Best on Floors 40–41 for large clusters.

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9. Gold Ore 💰

• Floors 80–81 in the mines; clear with bombs for speed.

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10. Coal 🧱

• Dust Sprites (Floors 40–60) with Burglar Ring + Monster Musk = coal farming machine.
• Buy from Clint if you’re rich.

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11. Omni Geodes 🔮

• Farm Carbon Ghosts in Dangerous Mines (Floor 35+) with Monster Musk + Burglar Ring.
• Trade at Desert Trader for Artifact Troves.

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12. Ancient Seeds 🌱

• Bug drops on Mine Floor 15.
• Use Seed Maker with multi-harvest crops (like cranberries) for a small chance of an Ancient Seed.

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13. Radioactive Ore 🧪

• Dangerous Mines Floor 1 loop: enter, mine ore, exit, repeat.

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14. Cinder Shards 🔥

• Volcano Dungeon: Clear entire dungeon for up to 100 shards/day.
• Use the Burglar Ring to speed things up.

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15. Iridium Ore & Prismatic Shards 💎

• Duplicate Jades in Crystallariums.
• On Sundays, trade Jades for Staircases.
• In Skull Cavern:
  • Spam staircases to deep levels.
  • Use bombs or slingshots to mine Iridium.
  • Each node has a 4% chance to drop Prismatic Shards.

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Quick Summary: Why These Resources Matter

• Wood, Stone, Hardwood → Building upgrades
• Fiber, Quartz, Clay → Crafting
• Copper, Iron, Gold, Coal → Tools and machines
• Iridium & Prismatic Shards → Endgame gear and upgrades

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Use these farming methods to save time, earn gold, and build your perfect farm faster than ever.

🌟 Happy farming, Stardew legend! 🚜✨