Harvest Moon Back to Nature Guide: Marriage and Rivals

Harvest Moon: Back to Nature

Marriage and Rivals

WARNING: This guide could contain spoilers! Please keep that in mind as you read.

The Girls

 Ann: A tomboy who lives and works at the Inn.

 Rival: Cliff

 Birthday: Summer 17 (Alternate Summer 22)

 Family: Doug (Father)

 Favorite Items: Apple, Spa-boiled Egg, and Pineapple

 Elli: A sweet girl who works at the Clinic.

        

 Rival: Doctor

 Birthday: Spring 16 (Alternate Spring 20)

 Family: Ellen (Grandmother) and Stu (Brother)

 Favorite Items: Flowers

 Karen: A fun-loving girl who lives at the Supermarket.

 Rival: Rick

 Birthday: Fall 15 (Alternate Fall 22)

 Family: Jeff (Father) and Sasha (Mother)

 Favorite Items: Wine and Truffle

 Mary: A quiet girl who works at the Library.

 Rival: Gray

 Birthday: Winter 20 (Alternate Winter 25)

 Family: Basil (Father) and Anna (Mother)

 Favorite Items: Bamboo Shoot, Blue Grass, Green Grass, Mushroom, Truffle, and Poison Mushroom

 Popuri: A high-maintenance girl who lives at the Poultry Farm.

 Rival: Kai

 Birthday: Summer 3 (Alternate Summer 10)

 Family: Rod (Father), Lillia (Mother), and Rick (Brother)

 Favorite Items: Flowers, Honey, and Spa-boiled Egg

The reason for the alternate dates is just in case your character has his birthday on their original birthday. For instance, if your birthday is Fall 15, Karen's will then change to Fall 22.

Also, the favorite items listed are not the only items that they love, but they are the easiest to obtain. Jewelry is something that every girl loves.

Heart Levels

Courting the girls is time consuming and will take until at least Fall of year one (I've only ever gotten to Winter year one). If you want to get married as soon as possible, give your chosen lady her favorite gift every day that you are able, talk to her at every festival she attends, and ask her to the "date" festivals.

Now, you may notice that there is a heart at the bottom of the girls' dialogue. These do not appear for any other villager. The reason is so that you know how much a girl likes you. There are seven levels in total, which are different colors and get bigger as they level up.

Black Heart: Tiny and doesn't beat, means that the girl just met you and thinks of you as an acquaintance.

Purple Heart: Small and beats a little, means that the girl knows you a little better, but doesn't really think of you as a friend.

Blue Heart: Small and beats a little, means that the girl thinks of you as a friend.

Green Heart: Medium and beats more, means that the girl thinks of you as her good friend.

Yellow Heart: Medium and beats more, means that the girl is flirting with you.

Orange Heart: Large and beats a lot, means that the girl has a crush on you.

Red Heart: Large and beats a lot, means that the girl is in love with you.

Schedules

Ann:

Every day

6:00 AM - 7:30 AM     inside the Inn

7:30 AM - 10:00AM     Hot Springs area

10:00AM - 12:00AM     inside the Inn

Rainy days

6:00AM - 12:00AM     inside the Inn

Elli:

Every day

6:00AM - 12:00AM     inside the Clinic

            

Wednesdays

6:00AM - 9:00AM     inside the Clinic

9:00AM - 1:00PM     inside Ellen's house

1:00PM - 4:00PM     inside the Supermarket

4:00PM - 7:00PM     inside Ellen's house

8:00PM - 12:00AM     inside the Clinic

Karen:

Every day

6:00AM - 8:00AM     inside the Supermarket

8:00AM - 10:30AM     outside the Supermarket

10:30AM - 1:00PM     inside the Supermarket (house area)

1:00PM - 4:00PM     inside the Supermarket (store area)

4:00PM - 7:00PM     inside the Supermarket (house area)

7:30PM - 10:00PM     at the Beach

10:00PM - 12:00AM     inside the Supermarket

Rainy days

6:00AM - 10:00AM     inside the Supermarket

10:00AM - 1:00PM     inside the Supermarket (house area)

1:00PM - 4:00PM     inside the Supermarket (store area)

4:00PM - 12:00AM     inside the Supermarket (house area)

Tuesdays

6:00AM - 8:00AM     inside the Supermarket

8:00AM - 10:30AM     outside the Supermarket

10:30AM - 1:00PM     inside the Supermarket

1:00PM - 4:00PM     Hot Springs area

4:00PM - 7:00PM     inside the Inn

7:00PM - 12:00AM     inside the Supermarket

Rainy Tuesdays

6:00AM - 1:00PM     inside the Supermarket

1:00PM - 4:00PM     inside Gotz's house

4:00PM - 7:00PM     inside the Supermarket

7:00PM - 10:00PM     inside the Inn

10:00PM - 12:00AM     inside the Supermarket

Sundays

6:00AM - 7:00PM     inside the Supermarket

7:00PM - 10:00PM     inside the Inn

10:00PM - 12:00AM     inside the Supermarket

Mary:

Every day

6:00AM - 10:00AM     inside her house

10:00AM - 4:00PM      inside the Library

4:00PM - 12:00AM     inside her house

Mondays

6:00AM - 7:00AM     inside her house

7:00AM - 10:00AM     on Mother Hill

10:00AM - 1:00PM     inside her house

1:00PM - 4:00PM     inside the Supermarket

4:00PM - 12:00AM     inside her house

Rainy Mondays

6:00AM - 1:00PM     inside her house

1:00PM - 4:00PM     inside the Supermarket

4:00PM - 12:00AM     inside her house

Popuri:

Every day

6:00AM - 7:00AM     inside Poultry Farm

7:00AM - 10:00AM     Hot Springs area

10:00AM - 12:00AM     inside Poultry Farm

Rainy days

6:00AM - 12:00AM     inside Poultry Farm

Sundays

6:00AM - 9:00AM     inside Poultry Farm

9:00AM - 1:00PM     inside the Church

1:00PM - 5:30PM     in the Square

5:30PM - 12:00AM     inside the Poultry Farm

Rainy Sundays

6:00AM - 9:00AM     inside Poultry Farm

9:00AM - 1:00PM     inside the Church

1:00PM - 12:00AM     inside the Poultry Farm

Special Events

Ann's Introduction
Triggered the first time you visit the Inn.
More affection for Ann and more affection for Doug if you say she's cute.

Ann's Question
Triggered with at least a purple heart, visit the Inn.
More affection for Ann if you say she's wrong; less affection if you say she's right.

Ann's Wheeling and Dealing
Triggered when you have at least three grown chickens in your coop.
No matter what, you lose affection. That's okay because it is easily gained back as long as you accept. Bring 3 chicken eggs to her every day, excluding festival days, until she doesn't accept them anymore. If you skip a day, the event ends.

Elli's Introduction
Triggered the first time you visit the Clinic.
More affection for Elli if you say that it doesn't hurt.

Elli's Question
Triggered with at least a purple heart, visit the Clinic.
More affection if you say it's fun; less affection if you say it's hard.

Elli's Sandwiches
Triggered with at least a purple heart, be on your farm at noon.
More affection if you eat her sandwiches for 3 days straight.

Karen's Introduction
Triggered the first time you visit the Supermarket.
More affection for Karen if you say that Duke should pay.

Karen's Question
Triggered with at least a purple heart, visit Hot Springs area.
More affection if you say love life problems.

Karen's Flowers
Triggered with at least a blue heart.
More affection if you plant the flowers.

Mary's Introduction
Triggered the first time you visit the Library.
More affection if you ask what she's writing.

Mary's Question
Triggered with at least a purple heart.
More affection if you say that you came to read a book; less affection if you say just stopping by.

Mary Lets you Read a Book
Triggered with at least a purple heart.
Read the book by pressing triangle while looking at it in your inventory. More affection if you answer the woodcutter.

Popuri's Introduction
Triggered the first time you visit the Poultry Farm.
Follow her to the Hot Springs. More affection if you say my sympathies.

Popuri's Question
Triggered with at least a purple heart.
More affection if you say that it might be fun; less affection if you say that she should stay.

Popuri's Egg
Triggered with at least a purple heart and an empty space for a chicken in your coop.
More affection if you hatch the egg, and even more affection if you name it "Popuri."

Marriage

WARNING: Do not propose until after the Winter Thanksgiving (Winter 14) festival if you do not have any chocolate for recipes!

Once a girl reaches the red heart level, it means that she wants to marry you. It's not that hard to get married, in fact you only have three requirements.

Your first requirement is for your lady to have and keep the red heart level. If you give her gifts that she hates, eventually her heart level will degrade to the orange level. I don't recommend ever giving anyone gifts that he or she doesn't like.

The second requirement is for your house to have been upgraded twice. This is the second to last upgrade that Gotz offers to you. This upgrade has a kitchen and a separate bedroom instead of your house being a studio-style house. This upgrade costs 750 lumber and 10,000G.

The third and final requirement is obtaining the blue feather. Yeah, that's right. Instead of a diamond ring, the girls want a pretty feather. Once a girl gets to the red heart level, you should be able to buy it. Now, be aware. Won will come to your house one morning and offer you a blue feather. Do not buy that. It is way too expensive, and you can buy one at the Supermarket so much cheaper. Once you get it, it will be considered a tool, not an inventory item. Just go up to your girl and press square when you have it equipped. If you meet the other two requirements, she should say yes. The wedding is in a week, and will be postponed if it is on a festival day.

Baby

After a month of marriage, your wife will start complaining of being sick. Naturally, that must mean she's pregnant, right? Well, in this case, that's exactly what that means. Visit the Clinic to get a cut scene of the great news. However, there will be more waiting.

Your wife says different things throughout the pregnancy. Although it is a very long and boring time, it only takes two seasons for the baby to be born. You can name it, but it will always be a boy.

After a bit, your baby will start to grow with people remarking that he looks just like you.

Rivals

The rivals mentioned above are really nobody to fret against, they're more of a back up in case you don't want the girl. If you marry their girl, the guy doesn't get married to someone else. They're alone, forever.

Since they don't really pose a threat to you, why are they there? Well, you don't want to be the only married couple with a baby in the town, do you?

Getting the rival couples to marry isn't difficult, but also time consuming. This isn't an every day task of giving someone a gift, but you should talk with the guys often and occasionally give them gifts. Eventually, you will be rewarded with cut scenes.

Cliff: A reserved guy who lives at the Inn and spends most of his time at the Church.

Birthday: Summer 6

Family: None

Doctor: A guy who later reveals his name as Tim who works at the doctor at the Clinic.

Birthday: Fall 17

Family: None

Rick: He tends to the chickens at the Poultry Farm.

Birthday: Fall 27

Family: Rod (Father), Lillia (Mother), and Popuri (Sister)

Gray: A guy who apprentices at the blacksmith and spends his free time reading.

Birthday: Winter 6

Family: Saibara (Grandfather)

Kai: He loves summer and only visits then at his Seaside Lodge.

Birthday: Summer 22

Family: None

In order for your rivals to get married, you must witness some cut scenes between the two future lovebirds. There aren't many, however I am fairly certain that they cannot marry until at least year two.

These cut scenes will not occur one right after the other so don't expect that. Also, after the last scene, they will get married.

Cliff and Ann

WARNING: When Duke offers you a job at the winery, tell Cliff about it or he will leave town.

1. Enter the Church.
2. Enter the Inn.
3. Enter the Inn.
4. Enter Vineyard area.
5. Enter second floor of the Inn.

Doctor and Elli

1. Enter the Clinic a second time.
2. Enter the Clinic.
3. Enter the Beach.
4. Enter the Church.
5. Enter the Clinic.

Rick and Karen

1. Enter the Church area.
2. Enter Poultry Farm.
3. Enter Poultry Farm, not winter.
4. Enter Supermarket area.
5. Marry Popuri, or have Kai marry her, then enter Poultry Farm, not winter.

Gray and Mary

1. Enter the Square.
2. Enter the Library area.
3. Enter the Blacksmith's.
4. Enter the Library.
5. Enter the Library.

Kai and Popuri

All of Kai and Popuri's cut scenes will only occur during summer.

WARNING: Popuri and Kai will leave the village and only visit during festivals when they marry.

1. Enter Poultry Farm.
2. Enter the Beach.
3. Enter the Beach.
4. Enter the Beach.

After the rival couple marries, they will have a baby who will be your baby's friend.

More Harvest Moon: Back to Nature Guides!

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Tools, Foraging, Fishing, and Mining
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Harvest Moon Back to Nature Guide: Events, Fatigue, Power Berries, and Harvest Sprites

Harvest Moon: Back to Nature

Events, Fatigue, Power Berries, and Harvest Sprites

WARNING: This guide could contain spoilers! Please keep that in mind as you read.

Events

One of my favorite parts of the Harvest Moon series is witnessing cut scenes. Instead of it being just purely a farming simulation, it also has interactive characters whose lives change as the years go on. These cut scenes are most definitely spoilers so keep that in mind. Also, even though other events are listed in other parts of the guide, I am re-listing them here for convenience. They will also be organized special for the girls and rivals. The scenes that lead to marriage will be listed first followed by rival scenes followed by other scenes. The rival scenes will only appear in the order listed.

Ann

Marriage

• First visiting the inn will trigger this scene where Doug asks what you think of Ann. If you say that she's cute, Doug and Ann will like you more.
• After Ann has a purple heart, she will run into you outside of the Inn where she asks you if you think she will marry someday. If you answer yes, she will like you more.
• When you have three adult chickens, Ann will visit your farm one morning and ask for you to deliver three eggs to the Inn each day for a week. Accept (for some reason her heart level goes down a little) and deliver the eggs non-stop until she doesn't accept them anymore. If a festival occurs during that week, don't worry about delivering the eggs- it will start back off where you were.

Rival

• Visit the Church to witness Ann coming in to try to get Cliff to come home to the Inn.
• Visit the Inn one day and walk upstairs to see Ann giving Cliff a meal.
• Visit the Inn to see Ann talking to Cliff about how long he's going to stay
• Visit the Vineyard to see Ann taking Cliff a meal.
• Visit the second floor of the Inn to see Doug and Cliff having a talk. This the final rival event which results in Cliff and Ann getting married soon after.

Other

• If Ann has a purple heart, she will invite you to her birthday party for Summer 17. When it is the 17th, bring the invitation to the Inn along with something she loves wrapped up. She will like you a lot more.
• Visit the Square during Winter to see Cliff collapse into the snow. Talk to him to find a photo and visit the Inn to tell Ann and Doug. The next scene is everyone at the Clinic. Bring the photo to Cliff to have him talk to you and like you more. Ann, Doug, and the Doctor will also like you more.

Anna

• Plant at least 90 flowers on your farm. When they bloom, Anna should come by and ask to pick some. Afterwards she will give you a power berry.

Barley

• When you first visit Yodel Ranch, he will offer a pony for you to raise. Take good care of him and you can keep him in a year.
• Barley will visit you one morning on your farm to tell you that May is missing. Go to the Beach at night to find May at the pier.
• One morning, May will show up at your farm to claim that she is bored. Barley will show up and tell her not to bother you. Everyone decides where she should spend the day.
• During the second year, Barley will show up at your farm and ask to borrow your dog for a little bit. Accept and he will bring him back later and announce that his dog, Hana, is pregnant. Wait another week and the puppies will be born. Give one to either Stu or Harris.

Carter

• One morning, May will show up at your farm to claim that she is bored. Barley will show up and tell her not to bother you. Everyone decides where she should spend the day. Which ends up being that May and Stu will be watched by Carter at the Church.

Cliff

Rival

• Visit the Church to witness Ann coming in to try to get Cliff to come home to the Inn.
• Visit the Inn one day and walk upstairs to see Ann giving Cliff a meal.
• Visit the Inn to see Ann talking to Cliff about how long he's going to stay
• Visit the Vineyard to see Ann taking Cliff a meal.
• Visit the second floor of the Inn to see Doug and Cliff having a talk. This is the final rival event which results in Cliff and Ann getting married soon after.

Other

• One morning, Duke will ask you to help him with harvesting grapes at the Winery for a week. Tell Cliff about this job, and he will join you. After the end of the week, Duke and Manna will offer him a full-time job. This means that he will stay in the town.
• Visit the Square during Winter to see Cliff collapse into the snow. Talk to him to find a photo and visit the Inn to tell Ann and Doug. The next scene is everyone at the Clinic. Bring the photo to Cliff to have him talk to you and like you more. Ann, Doug, and the Doctor will also like you more.

Doctor Tim

Rival

• Visit the Clinic for the second time to be rewarded with a cut scene of the Doctor telling Elli that she would make a great mother.
• Visit the Clinic to see Elli with a cold and the Doctor telling her not to work so hard.
• Visit the Beach to have the Doctor questioning his helpfulness to the village.
• Visit the Church to see the Doctor saying that he isn't good at delivering babies.
• Visit the Clinic to see the Doctor telling Elli that he isn't leaving. This is the final rival event which results in the Doctor and Elli getting married soon after.

Other

• Visit the Square during Winter to see Cliff collapse into the snow. Talk to him to find a photo and visit the Inn to tell Ann and Doug. The next scene is everyone at the Clinic. Bring the photo to Cliff to have him talk to you and like you more. Ann, Doug, and the Doctor will also like you more.

Doug

• First visiting the inn will trigger this scene where Doug asks what you think of Ann. If you say that she's cute, Doug and Ann will like you more.
• Visit the second floor of the Inn to see Doug and Cliff having a talk. This the final rival event which results in Cliff and Ann getting married soon after.

Duke

• One morning, Duke will ask you to help him with harvesting grapes at the Winery for a week. Tell Cliff about this job, and he will join you. After the end of the week, Duke and Manna will offer him a full-time job. This means that he will stay in the town.
• Visit the Inn to find Duke passed out on the floor with a glass of water nearby. Pick up the glass and throw it at him, pressing X.
• The first time you visit the Inn during the Summer, you will see Rick and Duke arguing with Kai. You can say that either party is wrong.
• Visit the Supermarket for the first time. Duke will be looking around and telling Jeff that he is taking something and to put it on the tab. Tell him that he should pay for it. Karen will come out and say the same thing.

Ellen

• One morning, the mayor will ask you to take an apple pie from the Inn to Ellen.

Elli

Marriage

• Visit the Clinic for the first time to have Elli react to a cut on you. Tell her that it's excruciating, and she will give you a band-aid. Go outside to see Stu crying. Give him the band-aid, and Elli will come ask what happened. Choose " I was okay" and she will like you more.
• Visit the Clinic when Elli has a purple heart to have her ask how farm life is going. Answer that it's fun to have her like you more.
• When her heart is blue, Elli will visit you one day with sandwiches. Try them every day for three days.

Rival

• Visit the Clinic for the second time to be rewarded with a cut scene of the Doctor telling Elli that she would make a great mother.
• Visit the Clinic to see Elli with a cold and the Doctor telling her not to work so hard.
• Visit the Beach to have the Doctor questioning his helpfulness to the village.
• Visit the Church to see the Doctor saying that he isn't good at delivering babies.
• Visit the Clinic to see the Doctor telling Elli that he isn't leaving. This is the final rival event which results in the Doctor and Elli getting married soon after.

Gotz

• When you give the Harvest Goddess 15 items from your farm, she will reward you with special lumber that Gotz will take. He will like you more.
• If Gotz likes you enough, when you attempt to go up Mother Hill when it's snowing, Gotz will try to stop you. If you continue going, he will come rescue you. When you wake in his house, he tells you of his tragic family story.

Gray

Rival

• Visit the Square for the first time, to see Gray and Mary talking.
• Visit the Library area later in the day to see Gray and Mary talking about a book that he is borrowing from her.
• Visit the Blacksmith's to see Gray, Mary, and Saibara. Gray hurts himself and Saibara helps and gets ointment.
• Visit the Library to see the couple talking about the book that Gray had borrowed from Mary.
• Visit the Library to hear that Gray was promoted to Master Blacksmith. This is the final rival event which results in Gray and Mary getting married soon after.

Other

• When Gray likes you more, he will visit your farm to help you out for a few days. He will pull all of your weeds, make a hammer that shatters, and finally apologize about being annoying then leave.

Greg

• Visit the Beach early in the morning and walk to the end of the pier. Greg will be there fishing. Talk to him and he will give you a Fishing Rod.
• After you get 50 fish in your pond, he will reward you by giving you a Fishing Pole which has higher chances of catching fish.

Harris

• During the second year, Barley will show up at your farm and ask to borrow your dog for a little bit. Accept and he will bring him back later and announce that his dog, Hana, is pregnant. Wait another week and the puppies will be born. Give one to either Stu or Harris.
• One night when you visit Gotz's house area, Harris and a few other villagers are talking about an eerie shadow in the woods.
• The first time you visit the Inn after the first year ends, Harris and several other villagers will be huddled around talking about stolen items. Go to the kitchen to see the thief.
• When Harris likes you, he will visit you one day and tell you about him liking a special someone. Tell Manna about this and she will help out.
• One of the first few days on the farm, Harris will tell you of a shady character to be aware. Won will show up shortly after on your farm to rest against your apple tree. Visit the Square to tell Harris about Won. He will go towards your farm when Won enters the Square. Go to Gotz's house to intercept Harris to tell him more about Won.

Harvest Goddess

• When you give the Harvest Goddess items, she rewards you will sunny days and occasionally something special.
• When you give the Harvest Goddess 15 items from your farm, she will reward you with special lumber that Gotz will take. He will like you more.

Harvest Sprites

• During Spring, bring 7 gifts (one for each) for the Tea Party at around 3:00PM. They will start the party after you give out the gifts. You will get Relaxation Tea Leaves. They really like Flour.

Jeff

• To celebrate his picture being chosen, Jeff throws a big sale at the Supermarket. Several villagers will stop by thinking that the store is closing down. They pay their tabs.
• Visit the Supermarket for the first time. Duke will be looking around and telling Jeff that he is taking something and to put it on the tab. Tell him that he should pay for it. Karen will come out and say the same thing.

Kai

Rival

• The first time you visit the Poultry Farm when it turns Summer to see Rick and Kai arguing.
• Visit the Beach during Summer to see Popuri and Kai talking about why he doesn't stay in the village.
• Visit the Beach to see the couple talking again. Popuri talks about leaving the village. Kai says he doesn't think she will.
• Visit the Beach later to see a continuation of the previous conversation of Popuri leaving town.
• Visit the Beach to see them talking about leaving again. If you want Popuri to leave with Kai and get married: don't tell Rick. If you want Popuri to stay: tell Rick.

Other

• The first time you visit the Inn during the Summer, you will see Rick and Duke arguing with Kai. You can say that either party is wrong.
• One morning, Kai will visit your farm and ask if you have any corn. You can sell one to him for 50G, 100G, or 200G. Don't tell him 200G or else he will not accept and walk away.
• If Kai likes you enough, you can invite him to the Fireworks Festival.
• On days after hurricanes, go to the Beach and pick up a bottle. Kai will ask you how long you will stay in the village. If you say yes, he will give you perfume which you can give to a girl.

Kappa

• Drop 3 cucumbers into Mother Hill Lake on a sunny day to have a Kappa give you the mystic berry.

Karen

Marriage

• Visit the Supermarket for the first time. Duke will be looking around and telling Jeff that he is taking something and to put it on the tab. Tell him that he should pay for it. Karen will come out and say the same thing.
• Visit the Hot Springs when Karen has a purple heart level. She will ask you what's wrong. Tell her either farm life or love problems. She will like you more.
• It must be Spring. Karen will visit your farm for her blue heart level and give you Moondrop flowers. Plant them for her to like you more.

Rival

• The first time you visit the Church area, you will see Karen and Rick talking.
• Visit the Poultry Farm to see Rick and Karen arguing. Oddly enough, this benefits their relationship.
• Visit the Poultry Farm to see Karen and Lillia talking. Lillia comments that Karen takes good care of her and that she could be her daughter.
• Visit the Supermarket/Clinic area to see Karen and Rick talking about Karen's parents fighting.
• After Popuri marries Kai or you, visit the Poultry Farm to see Rick upset about Popuri leaving. This is the final rival event which results in Rick and Karen getting married soon after.

Lillia

• Visit the Poultry Farm to see Karen and Lillia talking. Lillia comments that Karen takes good care of her and that she could be her daughter.

Louis

• If you give Louis honey from your farm, he will come to visit you one morning. He will tell you that these are rare bees and that their honey will now ship for more.

Manna

• One morning, Duke will ask you to help him with harvesting grapes at the Winery for a week. Tell Cliff about this job, and he will join you. After the end of the week, Duke and Manna will offer him a full-time job. This means that he will stay in the town.
• When Harris likes you, he will visit you one day and tell you about him liking a special someone. Tell Manna about this and she will help out.

May

• Barley will visit you one morning on your farm to tell you that May is missing. Go to the Beach at night to find May at the pier.
• One morning, May will show up at your farm to claim that she is bored. Barley will show up and tell her not to bother you. Everyone decides where she should spend the day. Which ends up being that May and Stu will be watched by Carter at the Church.
• Visit the Church area to see May and Stu playing. May talks about liking you. Tell you that she when she's older, she can be with you.

Mary

Marriage

• The first time you visit the Library, you will see Mary writing a book. Ask what she's writing to get her to like you more.
• When Mary has a purple heart, visit the Library to have her ask you a question. If you say that you had come to read, she will like you more.
• One morning, Mary will come visit your farm for her blue heart event. She lets you read a book. Read it by pressing triangle over it in the inventory menu. Answer her question with the woodcutter.

Rival

• Visit the Square for the first time, to see Gray and Mary talking.
• Visit the Library area later in the day to see Gray and Mary talking about a book that he is borrowing from her.
• Visit the Blacksmith's to see Gray, Mary, and Saibara. Gray hurts himself and Saibara helps and gets ointment.
• Visit the Library to see the couple talking about the book that Gray had borrowed from Mary.
• Visit the Library to hear that Gray was promoted to Master Blacksmith. This is the final rival event which results in Gray and Mary getting married soon after.

Popuri

Marriage

• The first time you visit the Poultry farm, you will see Popuri and Rick arguing. She will run off to the Hot Springs area. Follow her and tell her "my sympathies." She will like you more.
• Visit the Poultry Farm when Popuri has a purple heart, and she will ask you what you think about her leaving town. Tell her that it might be fun. She will like you more.
• For the blue heart event, Popuri will visit your farm with an egg. Make sure that you have an empty spot in your chicken coop. Hatch it and name it "Popuri" for the maximum amount of heart levels for Popuri.

Rival

• The first time you visit the Poultry Farm when it turns Summer to see Rick and Kai arguing.
• Visit the Beach during Summer to see Popuri and Kai talking about why he doesn't stay in the village.
• Visit the Beach to see the couple talking again. Popuri talks about leaving the village. Kai says he doesn't think she will.
• Visit the Beach later to see a continuation of the previous conversation of Popuri leaving town.
• Visit the Beach to see them talking about leaving again. If you want Popuri to leave with Kai and get married: don't tell Rick. If you want Popuri to stay: tell Rick.

Other

• After Popuri marries Kai or you, visit the Poultry Farm to see Rick upset about Popuri leaving. This is the final rival event which results in Rick and Karen getting married soon after.

Rick

Rival

• The first time you visit the Church area, you will see Karen and Rick talking.
• Visit the Poultry Farm to see Rick and Karen arguing. Oddly enough, this benefits their relationship.
• Visit the Poultry Farm to see Karen and Lillia talking. Lillia comments that Karen takes good care of her and that she could be her daughter.
• Visit the Supermarket/Clinic area to see Karen and Rick talking about Karen's parents fighting.
• After Popuri marries Kai or you, visit the Poultry Farm to see Rick upset about Popuri leaving. This is the final rival event which results in Rick and Karen getting married soon after.

Other

• The first time you visit the Inn during the Summer, you will see Rick and Duke arguing with Kai. You can say that either party is wrong.
• The first time you visit the Poultry Farm when it turns Summer to see Rick and Kai arguing.
• Visit the Beach to see them talking about leaving again. If you want Popuri to leave with Kai and get married: don't tell Rick. If you want Popuri to stay: tell Rick.
• When you have the Chicken Coop upgraded, Rick will come by and ask you to take care of five of his chickens for a bit.

Saibara

• Visit the Blacksmith's to see Gray, Mary, and Saibara. Gray hurts himself and Saibara helps and gets ointment.

Stu

• One morning, May will show up at your farm to claim that she is bored. Barley will show up and tell her not to bother you. Everyone decides where she should spend the day. Which ends up being that May and Stu will be watched by Carter at the Church.
• During the second year, Barley will show up at your farm and ask to borrow your dog for a little bit. Accept and he will bring him back later and announce that his dog, Hana, is pregnant. Wait another week and the puppies will be born. Give one to either Stu or Harris.
• Visit the Clinic for the first time to have Elli react to a cut on you. Tell her that it's excruciating, and she will give you a band-aid. Go outside to see Stu crying. Give him the band-aid, and Elli will come ask what happened. Choose " I was okay" and she will like you more.

Thomas

• One morning, the mayor will ask you to take an apple pie from the Inn to Ellen.
• The first year on Spring 16, the mayor will ask you to bring him 3 turnips. Grow them immediately then deliver them before the Cooking Festival.

Won

• One of the first few days on the farm, Harris will tell you of a shady character to be aware. Won will show up shortly after on your farm to rest against your apple tree. Visit the Square to tell Harris about Won. He will go towards your farm when Won enters the Square. Go to Gotz's house to intercept Harris to tell him more about Won.
• Won will try to rip you off with his sales. Be careful about what he sells. The only really useful thing is the ball.

Fatigue & Power Berries

Using your tools throughout the day will wear out your character- just like real life. When you start the game, your stamina seems pretty low. Especially those first few days when you're clearing your field. Your stamina runs lower if it is raining or snowing. There are stages of fatigue. Basically, I watch for the animation of your character falling on the ground. When he does that, stop working or run to the Hot Springs. If you continue working, your character will eventually fall down, black out, and wake up in the Clinic.

The Hot Springs are the best and easiest way to gain back stamina. Just sit in there for a bit. Another way is to drink medicine or eat some food. However, they do not work nearly as well.

Since you might be running out of stamina a lot, there is a way to make it where you have more stamina permanently: Power Berries. They are fairly rare in the game, but not too hard to obtain.

1. Mystic Berry: Throw 3 cucumbers into Mother Hill Lake.
2. Attempt to cut down the tree on Mother Hill.
3. Throw 5 items from your farm into the water as an offering.
4. Dig up one in Waterfall Mine, random.
5. Fish one up at the Beach, random.
6. First time you win the Swimming Festival.
7. Buy one from the Shopping Channel.
8. Dig up one in the Winter Mine, random.
9. Go behind the Winter Mine's island and press X.
10. Plant 90 flowers and have Anna pick some.
11. Trade 1,001 medals at the Horse Race.

Harvest Sprites

These little helpers are a blessing in the game. They live in the hut behind the Church. When you enter, their iconic music starts playing. You can ask them to either water crops, harvest crops, or take care of animals. During Spring all they talk about is their tea party, but if you talk to them five times, they will offer help on the farm. Any other season only requires talking to them twice. They will work for consecutive things either one day, 3 days, and 7 days.

The best thing about these guys is that you can get them to work for you during days that you either cannot work due to an event occuring or that you are feeling lazy.

Keep in mind which Harvest Sprites do what task for you. What do I mean by that? They have a hidden skill level for each chore. The more that they do it, the better and faster they will be.

There are seven of these little guys:

Chef: the red one

Nappy: the orange one

Hoggy: the yellow one

Timid: the green one

Aqua: the aqua one

Staid: the blue one

Bold: the purple one

More Harvest Moon: Back to Nature Guides!

First Few Days
Tools, Foraging, Fishing, and Mining
Villagers, Shops, and Festivals
Crops, Animals, and Recipes
Marriage and Rivals

Harvest Moon Back to Nature Guide: Crops, Animals, and Recipes

Harvest Moon: Back to Nature

Crops, Animals, and Recipes

WARNING: This guide could contain spoilers! Please keep that in mind as you read.

Crops

What's a farm without crops? Well, I'll tell you right now, it's boring and you don't earn as much money. They are essential for completing all of the recipes in the game and unlocking all of the crops at the Supermarket. They also make great gifts for villagers. The only downside is that you can't grow any crops during Winter unless you have a Hothouse.

The most efficient way of growing crops is to plant just like how the seeds come out of the pouch: in a 3x3 square. Till the soil in that fashion:

Now, this may be the most efficient, however for that time when your watering can is not fully upgraded, the best layout may be to cut out a crop from one of the middle sides. This is the style suggested in the game manual. For instance:

The darkened soil shown in the pictures is tilled soil from your hoe. The soil will stay tilled as long as there are crops growing in that square. Till your soil, then stand in the middle of the 3x3 square in order to plant your newly brought crops (which you can get at the Supermarket). When you have the seeds planted, use your watering can (filled up with water) to water your crops. Water them every day as long as the plant remains there.

Most plants will go away when you pick the crop from them. However, there are some which will stay and keep producing more crops every few days. Also, unless you have a Hothouse, you can only grow certain crops during certain seasons.

Let's go through each crop and flower you can grow, how much they cost to buy, which shop to buy them, how long they take to grow, if they regrow, and how much they sell for.

Spring Crops

Turnips    120G     Supermarket     5 days     Doesn't regrow     60G

Potatoes     150G      Supermarket     8 days     Doesn't regrow     80G

Cucumbers     200G     Supermarket     10 days     5 regrow days     75G

Cabbages     500G     Won's Shop     15 days     Doesn't regrow     117G

Strawberries     150G     Supermarket     9 days     2 regrow days     84G*

Toy Flower     300G     Won's Shop     12 days     Doesn't regrow     Doesn't sell

Moondrop Flower     300G     Won's Shop     6 days     Doesn't regrow     Doesn't sell**

The most profitable are cabbages.

*Strawberries will only be available after you have shipped 100 turnips, 100 potatoes, 100 cucumbers, and 100 cabbages.

**Moondrop will only be available after Karen has given you Moondrop seeds to plant.

Summer Crops

Tomatoes     200G     Supermarket     8 days     3 regrow days      60G

Corn     300G     Supermarket     15 days     3 regrow days     100G

Onions     150G     Supermarket     8 days     Doesn't regrow     80G

Pineapples     1,000G     Won's Shop     21 days     5 regrow days     500G

Pumpkin     500G     Supermarket      15 days      Doesn't regrow     250G*

Pink Cat Flower     200G     Won's Shop      6 days     Doesn't regrow     Doesn't sell

The most profitable are pineapples.

*Pumpkins will only be available after you have shipped 100 tomatoes, 100 corn, 100 onions, and 100 pineapples.

Fall Crops

Eggplants     120G     Supermarket     10 days      3 regrow days     80G

Carrots     300G     Supermarket     8 days     Doesn't regrow     120G

Sweet Potatoes     300G     Supermarket     6 days     3 regrow days     120G

Green Peppers     150G     Won's Shop      8 days     2 regrow days     40G

Spinach      200G     Supermarket     6 days     Doesn't regrow     80G*

Magic Red Flower     600G     Won's Shop     10 days     Doesn't regrow     200G**

The most profitable are Sweet Potatoes.

*Spinach will only be available after you have shipped 100 eggplants, 100 carrots, 100 sweet potatoes, and 100 green peppers.

**The only Magic Red Flower that you can sell are the ones that grow red. The blue ones are not sellable.

Special Crops

Grass     500G     Supermarket      11 days     7 regrow days     Doesn't sell

Grass is able to be planted any season except Winter. It is used to make fodder for your cows and sheep.

Orange Cup Fruit     1,000G     Won's Shop     8 days     Doesn't regrow     60G

Orange Cup are the only plants which are only able to grow in the Hothouse.

Animals

A great way to consistently earn money is to take care of animals. Chickens are the way to start out, but cows and sheep will big in the dough. However, some of your animals are pets. Every animal doesn't like to be outside when it's raining, but they love the sunshine. Try to have all of your animals outside when it's sunny and bring them in when it is rainy. Also, you should make a fence so that stray dogs can't get to them. If you leave them outside in the rain, they could get sick (you can buy medicine from either the Poultry Farm or Yodel Ranch).

Your Dog

The very first animal that you will own will be your dog. You name him when you start the game. He automatically shows up on your farm as a puppy. At first, he's pretty useless, but he gets better as his heart level increases. Picking him up every day will help him grow to love you. He grows into an adult cow by Fall of year one: just in time for training for the Dog Race.

The Dog Race is really the only thing your dog is useful for. In order to do well, increase his heart level as high as you can and toss him the ball that Won sells to you to increase his intelligence.

There is an event where in the second year, Bailey will come visit your farm and offer to take your dog to visit with his dog. After a few weeks, he will bring back your dog and announce that his dog, Hana, is pregnant. Wait another week and give a puppy to either Stu or Harris.

Your Horse

At the first year, the first time you visit Yodel Ranch you will be met with a cut scene of Barley and May surrounding a pony basically saying that they cannot care for it. This is when he offers to let you raise the pony. You name him and take him home to raise for a year. If you take good care of him and he has high heart levels, you can keep him. If you do not get to keep him, if you plant plenty of grass, Barley will come back by with a new pony.

Raising his heart level is easy, talk to him every day and brush him. You can buy a brush from Saibara for 800G.

Owning a horse becomes instantly beneficial when he grows up. First you will notice that he now always has on a saddle. I guess he just grew it? Anyway, that means that you can now ride him. It also means that he is a walking shipment box. Throw some crops at him and it ships at the end of the day. You can also enter him into the Horse Race.

For your horse to do well in the Horse Race, ride him every day and keep his heart levels up. Doing this will make your chances of winning so much higher.

Chickens

If you manage your money well, you should be able to afford a chicken in the first few weeks in the game. You can buy a chicken at the Poultry Farm by talking to Lillia. An adult chicken is 1,500G along with some chicken feed being 10G each.

You can bypass having to pay for feed by two ways. First, during the summer if you grow some corn and place it into your water mill, you can grind it into chicken feed. The second method is bringing your chickens outside into your field where they will eat worms in the ground. Make sure that they are encircled by a fence so that stray dogs can't get to them.

At first you can only have five chickens, but when you upgrade your hen house, you can have a total of ten chickens.

Chickens are pretty easy farm animals. All you really have to do is feed them every day and they will keep producing eggs granted that they aren't sick. In order to hatch a chick, you just have to place an egg in the incubator. It will hatch three days then mature in 9 days.

In order to make more money with chickens and their eggs, you can get Saibara to build a mayonnaise maker for 20,000G and adamantite. Let me tell you, it's worth it. Mayonnaise is about double the price of a normal egg. 

During the summer, you can enter one of your feathery friends into the Chicken Festival where she will compete sumo-style. If your hen wins, the next day she will start producing golden eggs.

Sheep

After saving up some more, you should now be able to afford a sheep. You can buy one from Barley for 4,000G. Along with some feed which is 20G each. You will also want some clippers from Saibara, which he sells for 1,800G.

Potentially, you could have ten sheep at first. After you upgrade the barn, you could potentially have twenty sheep.

Sheep only require being fed every day (unless outside with grown grass). However, you can raise the heart levels if you talk to her and brush her every day. You can make a sheep pregnant by buying S.M. Potion for 3,000G from Barley, but it's not really worth it. You will be down a sheep's production for a month for 1,000G less than buying an adult sheep. A sheep will become an adult after 15 days.

Every seven days, you can sheer a sheep. The wool is quite a bit on its own, but like the mayonnaise maker, you can have a yarn maker. It also costs 20,000G from Saibara along with adamantite. Like the mayonnaise, the price of yarn is double the amount of wool.

During the Fall, you can enter the Sheep Festival with an adult sheep with wool who is not pregnant. Your sheep will have a high chance of winning if she has high heart levels. The next day, she will start producing golden wool.

Cows

The cow is probably the biggest money-making animal that you will own. One costs 6,000G from Barley along with 20G each for some feed. You will also want a milker from Saibara, which he sells for 2,000G.

Like, the sheep, at first you can have up to ten cows. When you upgrade the barn, then you could have up to twenty cows.

Cows also only require to be fed every day (unless outside with grown grass). You can also raise their heart levels by talking to them and brushing them. A cow can become pregnant if you buy and use C.M. Potion on her from Barley for 3,000G. I still do not recommend doing this. The pregnant cow will stay pregnant for about a month where she won't produce milk all that time. A cow will mature in 15 days.

Milking will become your best friend. Even starting out with s milk, you can ship it for as much as s wool. Of course you can buy a cheese maker from Saibara for 20,000G and adamantite which will also double the price.

During the Summer, you can enter your cow in the Cow Festival if she is not pregnant. Your cow will have a high chance of winning if she has a high heart level. If she does win, she will produce golden milk.

Bees

While these aren't really a pet or an animal for that, they do produce products for you to sell. While you don't directly interact with them, they do live on your farm.

When the first flowers you plant bloom on your farm, a bee will set up shop in your apple tree and start making some honey. You can get one honey every day.

If you give a honey to Louis, he will come to your farm shortly after and tell you that the bees on your farm are rare. As a result, honey will now ship for a little more.

Recipes

WARNING: In order to make every recipe in the game, you will need to save a stone from when you are clearing out your field. Also, you will need 2 chocolate from the Winter Thanksgiving Festival.

This part of the game is definitely not required, but it can be pretty fun to accidentally make a recipe by putting together some ingredients. You will get a kitchen with your second house upgrade. No, you can't begin cooking as soon as you upgrade it. You need some cooking utensils. To buy these, just watch the Shopping Channel on Saturday. When you see an item you want, go to the Inn, and talk on the phone (next to where you order) to buy it.

Knife     3,000G

Frying Pan     2,500G

Pot     2,000G

Mixer     2,500G

Whisk     5,000G

Rolling Pin     1,500G

Oven     5,000G

Seasoning Set     5,000G

The item you ordered will take three days to get there, so hopefully you're not in a hurry. Ironically, Zack shows up with it on Tuesday, which is also the day that the Cooking Show airs. Sometimes you have to get a villager to tell you how to make a recipe before you can make it. Just give them gifts until they tell you. Now, let's go through some recipes. Since I have not made all of these recipes, I have looked at another site: harvestmoonbacktonatureguide.com They are pretty informative.

Apple Jam

Learn this recipe from Louis

Utensils: Pot

Ingredients: Apple

Seasoning: Sugar

Optional: Honey, Wine

Apple Pie

Utensils: Knife, Oven, Pot, Rolling Pin

Ingredients: Apple, Butter, Egg, Flour

Seasoning: Sugar

Optional: Honey, Wine

Bamboo Rice

Utensils: None

Ingredients: Bamboo Shoot, Rice Ball

Seasoning: None

Optional: Knife, Salt, Soy Sauce

Boiled Egg

Utensils: Pot

Ingredients: Egg

Seasoning: None

Optional: Salt

Butter

Utensils: Mixer

Ingredients: Milk

Seasoning: None

Optional: None

Cake

Utensils: Oven, Whisk

Ingredients: Butter, Egg, Flour

Seasoning: Sugar

Optional: Knife, Apple, Honey, Pineapple, Strawberry, Wild Grape

Cheese Fondue

Learn this recipe from Doug

Utensils: Pot

Ingredients: Bread, Cheese

Seasoning: None

Optional: Knife, Wine, Salt

Cheesecake

Utensils: Oven, Pot, Whisk

Ingredients: Cheese, Egg, Milk

Seasoning: Sugar

Optional: Honey

Chirashi Sushi

Utensils: Knife

Ingredients: Rice Ball, Sashimi, Scrambled Eggs

Seasoning: Vinegar

Optional: Cucumber, Soy Sauce

Chocolate Cake

Utensils: Oven, Whisk

Ingredients: Butter, Chocolate, Egg, Flour

Seasoning: Sugar

Optional: Knife, Apple, Honey, Pineapple, Strawberry, Wild Grape

Chocolate Cookie

Learn this recipe from Sasha

Utensils: Oven, Rolling Pin

Ingredients: Butter, Chocolate, Egg, Flour

Seasoning: Sugar

Optional: Honey

Cookie

Utensils: Oven, Rolling Pin

Ingredients: Butter, Egg, Flour

Seasoning: Sugar

Optional: Honey

Curry

Utensils: Pot

Ingredients: Curry Powder, Rice Ball

Seasoning: None

Optional: Knife, Bamboo Shoot, Boiled Egg, Cheese, Chocolate, Corn, Egg, Fish (any size), Grape Juice, Green Pepper, Potato, Mushroom, Oil, Pumpkin, Spinach, Sweet Potato, Tomato, Truffle, Turnip, Vegetable Juice, Wild Grape, Wine, Salt, Soy Sauce, Sugar

Curry Noodles

Utensils: Knife, Pot, Rolling Pin

Ingredients: Curry Powder, Flour OR Curry Powder, Noodles

Seasoning: None

Optional: Bamboo Shoot, Cabbage, Carrot, Egg, Eggplant, Fish (any size), Green Pepper, Mushroom, Onion, Sweet Potato, Turnip, Truffle, Miso Paste, Salt, Soy Sauce, Sugar

Dinner Roll
Utensils: None
Ingredients: Bread, Butter
Seasoning: None
Optional: Honey

Fried Noodles
Learn this recipe from Zack
Utensils: Frying Pan
Ingredients: Noodles, Oil
Seasoning: None
Optional: None

Fried Rice
Learn this recipe from Harris
Utensils: Frying Pan
Ingredients: Egg, Oil, Rice Ball
Seasoning: Salt, Soy Sauce, Sugar
Optional: Knife, Bamboo Shoot, Boiled Egg, Cabbage, Carrot, Corn, Cucumber, Fish (any size), Green Pepper, Grilled Fish, Mushroom, Onion, Sashimi, Scrambled Eggs, Spinach, Stir Fry, Truffle, Wine

Fries
Learn this recipe from fishing at the Beach
Utensils: Frying Pan, Knife
Ingredients: Oil, Potato
Seasoning: None
Optional: Ketchup, Salt

Fruit Juice
Utensils: Mixer
Ingredients: At least one of these: Apple, Pineapple, Strawberry, Wild Grape
Seasoning: None
Optional: Knife, Honey, Sugar

Fruit Latte
Learn this recipe from Basil
Utensils: Mixer
Ingredients: Fruit Juice, Milk
Seasoning: None
Optional: Knife, Honey, Sugar

Grape Jam
Utensils: Pot
Ingredients: Wild Grapes
Seasoning: Sugar
Optional: Honey, Wine, Salt

Greens
Learn this recipe from Manna
Utensils: Pot
Ingredients: Spinach
Seasoning: Soy Sauce
Optional: None

Grilled Fish
Utensils: Frying Pan
Ingredients: Medium Fish
Seasoning: None
Optional: Salt, Soy Sauce

Happy Eggplant
Utensils: Frying Pan
Ingredients: Eggplant
Seasoning: Miso Paste, Sugar, Soy Sauce
Optional: None

Hot Milk
Utensils: Pot
Ingredients: Milk
Seasoning: None
Optional: Sugar

Ice Cream
Learn this recipe from Barley
Utensils: Pot, Whisk
Ingredients: Egg, Milk
Seasoning: Sugar
Optional: Knife, Apple, Pineapple, Strawberry, Wild Grape

Jam Bun
Utensils: None
Ingredients: Bread, at least one: Apple Jam, Grape Jam, Strawberry Jam
Seasoning: None
Optional: None

Ketchup
Learn this recipe by digging it up in the Winter Mine
Utensils: Mixer
Ingredients: Tomato, Onion
Seasoning: Salt, Sugar, Vinegar
Optional: None

Mayonnaise Small
Utensils: Whisk
Ingredients: Normal Egg (low heart level chicken), Oil
Seasoning: Vinegar
Optional: None

Mayonnaise Medium
Utensils: Whisk
Ingredients: Good Egg (medium heart level chicken), Oil
Seasoning: Vinegar
Optional: None

Mayonnaise Large
Utensils: Whisk
Ingredients: Excellent Egg (high heart level chicken), Oil
Seasoning: Vinegar
Optional: None

Mayonnaise Extra Large
Utensils: Whisk
Ingredients: Gold Egg, Oil
Seasoning: Vinegar
Optional: None

Miso Soup
Utensils: Pot
Ingredients: at least one: Bamboo Shoot, Cabbage, Carrot, Corn, Eggplant, Green Pepper, Mushroom, Onion, Potato, Pumpkin, Small Fish, Spinach, Sweet Potato, Turnip
Seasoning: Miso Paste
Optional: Knife, Salt, Soy Sauce

Mixed Juice
Learn this recipe from the Doctor
Utensils: Mixer
Ingredients: Fruit Juice, Vegetable Juice
Seasoning: None
Optional: Knife, Bamboo Shoot, Corn, Cucumber, Eggplant, Grape Juice, Green Pepper, Mushroom, Onion, Spinach, Tomato, Truffle, Turnip, Salt, Sugar

Mixed Latte
Utensils: Mixer
Ingredients: Mixed Juice, Milk
Seasoning: None
Optional: Knife, Salt, Sugar

Mushroom Rice
Utensils: None
Ingredients: Mushroom, Rice Ball
Seasoning: None
Optional: Knife, Salt, Soy Sauce

Noodles
Utensils: Knife, Pot, Rolling Pin
Ingredients: Flour
Seasoning: None
Optional: Bamboo Shoot, Cabbage, Carrot, Egg, Eggplant, Fish (any size), Green Pepper, Mushroom, Onion, Sweet Potato, Truffle, Turnip, Salt, Soy Sauce, Sugar

Omelet
Utensils: Frying Pan
Ingredients: Egg, Milk, Oil
Seasoning: None
Optional: Whisk, Bamboo Shoot, Cabbage, Carrot, Cheese, Corn, Eggplant, Fish (any size), Green Pepper, Ketchup, Mayonnaise, Onion, Potato, Pumpkin, Sweet Potato, Truffle, Salt

Pickled Turnips
Learn this recipe from Saibara
Utensils: Knife
Ingredients: Turnip
Seasoning: Vinegar
Optional: Salt, Soy Sauce

Pickles
Utensils: None
Ingredients: Cucumber
Seasoning: Salt
Optional: Knife

Pizza
Utensils: Oven, Rolling Pin
Ingredients: Cheese, Flour, Ketchup
Seasoning: None
Optional: Knife, Bamboo Shoot, Carrot, Corn, Egg, Eggplant, Green Pepper, Mayonnaise, Mushroom, Onion, Pineapple, Potato, Pumpkin, Sweet Potato, Tomato, Truffle, Salt, Sugar

Popcorn
Learn this recipe from Kai
Utensils: Frying Pan
Ingredients; Corn
Seasoning: None
Optional: Butter

Pumpkin Pudding
Utensils: Oven, Pot
Ingredients: Egg, Milk, Pumpkin
Seasoning: Sugar
Optional: Honey, Wine

Raisin Bread
Utensils: None
Ingredients: Bread, Wild Grape
Seasoning: None
Optional: None

Relaxation Tea
Utensils: Pot
Ingredients: Relaxtion Tea Leaves (you get them from the Harvest Sprite's Tea Party)
Seasoning: None
Optional: Knife, Apple, Blue Grass, Green Grass, Honey, Milk, Orangecup Fruit, Pineapple, Red Grass, Wild Grape, Wine, Sugar

Rice Omelet
Utensils: Frying Pan
Ingredients: Egg, Milk, Oil, Rice Ball
Seasoning: None
Optional: Whisk, Bamboo Shoot, Cabbage, Carrot, Cheese, Corn, Eggplant, Fish (any size), Green Pepper, Ketchup, Mayonnaise, Mushroom, Onion, Potato, Pumpkin, Spinach, Sweet Potato, Truffle, Salt, Soy Sauce, Sugar

Roasted Potatoes
Utensils: Oven
Ingredients: Small Stone, Sweet Potato
Seasoning: None
Optional: Salt, Sugar

Salad
Utensils: Knife
Ingredients: Cabbage, Carrot, Cucumber, Tomato
Seasoning: None
Optional: Apple, Boiled Egg, Cheese, Corn, Green Pepper, Mayonnaise, Mushroom, Oil, Pineapple, Potato, Strawberry, Truffle, Turnip, Salt, Vinegar

Sandwich
Learn this recipe from Ellen
Utensils: Knife
Ingredients: Bread, Cucumber, Tomato
Seasoning; None
Optional: Apple, Boiled Egg, Butter, Cababge, Carrot, Cheese, Corn, Cucumber, Fish (any size), Honey, Mayonnaise, Mushroom, Onion, Pineapple, Potato, Strawberry, Sweet Potato, Tomato, Truffle, Wild Grape, Wine, Salt

Sashimi
Learn this recipe from Greg
Utensils: Knife
Ingredients: Large Fish OR Medium Fish
Seasoning: None
Optional: Soy Sauce

Scrambled Eggs
Learn this recipe from Lillia
Utensils: Frying Pan
Ingredients; Egg, Oil
Seasoning: None
Optional: Whisk, Butter, Mayonnaise, Salt, Soy Sauce, Sugar

Stew
Utensils: Pot
Ingredients: Flour, Milk
Seasoning: Salt
Optional: Knife, Apple, Bamboo Shoot, Chocolate, Fish, Grape Juice, Green Pepper, Honey, Oil, Pineapple, Spa-Boiled Egg, Spinach, Sweet Potato, Tomato, Turnip, Vegetable Juice, Wild Grape, Wine

Stir Fry
Utensils: Frying Pan, Knife
Ingredients: Cabbage, Oil
Seasoning: Soy Sauce
Optional: Bamboo Shoot, Carrot, Corn, Cucumber, Eggplant, Green Pepper, Mushroom, Onion, Potato, Spinach, Sweet Potato, Tomato, Truffle, Turnip

Strawberry Jam
Utensils: Pot
Ingredients: Strawberry
Seasoning: Sugar
Optional: None

Strawberry Milk
Learn this recipe from Carter
Utensils: Mixer
Ingredients: Milk, Strawberry
Seasoning: None
Optional: Honey, Salt, Sugar

Sushi
Utensils: None
Ingredients: Rice Ball, Sashimi
Seasoning: Vinegar
Optional: Soy Sauce

Sweet Potato
Learn this recipe from Chef (the red sprite)
Utensils: Oven, Pot
Ingredients: Butter, Egg, Sweet Potato
Seasoning: Sugar
Optional: None

Tempura
Utensils: Frying Pan
Ingredients: Egg, Flour, Oil
Seasoning: None
Optional: Whisk, Boiled Egg, Cabbage, Carrot, Chocolate, Cucumber, Eggplant, Fish (any size), Green Pepper, Mushroom, Pineapple, Poisonous Mushroom, Potato, Pumpkin, Sweet Potato, Truffle, Turnip

Tempura Noodles
Utensils: Pot
Ingredients: Noodles, Tempura
Seasoning: None
Optional: Cabbage, Carrot, Egg, Fish, Mushroom, Sweet Potato, Turnip, Truffle, Miso Paste, Salt, Sugar, Soy Sauce

Tomato Juice
Utensils: Mixer
Ingredients: Tomato
Seasoning: None
Optional: Salt

Truffle Rice
Utensils: None
Ingredients; Rice Ball, Truffle
Seasoning: None
Optional: Knife, Salt, Soy Sauce

Vegetable Juice
Utensils: Mixer
Ingredients: at least one: Cabbage, Carrot, Cucumber
Seasoning: None
Optional: Knife, Bamboo Shoot, Corn, Cheese, Egg, Eggplant, Green Pepper, Onion, Spinach, Truffle, Turnip, Salt

Veggie Latte
Utensils: Mixer
Ingredients: Milk, Vegetable Juice
Seasoning: None
Optional: Knife, Bamboo Shoot, Cheese, Corn, Egg, Eggplant, Green Pepper, Onion, Spinach, Truffle, Turnip, Salt

Veggie Pancake
Learn this recipe from Gotz
Utensils: Frying Pan, Knife
Ingredients: Cabbage, Egg, Flour, Oil
Seasoning: None
Optional: Bamboo Shoot, Carrot, Cheese, Cucumber, Eggplant, Fish (any size), Mayonnaise, Milk, Mushroom, Potato, Pumpkin, Spinach, Truffle, Salt, Soy Sauce

More Harvest Moon: Back to Nature Guides!

First Few Days
Tools, Foraging, Fishing, and Mining
Villagers, Shops, and Festivals
Events, Fatigue, Power Berries, and Harvest Sprites
Marriage and Rivals