Discussion: What is a Farm?

"Movotti;c-17145612" wrote:
Personally, if farming were to be added, I'd like to see traditional grain crops (wheat, barley, oats and rye), and a mill, to turn them into flour, for the purpose of baking various types of bread, and cakes, and pancakes, and pastries... and might as well include a new bunch of bakery items.

I'd also like to see some new market garden varieties: Cabbage, lettuce, turnip, beetroot, leek, sweetcorn, zucchini.
And new ways to use veggies and fruit, such as sauerkraut, pickled beetroot (awesome on a burger!), many more salad options, many more baked, boiled, and roasted veggie dishes.

People often mention vineyards, and they are a great idea, additionally, wine/nectar can be made from many other fruits (and vegetables).
Elderflower is used to make a most delicious sparkling wine (or a cordial for the kids).
Beetroot can be used to make wine (I have a bottle of that strange stuff), it's very earthy in flavour.
Honey can be used to make wine (aka mead), it can be flavoured with fruits, herbs, and spices.
And with grains, there could be the option of making yeasty brews (beer and ale). And the vat scrapings result in yeasty spread (vegemite)

While I don't see animals for meat being added to the game, animals for other purposes may be added.
Sheep for wool. The wool would need to be spun, dyed (using plant based dyes), knitted, or woven then sewn. This gives a lot of new stuff to the game. A spinning wheel, and/or a drop spindle. A dye vat. Knitting needles. A loom. A sewing machine.

Cows or goats could be included for milk and making other dairy products.
Goats can also double for sheep, and provide wool, along with milk.
Milk could be turned into yogurt, cheese, milkshakes, ice cream, and a variety of custards and cheesecakes.

Chickens or ducks, or geese, could provide eggs, for the making of custard, quiche, omelette...

"MasonGamer;c-17145435" wrote:
Cinnamon,

Do you know where that comes from? It's the bark of the cassia tree.

Sarsaparilla

Do you know where that one comes from? It grows in the rain forest canopy, it's not something that would grow on the typical american, australian, nor european farm.

Then I'll take the dang Cassia tree.

But it's not that big of a deal, That's the beauty of having fictional world, it's not always bound by reality!
Beside humans have been doing this for ages, and produce isn't bound to their native lands.

Technically, in 1860 when Oliver Bourbon, escaped the Horrors of Ireland and arrived in my world. His part was to take on the task of setting up a stable farm.
Truth: the original soil was not fertile enough to sustain a mass farm, being located in the North East United States.

However, being the ever Successful and Resourceful Farmer and landscaper that he is and at a great cost. Oliver managed to revive the land, and then some.

A lot of the Crops: grains, fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers, and trees didn't originate from my world, Oliver had a lot of these crops imported so he and the City would benefit, abundantly. My city of Briarwood is a power player; why, each of the Capitals of the New England States, plus New York City, arrayed a coup to stop Briarwood's emergence as a city. Unlike the rest of the country, the city was built on aristocracy, and devolved eventually into a true democracy. Oliver was one of the original aristocratic founders of Briarwood. He gave everything to build this farm, and this farm will have everything it needs to fulfill my story. One of his custom Adult beverages is a true Root Beer. so either a sassafras tree or the vine of sarsaparilla also a tree.