One of the best ways to provide food to feed your [[Villagers]], is to farm. Viceroys can farm resources such as {{rl|Grain}}, {{rl|Vegetables}}, {{rl|Berries}}, {{rl|Plant Fiber}}, {{rl|Mushrooms}}, {{rl|Crystalized Dew}}, {{rl|Herbs}}, {{rl|Roots}} and {{rl|Resin}} on [[Fertile Soil]] using [[Buildings]] such as the {{bl|Small Farm|med}}, {{bl|Plantation|med}} and {{bl|Herb Garden|med}}.
One of the best ways to provide food to feed your [[villagers]], is to farm. Using {{bl|Small Farm|med}}, {{bl|Plantation|med}} or {{bl|Herb Garden|med}}, Viceroys can farm the following resources on [[Farm Field]]s:
One of the best ways to provide food to feed your villagers, is to farm. Using [Building Link size not valid: med], [Building Link size not valid: med] or [Building Link size not valid: med], Viceroys can farm the following resources on Farm Fields:
Once these two things are aquired, Viceorys should navigate to the icon, click on it, and select "Farm Field" option.
You now have Fertile Fields.
Creating FarmfieldsAdding a Farming Building
On the left we can the "Farm Fields" option selected, now navigate to Fertile Soil and click and drag to create a farm field.
On the right, we navigate back to the icon and select the farm building, in this example, a Small Farm is used.
Place the farming building next to the farm fields, making sure that the bounds of the farming building encompasses the farm field.
Seasons and Farming
When the seasons change, so does the tasks your farmers perform on the farms.
During Drizzle: Farmers plant crops.
During Clearance: Farmers harvest crops.
During the Storm: Farmers plow the fields, adding a 10% chance of double yields.
When the farm field have sparkles on them, it means that field is already worked by a farmer.
Maximising Production
One farmer can only work 4-5 tiles of farm fields per season, it is thus advisable to add a second farm building to any field with more than 9 workable tiles and employ a 3rd farmer to work the land.
Humans have the Farming specialization, meaning when they plant crops, they add an additional 10% chance of double yields. This happen only in planting, so Viceroys can use Humans for planting and any other species for the rest of the seasons.
Adding a small warehouse next to any farming building is also another way to make sure all fields are worked during each season, as it makes going to and fro faster.
Other Uses for Fertile Soil
Once the [Building Link size not valid: med] and Clay pit is unlocked, Viceroys can place them on fertile soil to start producing goods such as Mushrooms, Herbs, Clay and Reed. Growing Vegetables is possible in the Greenhouse when the "Moss Broccoli Seeds" Cornerstone is aquired. The Clay pit can also produce Stone once the "Steel Mattocks" Cornerstone is aquired.
An old, forbidden ritual. Increases yields by 100% in all buildings that use fertile soil. You will lose all stored food (cooked and raw) upon choosing this cornerstone.
All gathering camp production is increased by 100%, but all buildings that use fertile soil have their yields decreased by 50%. Bonus does not affect the Woodcutters' Camp.
icon, click on it, and select "Farm Field" option.
