Harvest Harmony

Overview

Harvest Harmony is a cooking recipe in Starsand Island that combines two common vegetable crops into a colorful stir-fried dish. Described in-game as "stir-fried seasonal vegetables in a riot of colors. This shows abundance, happiness, and health," this recipe is one of the simplest dishes in the game, requiring only Cabbage and Water Spinach. It belongs to the Saucepan cooking method and holds a Rarity I (Common) rating.

Harvest Harmony is a seasonal recipe that can only be obtained during the Spring Festival event. Players who miss the event window will need to wait until the following year's celebration to unlock it. Despite its low sell price and modest stamina recovery, the dish is useful as a quick stamina snack and as a gift for certain NPCs.

Recipe Details

Harvest Harmony can be prepared at either a Gas Stove or a Campfire. Both stations produce the same result. The 31-second cook time makes it one of the fastest recipes in the game, so you can produce large quantities in a short sitting.

Where to Get the Recipe

Harvest Harmony is unlocked exclusively through the Spring Festival event, which is Starsand Island's celebration of the lunar new year. During the festival, players can earn Collected Blessings by completing event activities such as lighting fireworks, hanging lanterns, and cooking festival dishes. These blessings can be exchanged for exclusive rewards, including festival recipes like Harvest Harmony.

Because the recipe is tied to a seasonal event, it is not available through treasure chests, shop purchases, or quest rewards outside the festival period. If you miss the event, you will need to wait until the next Spring Festival cycle to obtain it. Once you have the recipe, it is permanently learned and will always appear in your cooking menu.

Ingredient Sourcing

Harvest Harmony uses only two ingredients, both of which are fast-growing vegetable crops. Here is where to get each one and how to maximize your supply.

Cabbage

Cabbage is a vegetable crop that grows during Summer and Autumn. Cabbage Seeds cost 30 Coins from the Happiness Seed Shop and the crop takes just 1.8 days to mature. Each plant yields 4 Cabbage when harvested, and raw Cabbage sells for 22 Coins per unit. Since Harvest Harmony only requires 1 Cabbage per serving, a single harvest from one plant provides enough Cabbage for four dishes.

Water Spinach

Water Spinach is a leafy vegetable crop that grows during Summer. Water Spinach Seeds cost 35 Coins from the Happiness Seed Shop and also matures in 1.8 days. Each plant yields 4 Water Spinach when harvested, and raw Water Spinach sells for 24 Coins per unit. Like Cabbage, one harvest from a single plant provides enough Water Spinach for four servings of Harvest Harmony.

Seasonal Overlap

Both Cabbage and Water Spinach can be grown during Summer, making it the ideal season for mass-producing Harvest Harmony ingredients. However, Cabbage also grows in Autumn while Water Spinach does not. If you want to continue cooking Harvest Harmony into Autumn, stockpile extra Water Spinach during Summer or preserve it in a chest before the season ends. Alternatively, keep some Water Spinach growing in a greenhouse or indoor pot if those options are available to you.

Profitability

Harvest Harmony is not a high-profit recipe compared to advanced dishes, but its speed and low ingredient cost give it a niche as a quick bulk-cooking option.

The profit margin of 6 Coins per serving over raw ingredient value is slim. However, the extremely short cook time of 31 seconds means you can produce many servings per minute. If you already have surplus Cabbage and Water Spinach that you would otherwise sell raw, cooking them into Harvest Harmony squeezes a bit more value out of each crop.

For better cooking profits, consider recipes like Stir-Fried Water Spinach or Golden Fried Rice which use similarly accessible ingredients but offer better returns. Harvest Harmony is best treated as a stamina food rather than a primary income source.

Merchant Ship Strategy

The Merchant Ship at Starsand Port pays double the normal selling price for all goods. Selling Harvest Harmony on the ship yields 104 Coins per serving instead of 52, which improves the profit margin significantly. If you stockpile during Summer and sell in bulk on Monday when the ship docks, the returns are more worthwhile.

Gifting Preferences

Harvest Harmony can be given as a gift to NPCs around the island. Its reception varies depending on the character. Here is how each group of NPCs reacts to receiving this dish.

Regis is the only character who loves Harvest Harmony, making it a cost-effective way to build friendship with him. Since the ingredients are cheap and the cook time is just 31 seconds, you can prepare a batch of Harvest Harmony specifically for gifting to Regis during Summer and Autumn. Avoid giving it to Matilda, who hates the dish, and steer clear of Bruce, Panda, and Sagewood as well, since they dislike it.

Related Recipes

Harvest Harmony shares ingredients with several other recipes that use Cabbage or Water Spinach. If you grow both crops for Harvest Harmony, you can also use the surplus for these dishes.

Tips

• Harvest Harmony is one of the fastest recipes in the game at just 31 seconds. Keep a stack in your inventory for quick stamina recovery while exploring caves or clearing bosses.

• Since the recipe is locked behind the Spring Festival event, make sure to unlock it during the celebration window. Missing it means waiting a full in-game year for the next opportunity.

• Plant Cabbage and Water Spinach side by side during Summer. Both crops share the same 1.8-day growth cycle, so they mature at the same time and you can harvest them together for maximum efficiency.

• The dish restores 44 stamina, which is enough to keep you going during a morning farming routine without needing a more expensive meal. It works well as an early-day snack before switching to a higher-stamina food for afternoon exploration.

• Use Harvest Harmony as a low-cost friendship gift for Regis. At just 30 + 35 = 65 Coins in seed cost for ingredients that produce 4 servings each, you get 4 loved gifts for roughly 16 Coins per serving.

• Stockpile Water Spinach before the end of Summer if you want to keep cooking Harvest Harmony in Autumn. Water Spinach only grows in Summer, while Cabbage continues into Autumn.

• If you need better stamina-to-ingredient value, consider Stir-Fried Water Spinach instead. It uses 4 Water Spinach but typically offers more stamina per serving.

See Also

• Cooking Recipes

• Cooking

• Cabbage

• Water Spinach

• Gas Stove

• Campfire

• Spring Festival

• Regis

• Stir-Fried Water Spinach

• Merchant Ship

• All Crops