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11Overview22The Grinder is a crafting station that converts harvested crops back into plantable seeds. Before unlocking it, players depend on the Happiness Seed Shop in Starsand Town for every seed purchase, which adds up quickly as crop variety grows. The Grinder removes that bottleneck and lets farms become fully self-sustaining.44How to Unlock the Grinder66The Grinder blueprint unlocks at the Senior Farmer profession tier, the fourth of five tiers (Apprentice, Junior, Intermediate, Senior, Expert). You receive the blueprint from Graminova after completing the Senior Farmer certification quest, which requires you to plant tree saplings and collect a total of 50 fruit from them. Once learned, the Grinder is built at a Worktable III, which itself requires advanced materials including a Mini Reactor. Both the profession rank and the upgraded worktable make this a mid-to-late game unlock.88How it Works1111The Grinder is a placeable station, similar to a Furnace or Loom. Place it on your farm, load a harvested crop into it, and it processes the crop into plantable seeds over real in-game time. The processing is not instant, and a single Grinder working through a large harvest takes a while.1313The practical solution is to build several Grinders. Many players dedicate an entire shed to them so they can batch-process crops in parallel. If you are converting a full field's harvest, three or four Grinders running simultaneously keeps the wait manageable. Some players build even more for large-scale operations.1515Compatible Crops1717All plantable crops can be converted through the Grinder. This includes:1919SeedDetailsRegular farmland crops(Wheat, Cabbage, Potato, Garlic, Watermelon, Corn, and all others)Trellis crops(Cucumbers, Green Grapes, Red Grapes, Tomatoes, Cherry Tomatoes, Honeyvine)Paddy field crops(Rice, Water Spinach, Sugarcane, Water Caltrop)Flowers(Roses, Tulips, Orchids, Moonrise varieties in red, yellow, and blue)Tree saplings(Apple, Orange, Banana, Lychee, Snow Pear, Osmanthus, Camellia, Persimmon, Lemon)Expert-tier crops(Stardew Fern, Chirpy Plum, Fluffbean, Star Mango, Bell Pepper, Jadelume, Star Plum, Exotic Egg, King Water Chestnut, Zapweed)2121This covers the full range of seeds available from the Happiness Seed Shop and beyond.2222Seed Costs by Farming Tier2424The Grinder's value increases dramatically at higher tiers where seed costs are steep. The table below shows the price range at each Farmer certification level.2626Farming TierSeed Cost RangeExample CropsBeginner25 to 60 CoinsPasture Grass (25), Wheat (50), Beetroot (60)Apprentice60 to 95 CoinsGarlic (60), Potato (60), Cucumber (95), Peanut (80)Junior130 to 200 CoinsSoybean (150), Tomato (150), Watermelon (200), Pumpkin (200)Intermediate230 to 950 CoinsCorn (250), Strawberry (230), Lychee Sapling (950)Senior260 to 1,250 CoinsRice (260), Mint (400), Persimmon Sapling (1,250)Expert690 to 790 CoinsHoneyvine (720), Stardew Fern (690), Zapweed (790)2828At Expert tier, buying seeds in bulk for a large farm can easily cost tens of thousands of Coins per planting cycle. The Grinder eliminates that expense entirely by turning one harvest into the next planting.2929Everlasting Seeds3131The Grinder works alongside the Everlasting Seeds system. Everlasting crops do not die after you harvest them; they keep producing yields indefinitely. If you remove an Everlasting crop (including cutting down an Everlasting tree), it refunds you the seed.3333The Eternal Blessings skill, unlocked at Senior Farmer tier in the Workpedia app, gives a permanent chance for regular crops to convert into Everlasting versions when you harvest them. This chance increases as you upgrade the skill to higher levels using Starsand Points. If you have not yet obtained Everlasting versions of your best crops, the Grinder bridges the gap by keeping your supply of regular seeds flowing until Eternal Blessings produces them.3535Other Ways to Obtain Seeds3737Beyond the Grinder and the Happiness Seed Shop, seeds can be obtained through several other methods.3939MethodDetailsForagingChopping down trees and shrubs, farming wild ingredients, and foraging weeds can yield seeds.Treasure ChestsChests found on the surface island and in the Moonlit Forest occasionally contain seeds.Cross-BreedingDifferent colored flowers planted with empty tilled dirt between them can produce mutations: brown, green, orange, pink, purple, and rare black Sleep Lilies.Happiness Seed ShopOperated by Graminova in Starsand Town, open 10 AM to 9 PM daily. Seeds are available year-round; you can buy summer seeds in winter and stockpile.4141Tips4242Build multiple Grinders as soon as you unlock them. A single one is far too slow for a productive farm.Dedicate a small shed or corner of your property to Grinders. Keeping them grouped makes batch processing easier to manage.Prioritize converting expensive seeds first. Expert-tier crops where each seed costs 700+ Coins benefit the most from Grinder production.Do not sell your entire harvest. Set aside a portion of each crop for seed conversion so you never run out of planting stock.The Grinder does not replace Everlasting Seeds, which regrow without replanting at all. Think of the Grinder as the stepping stone until Eternal Blessings produces Everlasting versions of your best crops.Seeds from the Happiness Seed Shop are available year-round regardless of season. If you need a specific seed before your Grinder can process it, stockpile during off-seasons.For tree saplings, the Grinder is especially valuable. Saplings like Lychee (950 Coins), Persimmon (1,250 Coins), and Lemon (1,100 Coins) are among the most expensive seeds in the game.
