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40d:Farm plot
A farm is a building that allows dwarves to grow plants from seed as a method to produce food and alcohol for a fortress. Farms can either be built outside on the surface (ontop of soil) or inside on muddied ground. Depending where you can build your farm decides what plants you can grow there.
In large fortresses, a farm is the most compact way of producing food. Early forts can get by with herbalists collecting plants from bushes outside, but this is an inefficient use of space and travel time. Setting up a subterranean farm requires muddy tiles and a farmer, but creating muddy tiles requires an essay and a degree in mechanical engineering and fluid dynamics to irrigate your fields.
Farms set up outside can conviniently grow plants collected from outside such as; prickle berries, rat weed, longland grass, strawberries (mmm), and whip wine. There may be others.
See Also
- Farming, for a complete guide
- Irrigation