With so many different items players can farm in Minecraft, there are several awesome designs and ideas players have come up with over the past decade. To cover the basic options for these, players can look at essential farms for things like chicken, wool, honey, etc. Let's dive into these farms!
The fruit and vegetable farm
Although basic, food is extremely necessary for players in survival mode. Even after players are able to hunt and eat meat, which is more filling, the produce will prevent them from spending all their time killing nearby wildlife. Wheat, carrots, red beets, and potatoes are the best growing options for food.
To have a simple but effective garden, separate 9×9 blocks with water at each end. Players can also make this build even more efficient by turning it into an automatic garden. This can be achieved using minecarts, hoppers, and chests under the garden.
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The cow and sheep farm
For the next part of the essentials, players will need to access Leather, Wool, and Steak. Each offering offers an objective needed to progress through the game. Wool for bedding, leather for armor, and steak for better healing and travel. While other farm animals can make great additions, such as pigs and chickens, they don't produce anything absolutely necessary.
These constructions are simple and straightforward. Close off a space proportionate to the amount of livestock kept, ensure there is a source of grass, and provide wheat to increase the population. This can also be turned into an automatic farm with the same option as the previous farm.
The iron farm
Iron farms are quite complex as they require the player to spawn multiple iron golems. Fortunately, there are several ways to make this happen. The majority of what a player absolutely needs for this, regardless of build style, are villagers, composters, and a zombie.
The villagers should be given the task of farming by the composters. Having a zombie trapped near the villagers will put them in enough danger that they will eventually cause an iron golem to spawn. Once this is accomplished, players will need a quick and easy way to trap and kill the golem, like lava and water.
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