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Stardew Valley: Community Center: winter

Nothing grows outdoors, so winter is for digging up the winter forage, a trip into the mines and the last seasonal fish.

  • 2 parts · 4 steps

Compiled from 1 playthrough video and 2 guides · checked Oct 19, 2026

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Video: Donny956 on YouTube. Loads from youtube-nocookie.com only when you press play.

What each player can do here

P1 · Host
  • Digger: works the soil and artifact spots with the hoe for Winter Root and Snow Yam.
P2 · Farmhand
  • Mine runner: Crystal Fruit and Winter Root also drop from monsters on mine floors 41 to 79.

If your skill levels differ: Our suggestionSend the stronger fighter to mine floors 41 to 79 for the monster drops while the other player digs and fishes on the surface. How to split the roles

Winter Foraging Bundle (Crafts Room)

Part 1 of 2. Winter Root, Crystal Fruit, Snow Yam and Crocus.

  1. BothWinter Root and Snow Yam are dug up rather than picked up: use the hoe, and artifact spots are the best places to try.
  2. FarmhandCrystal Fruit is foraged in winter and also dropped by Dust Sprites on mine floors 41 to 79.
  3. BothCrocus is a normal winter forage item. The bundle's reward is 30 Winter Seeds.

Winter fish for the Fish Tank

Part 2 of 2. The fish that bite in winter.

  1. HostTiger Trout (rivers), Sturgeon (Mountain Lake), Tuna and Sardine (ocean) can all be caught in winter.
Sources (3)

Steps compiled from 1 playthrough video and 2 text guides, checked Oct 19, 2026, and written in our own words. We did not play the game for this guide. A step marked “single source” rests on one guide so far.