Aniimo Harvest Moon event guide
Archived Harvest Moon (3.0.16 reference data) · Archive status checked 31 October 2026 · Unofficial fan guide, not affiliated with Aniimo or its publishers
The event recipes, what to spend Moonray Wheat on, and how the event fits into your Homeland production.
If you only want the short version
Buy the one-time recipe notes and blueprints first, then spend extra Moonray Wheat on the better Festival Point furniture. Keep the event's Farmland cost separate from your normal Homeland income so you do not accidentally compare event-only gains with your everyday plan.
What the Harvest Moon event is
Harvest Moon was a Homeland event available from RV 10. During that event you grow two special crops, Waxing Moon Pepper and Moondew Radish, and cook them into event dishes. Moonray Wheat is the event currency: it buys recipe notes and event furniture, and the furniture earns Festival (Event) Points.
This is how Harvest Moon worked during its run; it cannot currently be selected in the planner. The current event is Magical Night, with different crops, recipes and Weird Jelly Beans as currency. Set its farmland reservations in the live Event Center instead of following the archived Harvest Moon instructions.
Archive note: Prices and recipes below are kept as they were documented for Harvest Moon. They are not active recipe recommendations and should not be entered as current-event goals.
Event recipes
These are the core items the archive event was built around.
Waxing Moon PepperOne of the two event crops.
Moondew RadishThe second event crop.
Harvest PlatterThe big combined event craft.
Moonray WheatEvent currency used for notes, blueprints and furniture.
These are the 8 event recipes in the planner's data. The last column shows the one-time Moonray Wheat price for unlocking the recipe note, where it is known.
| Recipe | Building | Time / work | Yield | Sells for | Inputs | Aniimo skill | Recipe note cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waxing Moon Pepper Evidence & check status | Farmland | 40 min grow 11 work | ×8 | 74 coins | — | Earth Lv.1, Grass Lv.1, Dark Lv.1 | — |
| Moondew Radish Evidence & check status | Farmland | 40 min grow 11 work | ×8 | 74 coins | — | Earth Lv.1, Grass Lv.1, Dark Lv.1 | — |
| Umbral Hot Pot Evidence & check status | Blazing Stove | 203 work | ×1 | 2,150 coins | 8× Moondew Radish 8× Waxing Moon Pepper 8× Plain Fresh Water | Fire Lv.3+ | 80 Moonray Wheat |
| Moondew Radish Slices Evidence & check status | Blazing Stove | 203 work | ×1 | 2,370 coins | 8× Moondew Radish 1× Rock Candy | Fire Lv.3+ | — |
| Roasted Waxing Moon Pepper Evidence & check status | Claw Game Cooker | 162 work | ×1 | 1,520 coins | 8× Waxing Moon Pepper 23× Sea Salt | Fire Lv.3+ | — |
| Harvest Platter Evidence & check status | Crafting Table | 405 work | ×1 | 5,290 coins | 1× Roasted Waxing Moon Pepper 1× Moondew Radish Slices | Artisanship Lv.3+ | 120 Moonray Wheat |
| Umbral Pickle Evidence & check status | Pickling Jar | 203 work | ×1 | 2,290 coins | 8× Moondew Radish 8× Waxing Moon Pepper 1× Cider Vinegar | Dark Lv.3+ | 80 Moonray Wheat |
| Umbral Sweet Spicy Sauce Evidence & check status | Simmering Pot | 243 work | ×1 | 2,390 coins | 8× Moondew Radish 8× Waxing Moon Pepper 23× Sea Salt | Fire Lv.3+ | 80 Moonray Wheat |
Both crops are Farmland recipes that need three work steps (Earth, Grass and Dark skills at level 1), take 40 minutes to grow and yield 8 items per harvest. The dishes are made in Claw Game Cooker, Blazing Stove, Pickling Jar, Simmering Pot and Crafting Table buildings, so the event also uses processing buildings you already have.
What to spend Moonray Wheat on
- Buy every recipe note and furniture blueprint once. These one-time purchases fill your collection index and are the first thing to spend on.
- After that, buy the best Event Point furniture you have unlocked. Compare the value of each piece by dividing the Festival Points it gives by the Moonray Wheat it costs:
| Furniture | Moonray Wheat | Festival Points | Points per Wheat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest Moon Market Stall | 37 | 370 | 10.00 |
| Harvest Moon Laurel | 37 | 440 | 11.89 |
| Harvest Moon Starfall | 55 | 660 | 12.00 |
| Harvest Moon Flicker | 44 | 530 | 12.05 |
Based on the values confirmed so far, Harvest Moon Flicker gives the best points per Moonray Wheat, with Starfall and Laurel close behind and Market Stall the lowest of these four. Beyond them the event progression unlocks Osmanthus Rain and Radiant Moon furniture later; their values are not confirmed yet, so they are not in the table. Furniture can be sold back for Bud Tickets, but it is generally better to keep it until the later event stages are understood, unless you have no room left.
Mutated crops
Event crops can mutate. The chance is low, so it is best to focus on mutations while you are actively farming Event Points, or after raising the Plant Research Module, which increases the mutation chance. Mutated crops can be gifted or traded to and from other players. Aniiland does not simulate random mutations in its plans.
Credit and limits
The event strategy math comes from the player guide shared by Dulio in the official Aniimo Discord Player Guides threads. Recipe details were checked against in-game screenshots. Values for the later furniture and event stages may change as the event is explored, so treat the shop comparison above as a snapshot of what is confirmed today.
Keep event spending and ordinary income separate
Moonray Wheat and Home Coins serve different purposes. Spending event currency on a recipe note is a one-time unlock; the repeatable recipe still needs land, ingredients and workers. For an active event, reserve its required Farmland before comparing the plan with ordinary production, and record the Home Coin income forgone. Harvest Moon itself is over; this advice is about the general trade-off, not instructions to enable that retired event.
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