InStardew Valley, Story Quests are immersive events that revolve around the town’s unique characters. These quests offer players a glimpse into the lives, challenges, and dreams of NPCs. As such, players feel more connected to the townsfolk and can complete these quests to develop deeper friendships with them.
One such NPC inStardew ValleyisMarnie. She is known for her friendly and cheerful demeanor and takes great pride in being theowner of Marnie’s Ranch. Marnie is passionate about caring for all the animals in the Valley. Players can get all their farm animals and animal supplies at Marnie’s Ranch.
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How to Complete the Cow’s Delight Story Quest
OnFall 3, playersreceive a letter from Marniein their Mailbox. The letter informs players that she has requested a single bunch of Amaranths so that she can give her cows a treat. This triggers the “Cow’s Delight” Story Quest.
The Amaranth plant is known for its vibrant colors. It is a purple grain cultivated by an ancient civilization. To grow this vegetable crop, players needAmaranth Seeds. Amaranth Seeds can be purchased at Pierre’s General Store for70 goldand from JojaMart for87 gold.They are occasionallyavailable at the Traveling Cart, with prices ranging from105 to 1,000 gold.
Amaranth Seeds can only beplanted in the Falland take7 daysto grow into a mature plant that yields Amaranth. Players can harvest a bunch of Amaranths byusing a Scythe. To harvest the Amaranth, players need to stand near the crop and simplyleft-clickon it while holding the Scythe.
Without the use of fertilizers, players can typically harvest3Amaranthcropsper season. However, by using theSpeed-GroFertilizerthe growth of Amaranth speeds up by10%, allowing players to harvest four crops per season.
With the Agriculturist Profession, all crops grow10% fasterwithout any fertilizers.
Once players have harvested Amaranths, they can take them over to Marnie. She is at her shop,Marnie’s Ranchfrom9 AM to 4 PMevery day, except for Mondays and Tuesdays. Marnie can also be found at theStardrop Saloon after 5 PM.
Rewards
Giving the Amaranth to Marnie completes the “Cow’s Delight” Story Quest. For doing this, players are rewarded with500 goldvia the Journal, and theirFriendship with Marnie increases with 1 Heart.
Stardew Valleyis available now for Android, iOS, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
