Anybody know anything about elf farms? What are some big elf crops? Do they have the same farming practice as traditional farmers? Covered before: no, elves don't farm as humans do (no tillage). Elf farms look like "gardened" forests: they hand-claw out weeds, water and nurture what they want to grow, but try to keep a balance. So many humans and orcs stride right through an elf farm obliviously.#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 19, 2020
When you say ‘forests,’ do you mean they primarily just grow tree-borne foods/fruits? Or does the way they grow crops just end up resembling trees? The former. Elves use existing forests/jungles and maximize the yields of what grows in the trees, and on the forest floor around the trees (brambles, vines, shrubbery: berries, edible roots) for harvesting. They don't plough the soil, clear the land, etc. as humans usually do.
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 19, 2020
I am sure they would nature the plants they want, so they could grow in more abundance. They could do that without tampering with the balance.
Like walking into an area, and seeing multiple strawberry patches in a specific area. And a large, extending, grape vine in another. YES! THIS! :}
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 19, 2020