NASEF Farmcraft^® 2023

Farmcraft^® 2023 is an educational program that uses Minecraft to enhance the understanding of the challenges faced by agricultural producers and distributors around the world. The program is open to all ages, but is designed to supplement the learning of students ranging from 8-18 years of age.

Farmcraft^® 2023 is focused on food trade and food security, asking the question “What happens to food once it leaves the farm?” Participants will learn about the choices that farmers must make before even planting their crops, thinking about which crops to grow, who will eat the crops, where the crops must be sent, and how to deliver those crops.

Farmcraft^®2023 World File

The Farmcraft^®2023 world file is ready for download now!

*NOTE: ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE IN THE MOST RECENT VERSION OF FARMCRAFT 2023 (currently: v1.3)

How to Download Guide

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Regular Season Challenge #1

Using the latest NASEF Farmcraft map in Minecraft: Education Edition, work with your teammates to FEED the Island Biome. Using the Non-playable Characters (NPCs) as guides, consider the resources you need successfully identify your seeds, grow and harvest your crops, and ship your products to the Island Biome. Complete this task twice, growing your crops in two different biomes and testing two different shipping methods.

In your diary, recap your team's experience with the following questions:
- What was your initial process in feeding the Island Biome? What were the two outcomes of challenge? Which playthrough had a lower Unit Cost and why?
- What elements of farming have been modified in this Minecraft map? How does this relate to real life farming?
- What can your team do differently next time to produce a better score?

NOTE: All three (3) Regular Season Challenge entries are required to win and to be eligible for prizes.

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Regular Season Challenge #2

Using the latest NASEF Farmcraft map in Minecraft: Education, work with your teammates to FEED the Desert Biome. Using the Non-playable Characters (NPCs) as guides, consider the resources you need successfully identify your seeds, grow and harvest your crops, and ship your products to the Desert Biome. Complete this task TWICE. The first time, GROW your crops using LEAST AMOUNT OF TECHNOLOGY (use manual processes). The second time, MAXIMIZE THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY (machines, drones, etc...).

In your video diary, recap your team's experience with the following questions:
- What were the two outcomes of challenge? Which playthrough had a lower Unit Cost and why?
- How did these two methods affect your Climate, Cost, and Crop Losses?
- What can your team do differently next time to produce a better score based on this information?

NOTE: All three (3) Regular Season Challenge entries are required to win and to be eligible for prizes.

Submit

Leaderboard

The goal of Farmcraft® 2023 is to understand food security and food trade. At the end of playing Farmcraft® participants should learn about the choices that farmers must make before planting their crops, thinking about which crops to grow, who will eat the crops, where the crops must be sent, and how to deliver these crops.

*NOTE: ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE IN THE MOST RECENT VERSION OF FARMCRAFT 2023 (currently: v1.2)

1) Completed all three challenges about understanding access to diverse diet/nutrition, food insecurity causes, and market/consumer demands on the NASEF Farmcraft 2023 Flip.

2) Be in the top 3 of your division.

A leaderboard of the scores will be posted on April 13, 2023. All final scores are due April 21, 2023.

Submit score on leaderboard

Prizes

1st Place

Senior, Junior, and All Ages
$500 Amazon gift card

2nd Place

Senior, Junior, and All Ages
$250 Amazon gift card

3rd Place

Senior, Junior, and All Ages
$200 Amazon gift card

Random Draw

2 random draw winners per region who complete the criteria for the regular season will win a $50 Amazon gift card.

Resources for educators

Watch our previous streams of this season

Farmcraft® 2023 World Launch

Launch Stream

Official Launch Stream

Pre-Season Challenge #1

Food Availability

Pre-Season Challenge #2

Food Transportation and Distribution

Pre-Season Challenge #3

Planning for Success

Timeline of events

Registration Window

October 10, 2022 - April 7, 2023

Livestreams

February 2, 9, 23, 2023
March 9, 16, 23, 30, 2023
April 6, 13, 27, 2023

Preseason

February 2, 2023 - March 17, 2023

Regular Season

March 17, 2023 - April 27, 2023

A more detailed schedule including when challenges are to be submitted are in the Team Guide.

All livestreams will be at 9:00am PT / 10:00am MT / 11:00am CT / 12:00pm ET / 4:00pm GMT on our YouTube channel.

Farmcraft Archives

Farmcraft 2021

In this season we focused on understanding agricultural conditions, soil preparation, seed planting, fertilizing, and harvesting.

YouTube Playlist

Farmcraft 2022

In this season we focused on farming, environmental sustainability and biodiversity conservation, and the effects of climate change.