The Grass Requiem
by Ali107
Players who farm wheat by hand will find The Grass Requiem changes how grass, tall grass and wild wheat behave, adding a Forge overhaul to the food side of the game.
What it does
Dirt next to grass first becomes Grassy Dirt, and Grassy Dirt that stays exposed long enough turns into a full grass block, so grass spreads in a more gradual way than in vanilla. Grass foliage appears with randomized ages, some short and some half grown, and cutting it with a bare hand drops nothing; a hoe or scythe is needed to collect the cut grass, which slowly grows back later.
Wild wheat has to be found in plains, sunflower plains, savanna and meadow biomes before it can be harvested. Harvesting it usually gives plain wheat and sometimes straw or wheat grains. Wheat grains replace wheat seeds as the drop, and they are a low nutrition food that can be used to craft bread, cake, cookies and cereal. Straw is a byproduct that compacts into fuel and building blocks.
The mod adds a scythe tool in wooden, stone, iron, gold, diamond and netherite tiers for clearing foliage and crops in an area quickly. It is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published as 1.0.1 under All rights reserved, and the code is not open source.
Key features
Gradual grass spread
Dirt beside grass becomes Grassy Dirt first, and only later turns into a full grass block.
Scythe harvesting
Scythes clear grass, tall grass, ferns and crops in an area, and scythe use can also serve in combat.
Wheat grains
Wheat grains replace wheat seeds as a food source, and wheat can be used in recipes instead of being extracted.
Cut grass for animals
Cut grass tempts animals and works as a cheap food for breeding, and it grows back more slowly than normal crops.
Straw byproduct
Straw is produced while extracting wheat grains and can be compacted into fuel or used for building blocks.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Nature Is Alive is a Forge server-side only mod for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, so players can join without installing it. Dirt Loot is a Forge client and server mod for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved and is not open source. Nephrolepis is an open source Forge client and server mod for 1.20.1 released under the MIT License, which makes it the only one on this list with an open source license.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Grass Requiem | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-12 |
| Nature Is Alive | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2025-06-29 |
| Dirt Loot | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-20 |
| Nephrolepis | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-26 |
Questions
Does The Grass Requiem need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does The Grass Requiem support?
Where do players find wild wheat?
In the catalog
The Grass Requiem is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,337 Food mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
The Grass Requiem is a mod that overhauls how grass works as well as add a lot of features related to grass and wheat in a way that makes Wheat and Grass more interesting and less static, while also letting you touch grass. Dirt blocks adjacent to Grass blocks will first turn into "Grassy Dirt" block. The Grassy Dirt…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/the-grass-requiem
- Owner
- Ali107
- Published
- 2026-04-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15