The Cooking Event in Grow a Garden adds a unique twist to farming, allowing players to cook crops into meals, feed a pig, and earn exclusive rewards. Introduced in Update 1.17.0, this community-voted event starts on August 2, 2025, and ends on August 9, 2025 (unless extended with a Part 2). If you’re wondering how to get specific rewards, rare seeds, and cooking-themed pets, this guide covers it all. Find out how the Grow a Garden Cooking Event works, what to collect, and how to satisfy the hungriest pig in the garden.
Also Read: All Cooking Event Recipes and Ingredients
Grow a Garden Cooking Event Overview
Here’s everything you need to know about the Grow a Garden Cooking Event in a nutshell:
- Start Date: August 2, 2025
- End Date: August 9, 2025 (it could be extended if the developers choose to)
- Event Update: 1.17.0
- Currency: None (no exclusive currency)
- Previous Event: Zen Event
- New Feature: Trading system added with this update
How Does the Grow a Garden Cooking Event Work?
At the center of the map is a Cooking Pot, your main station for food experiments. To use the Cooking Pot:
- Add Crops into the Cooking Pot.
- Create Recipes by combining different fruits and vegetables as ingredients.
- Feed the Pig your finished meal.
- Get Rewards based on how satisfied the pig is with your cooking!
Keep discovering better recipes, which leads to better prizes, so experiment with new combinations. Your goal is to make the Pig happy during this event.
Cooking Event Rewards
If your dish hits the spot, the pig will grant you rare rewards. Here’s a full list of possible drops:
- Sheckles
- Advanced Sprinkler (x1)
- Artichoke Seed (x1)
- Food Crate (x1)
- Fork Fence (x1)
- Gourmet Egg (x1)
- Gourmet Seed Pack (x1)
- Medium Toy (x1)
- Mochi Mouse (x1)
- Mutation Spray Burnt (x1)
- Mutation Spray HoneyGlazed (x1)
- Pet Mutation Shard Fried (x1)
- Pretzel Cart (x1)
- Reclaimer (x1)
- Taco Fern Seed (x1)
- Food Crates (x2)
- Gourmet Seed Packs (x2)
- Mutation Spray Fried (x2)
- Small Toys (x2)
- Gourmet Eggs (x3)
- Gourmet Seed Packs (x4)
- Watering Cans (x5)
Cooking-Themed Seeds, Pets, & Items
These new crops, pets, items, and cosmetics are exclusive to the Cooking Event:
- Artichoke Seed (Seed/Plant)
- Bagel Bunny (Pet)
- Crown Melon Seed (Seed/Plant)
- Food Crate (Item)
- French Fry Ferret (Pet)
- Gourmet Egg (Item)
- Gourmet Seed Pack (Item)
- Grand Tomato Seed (Seed/Plant)
- Grandmaster Sprinkler (Item)
- Jalapeno Seed (Seed/Plant)
- Mochi Mouse (Pet)
- Onion Seed (Seed/Plant)
- Pancake Mole (Pet)
- Pet Mutation Shard Fried (Item)
- Spaghetti Sloth (Pet)
- Sugarglaze Seed (Seed/Plant)
- Sushi Bear (Pet)
- Taco Fern Seed (Seed/Plant)
- Tall Asparagus Seed (Seed/Plant)
- Trading Ticket (Item)
- Twisted Tangle Seed (Seed/Plant)
- Veinpetal Seed (Seed/Plant)
Make sure to join the Grow a Garden Cooking Event if you’re a dedicated GaG player because it has quite a unique take on the usual events we see in-game. Whether you’re interested in crafting recipes, unlocking crops, or limited-time pets, the Cooking Pot has something for everyone. Just be sure to impress the pig before the timer runs out before this event ends on August 9, 2025.
And even if you want to know more tips and tricks to have the best crops, make sure to check out our Grow a Garden Guides category. With our guides, you can unlock every current and upcoming rare item in the game easily.