Stardew Valleyis filled with secrets and events that happen when you reach a certain point, but some of them are easy to miss if you’re not actively looking for them. One of these fixed events is the appearance of the friendly neighborhood Trash Bear, who may or may not be part raccoon.
Not to be confused with the bear who writesSecret Note #23, the Trash Bear is a pan-pipe playing, Mary Poppins channeling NPC that shows up once you’ve reached a certain date and then proceeds to be a thorn in your side until you’ve completed his requests. On the plus side, it will then do you a massive favor, but it’s going to take some effort.
How to find the Trash Bear
You don’t actually need to do anything to find the Trash Bear inStardew Valleybecause it will begin to appear as soon as you hit year 3. After that point, the Trash Bear will be available to interact with in the lower half of Cindersap Forest, close to the patch of land where the Spring Onions grow, overlooking the Sewers.
After you’ve interacted with the Trash Bear once, it will start to request items. After completing four requests, a cutscene will appear in which the Trash Bear will beautify Pelican Town and the surrounding area by completing the following tasks:
In the grand scheme of things, this isn’t the most important type of gameplay, but it is nice to have more requests to complete, and it’s even nicer not to see the trash outside Pam’s house anymore.
How to complete the Trash Bear’s requests in Stardew Valley
The four requests can be split into two different types, depending on the items the Trash Bear requests. It will always request two seasonal fish or forageables before requesting two cooked dishes. As long as the season remains the same, these requests will not change until they’ve been completed. If you pass over into the next season, the Trash Bear will change his request to something that can be found within that season.
While the Trash Bear can request any cooked item at any time throughout the year, the seasonal requests will obviously change depending on the season. Here are all of the items that the Trash Bear can request each season:
