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Level 7 enables you to build your first Tomato Grove. While building the Grove is not a mandatory click-through, the Market can immediately begin asking for its products (Tomatoes). Building this structure connects your Fertilizer production (Silo) to a new profitable product. Remember that building a Grove consumes 3 Workers.

Another piece of land (expansion 9) becomes available for purchase. This is the second to last expansion before saws and rakes are needed.

Land is your greatest asset. Level 7 is the perfect time to introduce a trick to maximize space and production: Temping or Flex Space. You get 75% of your materials (last level upgraded) back when you bulldoze a structure, so you can temporarily swap low-cost, low-level buildings based on your immediate needs (like fulfilling a difficult corn contract or preparing for a Guild event). Anything with a build time under 10 minutes works well.

• Low-Cost Swaps: A Level 1 Field or Cow costs less than 40 coins to swap in or out. This makes them ideal for temporary replacement.
• Example: If your Cows are sitting idle while you sleep, bulldoze them and replace them with Fields to grow 6 hours of high-value sunflowers. In the morning, bulldoze the Fields and replace the Cows. You've used the same land for maximum 24-hour output.
• Designate Flex Space: Dedicate specific, empty plots of land as 'Flex Space.' Use this space to build temporary fields, additional production buildings, an extra House if you suddenly need workers, or decorations if you need a happiness boost. At level 20, I had 4 level 4 fields, 3 level 4 cows, and 4 spaces I would flip between fields, cows, or bakeries.
• The Perfect Plan: If you expand and you know a new building is coming, like a grove in the next level, put down a level 1 field. For 38 coins you can instantly bulldoze it when you level up and never worry about space or workers for new buildings! I always keep a level 1 field on each homestead.